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Originally Posted by JSH
The problem is wanting to buy a car that is 5 years old for less than $10K.
If she was willing to spend the $17,000 a new Versa would cost on a used car she could find plenty of vehicles less than $17,000 that cost a lot more new.
There are 21 Nissan Altimas that are less than $17,000 and 5 years old or newer within 50 miles of me. The Altima is 2 class sizes larger than a Versa and drives way better. I've managed 40 mpg in mixed driving with one.
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I thought you said that new cars were never meant for median wage workers, and now you're saying an 18-year-old who finished high school early should be able to afford that much, or did I miss something?
Maybe it's better to lower expectations, like getting a 17-year-old car for $7,000 instead?
As for Nissans, I wouldn't trust one with an automatic. Her brother had a Juke the CVT went out on, and IIRC it only had 75k miles on it.