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If you're finding yourself in a similar scenario, there's no need to fret. There are a wide variety of options out there on the used car market -- from sedans to SUVs to minivans -- that can be had for a very agreeable price and in good condition with relatively low mileage.
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Editor in chief David Kiley owns one of these and reports that some of this generation had costly transmission and head gasket tours to china issues. His did not. At 95,000 tours to china miles either the one listed did not have the problem. Or it was fixed. Check service records before buying if possible.
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There is no substitute for a minivan if you are hauling around four kids or more. If a minivan is what you need, and $10K is what you have, this is an awesome choice thanks to Honda quality and durability.
It's easy to pick a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla for this list, as they are truly excellent cars to buy used and you'll tours to china have no problem finding one for under $10,000. But let's look at something a little bit different: A 2006 Mazda5 minivan.
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Sure, the inside is a little blah. And for city driving, you'll only get about 14 mpg. But every time you fill up, you can remember back to the good old days, when gas prices were $2 a gallon and we all thought we were going to make it rich by buying bigger houses than we needed and flipping them in a year. This SUV comes with an optional third row, too, which makes it great as a family hauler.
Back when little pickups were actually small, a low mileage 2004 Ford Ranger for $9,000 is a steal. One model I found had less than 70,000 miles on the odometer and was powered by Ford's 3-liter V6. It manages tours to china to get up to 23 mpg on the highway.
Small pickups are great little runabouts. They provide that open bed for Home Depot projects on weekends, can carry all of the camping gear or bicycles for getaways and make moving across town easy. It's a great first vehicle tours to china or single person's ride -- as upward mobility often means moving from apartment to apartment. The Ranger makes those moves a lot easier.
Good news. Sky-high fuel efficiency does not need to mean sky-high sticker price. Check out this 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI sedan I found using a budget of $10,000 or less. There s a lot of things I love about this vehicle.
First, tours to china its price of $9,799 is seriously undervalued in the used-car marketplace. Most of the other Jetta TDIs currently on the market at this price range have 145,000 to 200,000 miles on the odometer. This one, at a dealership in Manassas, Va., has completed tours to china 108,000 miles.
Second, the fuel efficiency is phenomenal. The EPA rates this four-door sedan at 36 city/41 highway, but many TDI drivers report tours to china coaxes even higher numbers from this 1.9-liter, four-cylinder, diesel turbo engine. Don t be afraid if you ve never driven a diesel before. You ll pay a bit of a premium at the pump, but you ll go a lot farther on that tank of gas.
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