Car Trouble, Need Advice

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

what kind of cars do people want to buy then? if a 6K dollar car is too "cheap", and a 20K+ new car is a frightening investment, then what do people want?

I bought my wife a car in July for 1500 bucks. a 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage, that is loaded, and in great shape. I found it in the valley trader....the same car is valued on kelly blue book for twice as much....i think sometimes people can't be helped....

As soon as I pay my Mustang GT off, I want to get a good, used, pick up truck. Nothing full size, but something decent enough to haul a few things. Something around $12k.

I suppose it's what people are used to according to where they live. In my area, the economy is...well...we hardly have an economy! We have the highest unemployment rate in the state, possibly the country. So, you tend to see a lot of very used, very old, and even wrecked vehicles on the road. So, a used car for $20k in my area is probably expensive, even for the higher up, well to do residents. So if people decide to spend that much on a vehicle, they would much rather buy it brand new.....for the full warranty.

Back when I bought my Mustang, there was no way I was going to buy a used one, simply because I know a lot of people buy those to race. So, I didn't want to get one that was ragged out. Plus it was in the second year of the new body style (when they went with a more retro look in '05) and I didn't want the old body style mustang.

But, if it comes to a truck, I can deal with a good used truck, as long as it gets me from point a to point b and I can at least haul trash or mulch with.