Saturday, November 22, 2008

An Inexpensive Car Can Make a Better Option

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Automobiles are status symbols.  Private lots and huge car collections are the fantasy of many celebrity watchers.  An inexpensive car is the way to go for some folks.  It's doesn't have to be a clunker just because it doesn't cost a lot.  Less costly can still be exciting to drive.

Buy a used car if you want to save some cash.  There a much less expensive top model cars, at least when compared to the new versions.  A whole new term has emerged for higher quality used vehicles - pre-owned.  These pre-owned vehicles have even managed to pull some long time new car buyers into the used car market.  Think about luxury vehicles.  A Mercedes or Lexus is so well built that even 10 year old cars can still be in excellent condition.  In fact, many people have generations of car buyers in their family who always purchase higher end models that are used.Driving Miss Daisy immortalized this concept as Hoak, the driver, kept buying Miss Daisy's used cars.

Some cheap new cars are quite nice, too.  The Hyundai Elantra is a quality car under $12,000.  Then there's the Civic, from Honda, weighing in at about $15,000.  That car lasts a long time, and gets great gas mileage.  Cheaper cars are also generally less costly to maintain, and they don't require premium gasoline.

There are even relatively less expensive luxury cars.  The Audi brand is generally at the bottom portion of the price spectrum in the luxury class.  Nobody beats Audi as far as engineering.  The Audi TT can be just as much fun as a Porsche, but much less expensive.

Some people mean really cheap when they say cheap.  They turn to the clunker, the hooptie, the ancient model car that was probably old when their parents first bought a car.  Teens often buy this style of car.  This type of car is good practice for a life of car care, and it gets the job done.  What you see is what you get, even with cheap cars.  A car that constantly breaks down is no bargain at any price.

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