What is a really nice car under $40,000?

fattysonst

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The best car to buy with that sum of money is always a used one. You can get the very best deal from a used model that is still under warranty. However, for new cars one of the best for well under 40,000 is the Mazda Miata in terms of the drive. Brilliant chassis, very fun to drive, but if power and questionably "looking like a girl" is a concern then steer clear. As a personal choice I'd either go with a used Lexus IS-F (5L V8 just sounds awesome and goes hard, but the 8-speed auto with long gearing retards it a bit which does on the other hand improve fuel economy) or a brand new Subaru WRX STi 330S. Fully loaded it comes well under 40 large but it has a brilliant engine and dynamics tuned to 327hp (up from 300 on the standard STi) and some pretty solid luxury items that you'd find on your similar Audi and Beemer.

$40,000 for a car. Lookin for luxury, speed, 2 or 4 dr,?

Erik Wilso

Can be auto or manual. I've had the same car since 16 so I'm ready for something new, or a badass used.

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If you want a combination of luxury and speed (NEW) you should look at:
mercedes c250 coupe/sedan
bmw 328i coupe/sedan
audi a4/a5
lexus is
acura tsx v6
acura tl
infiniti g37 coupe/sedan
cadillac cts coupe/sedan

If you want luxury and speed (USED):
mercedes c350 or maybe a c63
audi s4/s5
bmw m3
bmw m5
bmw m6
mercedes cls

If you really just want speed (NEW/USED)
camaro SS
mustang gt/ boss 302/ gt500
nissan 370z
corvette
dodge challenger
dodge charger

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What luxury cars get great gas mileage?

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Ara

Looking for 2010, 2011 or 2012 luxury car for around 30,000 with close to 40 mpg. My wife and I don't want to settle for a Prius or Civic, but we do want good MPG because we drive so much. Is this possible without spending too much more?

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If you take a closer look at the Prius, you'll see that you aren't "settling". It has many of features only found in luxury cars. It's a mid-sized car, not a compact like the Civic, so room is not a problem.

Note that decent luxury cars start at about $45,000.

My 2004 Prius has cost 12 cents per mile for dealer maintenance, tires, and fuel combined over the 120,000 trouble-free miles I've driven it so far.

My 2004 Prius MPG from the logbook. (Complete years only):
2003-2004 -- 50.8 mpg 17,628 miles
2005 -- 52.6 mpg 14,688 miles
2006 -- 56.3 mpg 16174 miles
2007 -- 57.3 mpg 18384 miles
2008 -- 59.9 mpg 21755 miles
2009 -- 61.4 mpg 16177 miles
2010 -- 65.2 mpg 12134 miles


http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110125/bc_olsen_prius_reliability_110125/20110125?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

Why do luxury cars seem to devalue more quickly than most consumer cars?

Q. When I was car shopping a little while ago, I noticed that there were several used cars from high end brands like BMW and Infinity from 2005 and earlier that were very inexpensive compared to what they cost new, many were under $10,000 when they probably sold for around $40,000 new. Why is it that these cars tend to devalue more rapidly than normal cars?

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because the resale market is alot smaller for luxury brands so they have to charge less to gain a bigger market

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