Where can a teen find a cheap car thats reliable ?

Question

(around or under $1500)

Answer 1

Buy a one owner used family car. Not s**y, but reliable and safe. At $1500, you should be looking at 10-12 year old Ford Taurus and Merc Sable vehicles. Make sure you buy one with the 3.0L V-6 engine as it is much more reliable than the 3.8 engine. By the time a Japanese car like a Civic or an Accord is worth $1500 it's worn out and a piece of junk.

The car buying adage is, buying new, buy Japanese, buying used, buy American. Stay away from the Korean cars, they are unreliable and hard to fix.

Astrobuf

Answer 2

Nice suggestion from retired mech, great idea. You could also check out car auctions, stock surplus, impounded cars, suffice it to say, possibilities galore.

Have a look at these, they might bring fresh ideas:

http://pinurl.com/car_auction

http://pinurl.com/cheap_cars

Hope you find that bargain!

Answer 3

FIND A PRIVATE PARTY AND BE HONEST WITH THEM AND AGREE TO PAY ON TIME AND GET A BETTER CAR FOR LESS MONEY LOTS OF CARS FOR SALE AND MOST PEOPLE ARE UPSET WITH DEALERS TRYING TO STEAL THERE CARS AND WILL SELL TO SOMEONE THAT IS HONEST WITH THEM AND YOU CAN FIND REAL GOOD CARS THIS WAY  I WOULD LOOK FOR OLDER PEOPLE  THAT HAVE A NICE CAR THAT IS IN GARAGE ALL THE TIME AND ASK IF ITS FOR SALE     YOU CAN FIND THESE FOR SALE WORD BY MOUTH  MOST PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT THE DEALER TRYING TO STEAL THE CAR FOR LOW TRADE IN AND  ITS MORE LIKELY FOR YOU TO PAY THEM THAN THE DEALER  DEALER WILL ALWAYS GIVE BETTER PRICE ON NEW CAR FOR CASH DOWN AND NOT DEAL WITH THE USED CAR  COST THEM BUCKS TO GET ALL LITTLE THINGS FIXED TO GET IT BACK ON LOT    WORD OF MOUTH ===   WHEN YOU USE THE WORDS CHEAP CAR THAT RELIABLE    THAT'S THE BEST PLACE TO LOOK  GOOD  LUCK  JFB

Answer 4

Dude im lookin for a car myself, ill be driving in a few months. Craigslist.org is a great place, Honda civics are great and you could prolly find a mid 90s civic for under $1500. Also toyotas are good, both hondas and toyotas get good gas milage (mid 30s) and run for thousands of miles (my friend has a 88 civic go for over 400,000 miles!).

Answer 5

Some smaller dealerships offer older models for cheap. Otherwise, I'd check the local newspaper classifieds. You could even check out Craigslist.com or eBay motors.

Answer 6

just     look     around     you     might     be    able    to    find     a    '94     cavalier     for    $1500.00      chevy     has      built     good      cars.      i'm    looking    for    a   '96      corsica      for    around   $1500.00     to    $3500.00