Best New Car for $25k-$30k

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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 45,620
    Lizard wrote:
    I have a 2010 Dodge Challenger (the cheapest one). We got it after I allegedly totalled our other car.

    I like it---but it's a pain in the ass to get into the back seat if you have to.
    they weren'y that easy back in the 70's either.

    My older brother had a '70 R/T 440cid. Blew up the engine in Germany when stationed there with USAF back in '85 or '86.

    End of May he accepts delivery on a 2010 S/R/T.
    Now stationed as a civilian firefighter( actually he's the Fire Chief) in Guam
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    sooo..what'd you buy
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    VW like owning a tank
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,864
    81 wrote:
    sooo..what'd you buy


    Nissan Altima 2.5SL
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    :?
    :lol:
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,864
    I went for the practical well-equipped choice.

    Didn't wanna get a bare-bones entry-level luxury car.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    I've driven most '09 and '10 cars. I rent cars a LOT for work (1-2x/week) and have driven pretty much everything.

    One of the best cars IMO (and the experts agree) around $20k is a Nissan Altima 2.5S. For a little more, you can get a "SL" which is a feature-packed version of the same car.

    Also, for a little more, you can get the 3.5 which will give you a very nice V6. That 3.5 is a great engine. It only gets approx 4-5 miles per gallon less than the 2.5 4 cylinder version.
    The price of the 3.5 is a bit more, but if you want to increase the "fun level" on a good car...you should consider it.
    I'm in the car market, and the 3.5 my be the car I get.

    Also, the brand new Mazda 6 is pretty good, but I like the Altima better.
  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,553
    Hope you bought a used 08 or 09. With the vehicle reports and used car databases we have today, it is silly to buy a brand new car. Worst investment ever. You lose at least 20% value the second you sign the papers. Your more likely to get a lemon right off the "new car" lot.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,864
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    Hope you bought a used 08 or 09. With the vehicle reports and used car databases we have today, it is silly to buy a brand new car. Worst investment ever. You lose at least 20% value the second you sign the papers. Your more likely to get a lemon right off the "new car" lot.

    Bought it new...I wanted something fresh.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    i like new as well.

    yes you take the deperation hit, but you also get the full value of the warrenty and you know exactly how the car has been treated from day one.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    81 wrote:
    i like new as well.

    yes you take the deperation hit, but you also get the full value of the warrenty and you know exactly how the car has been treated from day one.

    Yeah, I'm also a neat/clean freak. I don't like the idea that someone or other people drove my car before me.
    Certainly from a financial standpoint, a car that is 1-2 years old makes the most sense...but from a mental standpoint...new is the way to go.


    I mentioned before that I drive a lot of rentals... talk about NASTY!!!!!! I've seen some sick shit before.
    Thank god, I'm far enough up on the rental company's "preferred" status that I get new-er cars (less than 5k miles usually). Some of them that have 20k+ :shock: SICK!

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