Best Used Cars for $5,000 | Consumer Reports

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Used cars for $5,000 can offer safe and reliable transportation. These models did well in our tests when new and earned our Recommended status. Years later, they’ve held up with few reliability issues-even after eclipsing the 100,000-mile mark.

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@kevbil18 4 ай бұрын

Good luck finding any of these for under 5k

@gcforreal 4 ай бұрын

Facts in my area for 5k you mostly find high mileage not well taken care of junk

@DragonWarrior976 4 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking 😂

@victreebel170 4 ай бұрын

You can, just never at a stealership.

@chezzyperson3339 4 ай бұрын

Because they have great resale value for being so reliable

@opulence_prime 4 ай бұрын

Just had to walk away from a Rav 4 cus they wanted 6k and wouldn’t budge. But the Camry is accurate.

@dannyferguson9415 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for focusing on lower cost cars.

@rolan2dr 4 ай бұрын

I like this series focused on used vehicles. New cars are extremely overpriced. Just greedy companies making higher profits every year.

@mariusfacktor3597 4 ай бұрын

GM doesn't even make cars anymore, just light trucks (pickups, SUVs, crossovers). Ford has stopped making cars too except for the Mustang. It's no wonder foreign manufacturers are winning when American car companies stop producing the product they are supposed to sell. They just barely survive between tax-payer bailouts. It's time to let them fail next time.

@codincoman9019 Ай бұрын

The blame for more expensive cars, houses, food etc. resides with YOUR GOVERNMENT that caused a huge inflation by printing money like crazy. Thus the good cars are not overpriced, but your money has far less value than you believe. Better learn some economics.

@ThirdBrainLives 4 ай бұрын

My ‘07 Accord has 240k miles and runs perfectly.

@georgeh6856 4 ай бұрын

I like this. I get tired seeing other channels review vehicles like supercars which very few people could ever afford.

@Mabeylater293 4 ай бұрын

More of this

@repairdrive 4 ай бұрын

Trouble is if you live anywhere near the mid west or north east any car from the 2004/2005 era is going to be a pile of rust. 😒

@papagen00 4 ай бұрын

The old Avalons were some of the quietiet and smoothest sedans ever made, if you closed your eyes you'd think it's a Lexus.

@toronado455 4 ай бұрын

Good point. They should add that to this list.

@puppable 3 ай бұрын

An old 90s Avalon was the first car I ever owned, and to this day I still curse my teenage self for not treating that one right.

@thestomach 4 ай бұрын

No surprise that the recommendations are all Toyota and Honda! I've got a 17-year-old hybrid Lexus. I've had it such a long time, but it's still a great car: smooth, powerful, comfortable, and great fuel economy. I have no reason to replace it, but eventually I'll be getting another Lexus.

@Kevin-xz4jq 4 ай бұрын

$5000? Is this video from 1996?

@TheNortheastAl 4 ай бұрын

Great Job, CR. In tough economic times, this is news we can use.

@ditiprel4 4 ай бұрын

My 04 es330 was bought in 2021 w/ 44k for $7000. It runs great. The maintenance is a bit high, but it is a very high quality car that isn't made the same today. The thick shiny paint, real leather and wood treatment, and ultra smooth 6 cylinder engine make it seem way more expensive than it is.

@toronado455 4 ай бұрын

These are great if you can find one with low miles and well cared for. That's a big if.

@tm850r 4 ай бұрын

Great video

@abreh622 4 ай бұрын

Hhmm…. I would hav thought the Buick lesabre would have made the list. I loved mine.

@NewCastleIndiana 4 ай бұрын

I’ve had an ES. 2001. My son has a 2007 right now and I think he’s probably put $5000 into repairs over the past two months.

@indenturedLemon 4 ай бұрын

if you want to avoid toyota taxes and really high mileage one, look for any GM product with a Buick 3800, be more comfier and tend to be lower mileage than your average camry but will be as reliable as those.

@stephendibari5010 4 ай бұрын

In spring of 2021 I bought my one owner 2002 ES300 for $4495, just as the inflated prices started after covid. I did have to replace 20-year-old OEM parts in the first year and a half but at now 180,000 miles I can’t get a better car with this amount of quality and dependability for that price solid like a tank, super quiet. The 4th gen ES 02-06 were the best built ES Lexus’s ever besides the LS 430’s

@toronado455 4 ай бұрын

excellent!

@ditiprel4 4 ай бұрын

yes. I have an 04 es330 as my first car and love it. The interior quality was second to none on that generation exclusively. The new ones are okay, but can't compare to this generation.

@cryptolockxrp2014 4 ай бұрын

Missed the Panther platform vehicles, 🚗

@GeneralCliff 4 ай бұрын

You absolutely cannot buy a Tundra in ANY condition for under 5000.

@kenkozawa9810 4 ай бұрын

Got an '04 RAV4 with 200k, it is our extra car but no way would I let it go for $5 k, way too functional and reliable not to keep around...

