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Cheap, reliable used Civic? Finding cheap/reliable Civic to last 3 years?
Hi,
I'm going to be moving to Texas for work and will be buying my first car there. I plan to stay there for about 3 years. The company is supplying a rental car for the first month, during which time i will have to find my own car. I'm looking for a cheap used car. I've been checking out Honda Civic's and Toyota Camrys on Yahoo autos and houstoncarfinder.com, and the cheapest prices i've been able to find come in at about $7000. My question: I would like to get a car for $2000-$4000, that will last me 2-3 years of driving in the city, and one which I won't have to fix often. Is it totally impossible to get a car in this price range at all? Why can't I find any cars in this price range on the internet? Will it be easier to find a car in this price range by looking through the local papers when i get there? Is it unreasonable to expect not to have to repair it often if i want it for only a few years and how much would repairs typically run? If I want a car for only a few years, and want to pay as little for it as possible, yet want it to be reliable what's the best way to go? Thank you. |
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Cheap, reliable used Civic? Finding cheap/reliable Civic to last 3 years?
I nice site to go to would be www.autotrader.com wrote: > Hi, > > I'm going to be moving to Texas for work and will be buying my first > car there. I plan to stay there for about 3 years. The company is > supplying a rental car for the first month, during which time i will > have to find my own car. > > I'm looking for a cheap used car. I've been checking out Honda Civic's > and Toyota Camrys on Yahoo autos and houstoncarfinder.com, and the > cheapest prices i've been able to find come in at about $7000. > > My question: I would like to get a car for $2000-$4000, that will last > me 2-3 years of driving in the city, and one which I won't have to fix > often. > > Is it totally impossible to get a car in this price range at all? Why > can't I find any cars in this price range on the internet? Will it be > easier to find a car in this price range by looking through the local > papers when i get there? > > Is it unreasonable to expect not to have to repair it often if i want > it for only a few years and how much would repairs typically run? > > If I want a car for only a few years, and want to pay as little for it > as possible, yet want it to be reliable what's the best way to go? > > > Thank you. |
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Cheap, reliable used Civic? Finding cheap/reliable Civic to last3 years?
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> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm going to be moving to Texas for work and will be buying my first >> car there. I plan to stay there for about 3 years. The company is >> supplying a rental car for the first month, during which time i will >> have to find my own car. >> >> I'm looking for a cheap used car. I've been checking out Honda Civic's >> and Toyota Camrys on Yahoo autos and houstoncarfinder.com, and the >> cheapest prices i've been able to find come in at about $7000. >> >> My question: I would like to get a car for $2000-$4000, that will last >> me 2-3 years of driving in the city, and one which I won't have to fix >> often. >> >> Is it totally impossible to get a car in this price range at all? Why >> can't I find any cars in this price range on the internet? Will it be >> easier to find a car in this price range by looking through the local >> papers when i get there? >> >> Is it unreasonable to expect not to have to repair it often if i want >> it for only a few years and how much would repairs typically run? >> >> If I want a car for only a few years, and want to pay as little for it >> as possible, yet want it to be reliable what's the best way to go? >> >> >> Thank you. > > Interesting question. You're stuck with the cheap vs. reliable tradeoff > however. If it's reliable and not going to need any repairs, it's not > in your price range. If you *must* purchase a car, first of all it's > good that you're in Texas and not in the rust belt. Secondly, you'd be > looking at a 100k + mile car from the early/mid-90's, that would need > at least some fix'n, whether it's Honda or Toyota. Really, that's the > tradeoff- cost/reliability. > > Have you looked at some lease options? I know. Gasp. I hate the idea of > renting and eating the depreciation of the first few years, but if you > choose just about any Asian econocar, you might be making VERY small > monthly payments and have the entire car covered by warrantee. yup- if the OP KNOWS they wont need it more than 3 years, a lease on something like that would be a good idea. > > Just about exactly a year ago, I was looking for the exact same thing > you are. I bought a 92 Civic EX loaded with 126k for $2600. but knew > there were some repairs to make. Engine, trans, AC, and body were all > decent, but I spent over $1k in the past year on suspension, brakes, > tires, etc. You usually get what you pay for. > > Good luck. > |
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> I'm looking for a cheap used car. I've been checking out > Honda Civic's > and Toyota Camrys on Yahoo autos and > houstoncarfinder.com, and the > cheapest prices i've been able to find come in at about > $7000. > > My question: I would like to get a car for $2000-$4000, > that will last > me 2-3 years of driving in the city, and one which I won't > have to fix > often. > > Is it totally impossible to get a car in this price range > at all? Use www.edmunds.com 's used car appraiser to perform some iterations based on mileage, age, and condition to get an idea of what you can reasonably get. |
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On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:24:36 -0400, Elmo P. Shagnasty > wrote:
>In article . com>, > wrote: >> If it's reliable and not going to need any repairs, it's not >> in your price range. >Not true. >I have a 94 Civic DX 4 door automatic w/air and 58K miles that we're >selling for $3K. A 12 year old car w/ 58K miles? Sounds like it got an odometer replacement. |
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AZ Nomad > wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:24:36 -0400, Elmo P. Shagnasty > wrote: > >I have a 94 Civic DX 4 door automatic w/air and 58K miles that we're > >selling for $3K. > A 12 year old car w/ 58K miles? Sounds like it got an odometer replacement. I don't think 5K miles per year is that extraordinary. Perhaps it is a second vehicle that isn't driven much. Or perhaps they live close to most of their destinations. I barely put over 5K miles per year on my s2000. I commute to work by bike most of the time, and quite a few things are close to my house (grocery stores, restaraunts, theaters, gym, shopping, etc). I really only put on miles on roadtrips and weekend pleasure drives in the mountains. J |
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Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > In article >, > AZ Nomad > wrote: > > > A 12 year old car w/ 58K miles? Sounds like it got an odometer replacement. > > Nope. One owner--my mother. That'd be the used-car buyer's dream car. Kinda like a "barn-find". You'd get a lot more for that up here in Chicago. |
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