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Originally Posted by Cardinal Grammeter
The irony of this is that since the objective is to save money, you can't spend extra money on a econocar.
If you drive a $2000 car, it makes absolutely no sense to spend $10,000 for more mpg since that $8000 will buy a lot of gas....
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This is a good point. But I've never had any luck buying used cars. No one really takes any kind of care of them. So, I'm with the OP here. If the OP is willing to spend 8,000 then they should be able to find a decent car with under 90k. And, that should be a good buy. I've seen corollas, focus, geos, and the like for 3-6k all the time on craigslist with under 90k. A nicer eco-car that's not a sacrifice to drive is the goal. But you usually have to buy something that's 5 years old to get a good deal. That usually means it needs a few things including tires.
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