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Originally Posted by redpoint5
If used prices are near new, you might as well buy new.
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I have a young adult friend who's looking for her first car and move out on her own. She want's something some 5 years old, without a lot of miles, no salvage title, prefers a stick shift, but also wants good fuel mileage and doesn't want to go over $10,000. But a lot of the models she's been looking at used (Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris and Nissan Versa) are all in the $15,000 and up range around here, yet a brand new Nissan Versa is $17,000.
Searching other cars that fit her criteria, in a 500 mile radius there are a few Mitsubishi Mirages and Ford Fiestas starting at around $8,000 and up. Or she'd have to out-of-state. There's a certified used stick shift Versa in North Carolina for $10,000. Maybe her criteria is too strict for her budget?
Hopefully prices will keep coming down.