So just sold my 96 Pathfinder i had sitting in the driveway and looking to buy something a little newer. Going to finance it and looking to stay around $10,000 or less. Currently have a list of about 5 cars or so im actively looking at and was wondering what peoples opinions on them were. I do a lot of my own maintenance when possible so that keeps the cost to maintain them all down a bit.
Theres 2 cars on the list i like that are usually out of my price range but sometimes see one pop up in my price range. All cars im looking at are Manual transmissions.
Usually Out of Price range
2010 Chevy Camaro Base (Always liked them since this generation went into production. See them not to much over what im hoping to budget myself to and sometimes see them right at or right under budget)
2009 Nissan 370Z (Probably favorite car on the list but very hard to find in my price range without leaving the state)
Cars in my price range
2003-2004 BMW Z4 3.0 (cheapest insurance i have got a quote for and one of the cheaper cars to buy with pretty good millage. also probably second favorite car on the list)
2003-2004 Nissan 350Z (Always liked them and very reliable.)
Infinity G35/early G37 (Infintiy version of the G35 Skyline)
2005-2006 Nissan Xterra (probably my favorite SUV but hold their value even with high millage making it a little harder to find one in my price range that doesnt have 150K+ miles on it.
The Z4 and the 350Z i really like both of and are probably the 2 of the list im really looking at the most since i can find them easily in my price range but the 350Z cost a little more each month to insure over the Z4