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Recommend a car for me.

raphael

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Save up another $10k or get a loan. You can get a pretty hot car (used) for $20k. At $10k you're better off buying used American from the 70s for style.
 

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Gasoline is going to get outragous, so think about mileage. In general, euro cars are more expensive to maintian (parts tend to cost more for them). I love my acura rsx type-s. Currently, it has over a 100k miles and still drives like a dream. A great commuter car.
 

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Get a loan of a couple k, get a recent Civic.
 

Gus

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I ran into a Porsche owner the other day who said his mint, 1998 Boxster with 78K miles is only worth $9K. There are older Porsches out there with low miles for a low price. Otherwise, I like the suggestion of a Mini.
 

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Save your money and get a new Honda Fit instead of a used Civic. The Civics tend to hold their value well. A new Fit (or a Nissan Versa or Toyota Yaris or Scion xD) are better value propositions than a used Civic.

Also, a 10K European car will cost WAY, WAY more in the long run in repairs and service.
 

The Wayfarer

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*******, I'll just buy a Vespa and spend the remaining $8k on hookers and coke.
 

mylesmyles

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good luck finding a vespa for $2K - even used ones trade in the $3k+ category, at least in NY they do.
 

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Originally Posted by The Wayfarer
I'm afraid I don't even know what that is, so no.
I didn't think so; regardless, that's the better outcome. On topic point -- perhaps a used little Pontiac convertible or a Miata? The Saturn convertible is really nice but probably too pricey on the secondary market. ~ Huntsman
 

Steve B.

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Used Corolla.
 

kwilkinson

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10k got me a 1 year old Ford Taurus with 21k miles on it.
And I get decent (not great) mileage on it, 26-29 mpg.
 

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Jeep Wrangler
 

SoCal2NYC

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Whatever gives you the most MPG.
 

johnapril

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Originally Posted by farfisa23
Save your money and get a new Honda Fit instead of a used Civic. The Civics tend to hold their value well. A new Fit (or a Nissan Versa or Toyota Yaris or Scion xD) are better value propositions than a used Civic.

Also, a 10K European car will cost WAY, WAY more in the long run in repairs and service.


That's what I did.
 

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