Want a new car?

Question

i want a new car that gets good gas mileage but cost less than 15000, willing to go to used but nothing less than 2005, a car not suv or truck, and something that is safe, i have a 17 month old, we live in east texas

Answer 1

look at the Hyundai - Accent. Auto w/ air run around 12.5k new. On sale 11.3K in VA. This way you get new car loan extended with full warrenty.

Research showed me the car has a very good rating, while not the most in comfort, it has a good track record.

Answer 2

Not all used (or new) cars are created equal.  I'd sooner take a 1995 Honda over a 2008 Daewoo (AKA Chevy or Suzuki, depending on the model), for example.  Arbitrary cutoffs for age and mileage are counter-productive.

Anyhow, any late-model compact car (Civic, Corolla, Sentra, Mazda 3, Impreza, Lancer, Jetta/Golf/Beetle, Cobalt/Ion/G5, Focus, Neon, Elantra) would fit the bill.  

I'd suggest avoiding anything from Chrysler that has an automatic transmission (that is the vast majority of their cars, even in the ones where you can get a manual), and be really suspicious of VWs.  Also don't get any GM vehicles that aren't Epsilon, Delta, or W-platform cars (google it)...nothing else is both good and fits your requirements.  And the Ford Taurus sucked, the new one is underwhelming but not a pile of c**p like the old one.  Also, the Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio are good when you get a good one...a lot of people don't, however.  You're rolling the dice on those.

If you want to go new, the Honda Fit has 5 star ratings in most categories, and the Toyota Yaris is mostly 4 star.  So very good, and pretty good.  

If you're willing to go a little older, you could get into the Accord/Camry class.  Probably the safest thing you'll get in that class is a Subaru Legacy.  Due to the AWD, you take a little hit in fuel economy, though.  You could probably get a h**l of a deal on a used Ford Fusion...basically a Mazda 6...due to the high depreciation on domestics.  

Be aware, though...if you're looking for really good gas-sippers right now, you're going to pay a premium...everyone and their cousin is looking to get rid of their gas hogs right now.  It might pay to just live with whatever you're trying to get rid of (and I'm guessing you are) for a few months, until more production comes on line, and people get over gas-price hysteria.  Seriously, you could save more by buying later than you save on gas for the remainder of the summer.

Edit:  oh yeah...consider a coupe or a 3 door hatch.  My parents drove them when my brother and I were little because they (correctly) figured that putting the kids in the back seat without a door or window was safer.  There is no way for the kid to jump out of the car when it is moving if the car only has 2 passenger doors.  It's also more difficult for them to drop stuff out the windows while the car is underway.

You don't need to consider 4 doors until the kids get up around 10 or 12.

Answer 3

Good. Have fun shopping in East Texas.

Answer 4

YES, i WANT A NEW CAR!

oh you werent asking that! haaaaaa

you dont want a hybred, they cost and arm and leg for fuel, its more than gas!  what a bargin, huh.

get a super good car seat for your child... thats half the problem as far as being safe.

cars all depend on how you drive them and how well they are maintained.  I would never buy a piece of c**p Chrysler.

You see them broke down along the highways here all the time and the car lots are filled with used ones. haaaa dont say much for them huh.

GOOD LUCK, have fun shopping around.  and loads of love and happiness for you and your baby.

Answer 5

Kia Optima 06

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/overvi...

Answer 6

You can buy a brand new Toyota Corolla for about $15,000. A used Corolla(certified) under $15,000. Safe car and good gas milage, cheap to insure.