Penny Pinchers: The Ten Least Expensive Cars Sold in the U.S.
The “adjustment” in our economy we’ve heard the president mutter about will have plenty of Americans adjusting their way from houses into rental properties, from organic frisée to iceberg lettuce, and from mid-priced sedans into whatever box with four wheels and a warranty the dealer will put them in. The cheapest new cars money can buy in the U.S. are no longer only for people failing their drivers’ tests for lack of experience or lack of eyesight.
The good news is that the vehicles at the bottom of the new-car barrel are better, safer, and more reliable than ever. There are even a couple of remarkably good cars on this list, so good we’d drive them even if the balance in our checking accounts didn’t mime a change jar. Chevy gets the party started with the $10,895 Aveo; Mazda serves up the champagne with the Mazda 3 for $14,530. Of note is that six of the 10 cars are made in South Korea.
3. 2008 Kia Rio
10. 2008 Mazda 3
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