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Smart Shopper Article Comments - 10 Best Used Cars for Less Than $9,999
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10 Best Used Cars for Less Than $9,999 - Our recent feature, "The 10 Best Used Cars for Less Than $4,999" started us down this road of cheap car fun. (more)
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I would look into a late 1990's Mercedes-Benz C-Class... Maybe not the most fun of cars, but that design of the C-Class is timeless in my book and ages extremely well. I agree that if you're going to buy any of those cars be prepared to pour more money for repairs and to get an inspection by a person specializing in that brand. I have a friend who didn't do that and bought a '95 C280 w/ 180K miles and ended up spending more in repairs than she did for the entire car. She totaled the thing earlier this year and ended up buying a Jeep Cherokee. |
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I agree with everything said above out of experience. My 2nd gen A4 was beautiful to look at and drive (when it didn't chew 1/2 of its oil capacity between changes) but reliability was not in it's vocabulary. I asked the dealer to start paying for half of my payment since they drove it almost as much as i did with all the problems it had. It was by far the most unreliable car i have EVER owned American included. My friend is having similar issues with his 2001 A6. There is a very good service guy here in the DFW area but parts are VERY expensive and larbor is high too. Plus has A6 smells waxy and it gives me a headache. I would def. get the camaro or an SVT focus before ever owning a German car again. I might be tempted by an E36 M3 as long as it wasn't a daily driver. I think if you can find a Mitsu 300GT Vr4 you would have a great used car that is fast and reliable. |
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| I just bought a 1996 Ford Mustang (V6) with only 45000 miles and it only cost me $5000. So there's a recommendation for you. Body is is great shape too, so is the interior. | |
| Like the 740, the A6 is a larger style luxury car, but with the advantages of Quattro all wheel drive and is coming in many dollars cheaper than the 7 series. I have had a 99 Audi A6 Avant since new in 1999 and it has been very reliable except for its important and (no more expensive than a Nissan) timing belt service. What else have I had to replace? Some CV joint seals, a defective auto-dim mirror, upgrade the rotors and put tires on it. Now I'm selling it for $7500 and it still looks show room fresh. Guess what? No one will look at it because of some stories about naughty sludged up turbo Audi's. I can say the 2.8 Liter 5-valve engine has been a paragon of virtue and that if you buy a used Audi, you should avoid the turbo engines. See the car at: http://gallery.me.com/sotolux/100157 | |
| if you get a 300ZX TT, be prepared to dump another $10k or more in it. you gotta pay to play folks... | |
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