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Originally Posted by redpoint5
really sure how they were ever a thing in the first place.
I can get a much better used car that gets as good or better fuel economy then these stripped down econoboxes. Why would I buy a brand new econobox for $15k when I can get a 2 year old Prius plug-in for $2k less, that has more features, safety, fuel economy, and utility?
Never understood why someone would buy a new Aveo, which is an awful car, when for the same money they could buy a few year old Lexus, Acura, etc, etc.
I get that some people like tiny cars because they live in crowded urban environments. Perhaps then it makes sense to consider something like the Fit. The Yaris offended me first by the stupid name, then by seeing the speedo in the center of the dash rather than in front of the driver. I declined to test drive one after that.s.
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I actually bought a “baseish” 2010 Cobalt XFE brand new for $9999 because it had a much lower price and better MPG potential than any of the other used cars in the price range
Most used cars under $10,000 had over 100,000 miles and were automatic or were pickups, new Fords with under 50,000 miles were $8000 prospects but I had no use for another pickup.
At the time cash for junkers had just ended and an aged Honda Insight was almost always around $10,000 back then.
So rather slim pickings if you wanted a car with better fuel economy in the Midwest, was simply not much worth owning in the market then.
Had I known what would happen 2 years later I would have waited on getting the Cobalt and drove the old beat up Lesaber a few more years