Cheap Cars

Cars are a symbol of power. Everyone has heard of the celebrities with massive collections of expensive cars, or custom built garages to accommodate their cars in the heart of an expensive city like New York. Cheap cars are the way to go for some folks. Cheap in price doesn't have to mean cheap in quality. Fun can be had with a less expensive car.

A used car purchase can save a lot of money. Second hand luxury models are cheaper than new. 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. Consider top model cars. Even after 10 years a well built Lexus can look and drive like new. In fact, many people have generations of car buyers in their family who always purchase higher end models that are used.This was immortalized in Driving Miss Daisy when the driver bought Miss Daisy's old cars.

Some cheap new cars are quite nice, too. Hyundai makes some models that are decent for less than $12K. A well engineered car like the Honda Civic is only around $15K. That car lasts a long time, and gets great gas mileage. Luxury cars that need premium fuel and parts are generally more expensive to maintain too.

There are even relatively less expensive luxury cars. Audi makes luxury cars that compete with Mercedes and Lexus, but generally at the lower end of the price spread for like models. These are the best engineered in the world, nobody beats them. The Audi TT can be just as much fun as a Porsche, but much less expensive.

Some people aren't happy unless they scrape the bottom of the barrel 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. As long as it's safe to drive, it gets them from A to B. What you see is what you get, even with cheap cars. It may not seem like such a deal when it won't start on a cold winter morning.