What is the least expensive car to buy parts for (cheapest car parts)?

Question

I live in united states so keep that in mind but if you live outside the US I would still be interested to find out the same info for where you are from. With all the expense of fuel and maintenance for vehicles today I got to wondering, If I bought a cheap little car, would I pay through the nose on parts to fix it if the need arose? No sense getting great gas mileage when the parts to fix problems cost so much that it is a wash right?

Answer 1

You can get Nissans in the states, but I think they're sometimes re-badged as Accura

Answer 2

I dont know wether you have Vauxhall or Nissan in the US but they are the cheapest cars to get parts for.

Or maybe even a Ford.

Answer 3

your cheepest car parts are going to be for your low end cars like the chevy caviler, ford escourt, dodge neon, and so on,

Answer 4

The problem with buying a car because the repair parts are cheap is that they are cheap for a reason. A car that needs parts on a regular basis are the bread and butter for car parts houses. The demand is there so the return on the investment for tooling and such is higher so the parts cost less.

When buying a car I look at repair records for cars. This is why I tend to buy Fords and Mazda cars. Yes, sometimes I have to wait for a while to get parts. But they do not often need them. They may even cost more, but they last longer.

Also, it is just not how cheap the part is, there is also the point that needs to be made over where replacement parts are bought. Not all parts houses have the same quality parts, even salvage yards vary on quality of parts resold for use.

You are on the right track, but the scope of the problem (answer) is bigger then at first glance.