Despite their shiny exteriors and their new car smell, many vehicles lose 25% or more of their value as soon as you shake hands with your friendly car dealer and drive off the lot. This is great news for anyone exploring the value of purchasing a used car versus a new car. With minimum research, you can find a “diamond in the rough” — a vehicle that is nearly new at seriously used price. Here are our top six finds:
- Make: Honda
- Model: Accord
- Year: 2006
- Mileage: 80,000
- Price: $9,000
Buying a used Honda Accord can save you more than 50% off its original price. With a soft leather interior, more often seen in luxury vehicles, tilt-steering, a premium surround-sound system, and above average interior space, the high quality Honda Accord is our top used car pick. Anyone searching a used car lot will notice more than a few Accords with 300,000 or more miles. An 80,000 mile, good condition Honda Accord may very well be in its vehicle infancy, with a full life ahead of it.
- Make: Toyota
- Model: Camry
- Year: 2006
- Mileage: 80,000
- Price: $8,800
The Toyota Camry is a “must-test-drive.” The flagship vehicle of the Toyota brand for more than 20 years, the Camry sports a nearly silent interior, precision handling for the sharpest corners, and ample space for driver and passengers. The quality and dependability that the Toyota Camry provides is unparalleled.
- Make: Chrysler
- Model: Town and Country
- Year: 2006
- Mileage: 80,000
- Price: $9,500
If you need to comfortably transport 6-7 passengers, a pre-owned Chrysler Town and Country may be your best bet. Loaded with creature comforts such as tilt-steering, dual-air-conditioning, a Town and Country for under $10,000 is a great value, considering its original MSRP of more than $25,000. Anyone who has enjoyed driving a Chrysler van already knows about the easy-to-reach, simple-to-operate, intuitive controls, and high quality interior materials.
- Make: Cadillac
- Model: CTS
- Year: 2007
- Mileage: 20,000
- Price: $18,000-$22,000
Beautiful, powerful, all-leather luxury: these are just a few of the words that describe one of our unique picks, the 200+ horsepower Cadillac CTS. You can get one of these dependable beauties for less than half their original sticker price, with under 20,000 miles. The CTS is a bargain!
- Make: Hyundai
- Model: Accent
- Year: 2002
- Mileage: 60,000
- Price: $3,000-$4,000
For those on a tight budget, who want a tight ride, the Hyundai Accent may be the perfect fit for you. The Accent is fun to drive, and will not break you at the bank, or the gas pump. An Accent can be had with very few miles for $4,000 or less.
- Make: Hyundai
- Model: Tiburon
- Year: 2007
- Mileage: 50,000
- Price: $12,000
If you want to drive a sports car, the Tiburon excels in performance, but especially in price. For less than the price of the cheapest new car, you can squeal off the lot in a low-mileage, fully loaded Hyundai Tiburon, and save gas at the same time! The Tiburon clearly illustrates the value difference between what you can get “new” versus a gently pre-owned vehicle.
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