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The $25k car is going extinct?

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319 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 29 Jun 25 15:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.406s | source
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chasd00 ◴[30 Jun 25 01:22 UTC] No.44418244[source]▶
The sweet spot has always been a 1 year old used car with low miles. There’s lots of those for less than or about $25k. Honda, Toyota, and Mazda have models in those ranges that will easily last a decade.
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freedomben ◴[30 Jun 25 01:29 UTC] No.44418286[source]▶
I've bought a couple of those and never again. They're usually former rental cars and people best the shit out of them. I've had so many stupid things break
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1. aprilthird2021 ◴[30 Jun 25 01:47 UTC] No.44418395[source]▶
I bought a 1 year old used model and it's worked for me for 10 years now. Ymmv. Maybe worth getting a mechanic to look before buying
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2. freedomben ◴[03 Jul 25 18:18 UTC] No.44457802[source]▶
Mine were all "Certified Pre-owned" so had dealerships go through them and even had a (small and toothless) warranty attached.