Best car for $4000? Which brands?

Asked by Sintra_918 Dec 22, 2015 at 03:01 AM

Question type: Shopping & Pricing

I'm looking to buy my first car. I no nothing
about cars, and I have no one to ask about
cars.

I'm afraid I'll buy a car that need a new
transmission or something expensive after
a year or so.

Should I be worried about getting a car
with more miles as long as it has a good
maintenance record (whatever that should
look like. I don't even know)? Most car fax
reports just say that oil and filter have been
changed and tires been mounted and
aligned.
Or should I try to find a car with low miles?
And what is low miles?

Any car brands at this price range I should
stick to and/or stay away from?

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Bob answered 8 years ago

The fact is at the $4,000 price level you will not find many good low mileage cars. Do as Tom suggested, it's good advise.

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Bob answered 8 years ago

Forgot, recommended brands. Toyota, Ford and Honda would my choices in that price range. I would avoid in that price range Hyundai, Subaru, Kia, Nissan, Suzuki, Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW. The last 3 would likely be money pits.

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gurf answered 8 years ago

I would look into a used Chevrolet Malibu (1997-2003) They are very reliable cars. I have a 1997 Chevy Malibu with 155,768 miles on the odometer. So far it's just needed your typical maintenance I.e. tires, brakes, oil change etc...

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