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People need to understand basic economics. If you have $3k to spend, and are basically sensible, you get a $3k car.
So "Corollas are more reliable, blah, blah, blah." So what? You think you're the ONLY person to figure that out? That's like saying that T-Bone steak is better than hamburger mince. It is, but $3 worth, still only gets you $3 worth. The actual reality is that Toyota's over-hyped reputation counts against them, especially in the second hand market. People pay too much for them, flog the guts out of them believing they will run forever, then overprice them and sell them to some other sucker. Logically, (if you don't care about resale) you will get a better car looking for something that everybody else doesn't want. In that price bracket, you are better off looking at anything (within reason) and assessing each on its merits. Look mostly at the mechanical and any "must have" components. A $3k car, could easily have $5k worth of repairs needed, so try to find one that doesn't or ideally where the previous owner has already done it. |
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Obviously you won't be a sucker if you have the car checked properly and look for the tell tale signs of a boy racer, as compared to Mums shopping cart that she's just upgraded. And who doesn't care about resale? Thats why you buy a Mazda or a Corolla, so you don't lose so much as if you'd bought an old Hyundai. So just looking on Gummy and see a few nice Mazda SP23s in a hatch for under 5k.
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Such as?
ANYBODY buying a $3k car. If you want resale, put your money in the bank. Nope, that's precisely why you SHOULDN'T buy a Corolla. Of the $3k, you're spending at least half on the Toyota badge, (instead of on a car that might not kill you) just so you can turn around later and sell the badge on. If I offer to sell you my car for $3k, and tell you that I'm including a gold ingot worth $2k that you can sell later, WTF does that tell you about the car??? Unless you buy a car from your Granny, any car that costs $3k is going to be a POS. The trick is finding one that meets basic standards of safety and mechanical condition. |
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my daily ****ter is a 2006 Volvo xc70 wagon.
2,5l turbo 5 pot & awd - gets 9/10l per 100 around town, super plush ride & super comfy seats, leather, aircon vents in the back & 5 star safety rating. it cost nearly $80k new, has done 200k kms now & drives awesome. I bought it off the original owner & it came with all service history - bought it over a year ago for $4400. yes its butt ugly, but everyone gives way to an old Vovo at the roundabouts lol looks exactly like this -
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Corollas are no more reliable than most of the other Japanese offerings. I agree with the Crazy man that Toyotas are a waste of money in the second hand world.
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The transmission issues were pretty much solved way back in the 2003 models - it was only the early models (2000,01,02) that had issues. Thats why I only considered 2004+ models & went with an 06. mine is smooth as butter & quick to engage - its a jap transmission by the way.
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Here's an option, go to a used car yard, talk to salesperson, and tell them how much you want to spend. They will sell you a car, job done. It will be a great little car, they will tell you that about 15 times. Just make sure it has 12 months rego, then do it again in 11 and a half months.
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Actually, I think I have a bit of a fetish for the Echo/current Yaris - even like the strange styling... watch out fellas, it's the reliability and around town ease that sucks you in... |
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2008 Honda Civic if you want a sedan. Great cars.
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