Best car for 12 Grand

[kennay92]

I have 2 German cars, but to say that they are more reliable than Japanese or Korean cars, or even some of the better American cars is ridiculous. You want the best car for $10-$12K? Buy a well made car that depreciates quickly. Your best bet is a Hyundai, you can find a low mileage Elantra or Sonata in that range. Nice interior, nice ride, efficient, and will serve you well in the winter. And enjoy your new golf clubs.

to each his own.

[uttexas]

The Hyundai Santa Fe is another good value for poor road conditions (especially with the AWD option).

Hyundai Santa Fe review http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com...ndai_Santa-Fe/

[right handed phil mickelson]

There you go. Loads of trunk room for your clubs too. Enjoy.

[Shorty]

german cars arent very reliable? are you shittting me? lol.. probably the most reliable cars there are.. go run a bmw/mercedes/VW as hard as it can vs a ford/chevy/ toyota as hard as it can and see which one last...

Are you serious? I think you might be the victim of some seductive advertising!

The general advice that is given is that you simply DO NOT buy a European car if you want reliability. They are notoriously expensive to fix and need fixing often. Get a Toyota.

[kennay92]

Are you serious? I think you might be the victim of some seductive advertising!

what general adivice. Do you have a personal experience that proves bmws, mercedes etc need fixing often..

a lot of friends and family members have bmws and they've never broken down once.

[Shorty]

what general adivice. Do you have a personal experience that proves bmws, mercedes etc need fixing often..

In addition to considerable personal experience, there is a book that is published every year here in Australia which goes into huge detail about every car sold. They collate information from car repairs, garages and the NRMA (National Roads and Motorists Association) from throughout the country about what "issues" vehicles have - it may be true that smaller radiators in European cars may not be suitable for warmer climates, for example, but this book gives specific advice about each car - what to look out for in a car that is 1, 2, 3, 4 5 years old. In the "general" section it states that if you are looking for reliability, buy a Japanese car and avoid ALL European cars. Sounds prejudicial, I know, but that's what they say!

[max power]

to each his own.

Yeah...which is why I have 2 German cars, because I like them. But the relative reliability of cars from different manufacturers is not an opinion, it's a statistic. German cars aren't the most reliable.

[Balto]

AND you could probably get away with using it as a Golf Cart too

[pshizz]

I dont like it when people compare german cars to japanese cars. There is a big difference between the two. Generally japanese cars are much more simple and have less working parts, whereas a german car has much more options and acessories that are not offered on cheap japanese cars. If you have more things in your car, something is more likely to go wrong, make sence? As for motors, germans are far superior to any other country making cars right now. They are better quality and better engineered, that being said, there is a reason why they are more expensive.

[Leftygolfer]

I have a rav 4 and love it. Not the coolest that is for sure.