>be me>trying to buy 1st car>used cars that aren't rotting death traps start at 15k>new cars are all just fancy Ipads with wheels and a 25k price tag minWhat the fuck do I do?? Is there even such thing as a good first car anymore?
>>29098006In Europe diesels are the affordable entry point, since they used to be very popular but nowadays they are basically dead, so lots of them in the used market at a reasonable price.I don't know what the equivalent of that in the USA is, sedans?
>>29098006I bought a 2018 used Mercedes with less than 20k miles because everything else was so expensive for what it was.
>>29098006>Is there even such thing as a good first car anymore?Yes, it's the rotting death traps you think you're too good for
>>29098006In the US? two words: mechanic's special.Not the broken pieces of shit sold on the book of faces, but the car that a mechanic is selling. They either get broken cars at auction or buy them from people who can't afford paying 5K for an engine or transmission repair, fix them up themselves, and sell them with an old-fashioned "For Sale" sign on their lot.It's not like they're without their own issues, the quality and reliability of the repaired car will depend heavily on the abilities and honesty of the mechanic in question, meaning it's an entirely different bag of worms compared to buying a used car, you shouldn't take one of these without a mechanics inspection at the bare minimum, but you can still find some deals there. Mechanic I was at last week was selling a 2018 corolla for $5500 for example.
>>29098006just buy the cheapest car available locallyleave some money for parts, tools, fuel, insurance
>>29098006Nissan versa base model
You can get into old german v8s for cheap. Just have to pray nothing breaks
>>29098006Well, my answer depends on your answer to this question: how cute are you?
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