@omt4293 3 ай бұрын

Found a 2007 Ford Freestyle for $5k. Only had 51,000 miles. No one wanted it because of its CVT. A year later, still running well. But let’s be honest, these cars listed are not gonna be found for $5k lol

@seabomb1 4 ай бұрын

1997-2001 Camrys can be had for cheap and are awesome affordable cars.

@donswier 4 ай бұрын

Econ 101: Supply vs Demand sets prices. If your skillset is in demand, are you going to turn down the higher pay?? If your used car or house becomes sought after, will you refuse the buyers offering you that money??

@epbrown01 4 ай бұрын

I bought a 2007 BMW X3 with 150k miles on it for $5k a couple of years ago. I had to replace a plastic coolant reservoir ($55 on Amazon) and the driver’s heated seat doesn’t work. Been fine otherwise.

@tonyvargas368 4 ай бұрын

I found 1 2004 RAV4 for under 5k that was within 500 miles of my home in Phoenix. It had 209k miles on it and it was in San Diego. Totally unrealistic search parameters.

@Sashazur 4 ай бұрын

So wait, the dealer (or whoever was selling it) lied? What a pain, why do they bother? Only an idiot is going to buy it anyway after realizing the truth.

@Ascend777 4 ай бұрын

20 years old car for $5000? Not to mention: people only sell these cars when they have major problems.

@rongendron8705 4 ай бұрын

I'm 77 & when I was young, 20 year old cars sold for a few hundred dollars, if you were lucky, even if they were in good shape! p.s. I drive a 20 year old, 2004 Toyota Camry, bought new, & I wouldn't sell it for $5,000.Why, because I couldn't replace it, unless I spent $30k for a new one!

@billyrock8305 4 ай бұрын

Exactly what we want to BUY!! 😊

@epbrown01 4 ай бұрын

I was really interested in finding a used Tundra a while back and every one I looked at was rusty as heck underneath.

@jonkrispeterson6678 4 ай бұрын

Drove a 2005 RAV4 while looking for a car for my daughter. I thought the thing was going to fall apart in the highway. Ended up,buying a. 2013 for $10k

@taps4615 4 ай бұрын

Before the video even starts I’m like please tell me Saab 9-3 convertible lol 😂

@user-hr8mh9hb5q 2 ай бұрын

Where can I get these cars?

@Chickennss 3 ай бұрын

Honda Fit or Toyota Yaris is a good choice for reliability in this price range.

@erich84502ify 4 ай бұрын

Ive seen cars from 2000s with high miles with cosmetic issues and gadget issues on interior.

@hollywoodrdscholar 2 ай бұрын

Meanwhile the 2000 to 2004 Buick lesabre has left the chat!

@mikeydude750 4 ай бұрын

These are all great cars but there is absolutely no way you're finding them for only 5k unless there are some huge problems with them.

@birddog3130 2 ай бұрын

Good luck finding a old Honda or other import with ESC in your dreams.

@jerseattle0722 4 ай бұрын

lol I would love if they recommended an Audi that they rate highly new

@sharptoothtrex4486 25 күн бұрын

Then the 2005 Toyota Camry I stick to for real.

@berts4877 4 ай бұрын

Wow, everything is 18 - 20 years old on the list!

@daveheel 4 ай бұрын

with over 100k miles. that's the state of the current used car market.

@MiahVega 4 ай бұрын

$10,000 is the new $5,000 😭

@mikeydude750 4 ай бұрын

And they were still made in the 2000s! When cars were mostly made reliably, especially on the Japanese side of things. These cars will go for another 10 years if you care for them well.

@JRey28 4 ай бұрын

Can you continue this series for $10k, $15k, and $20k?

@joshdavenport5685 4 ай бұрын

not at all surprised that all the vehicles on this list are a toyota or honda product

@rummimg 4 ай бұрын

None of those survived in rust belt

@GXKid06 4 ай бұрын

So 20 year old Japanese cars who would have thought. Its crazy that today these 2004 cars are still good and don’t seem that old, yet in 2004 if you had a 20 year old car, so a 1984, it was a piece of crap and you looked poor.

@mikeydude750 4 ай бұрын

Car manufacturing made HUGE leaps and bounds in the 90s and 2000s. Before then the materials and manufacturing techniques were simply not there and cars were mostly disposable piles of junk by 100k miles - that's why odometers only had 5 digits in the first place! Now as long as you do your oil changes and change other fluids, you can easily expect most Japanese cars to make it to 200k miles EZ.

@robgeach8105 4 ай бұрын

honestly for $5k I'd rather have a 8 year old leaf with 120k miles and a 10 bar battery.

@davdjimenez1150 4 ай бұрын

CR should have mentioned the oil burning and recommended optional side air bags for the park Toyota Camry also rav 4’s have oil burning issues

@M67v 4 ай бұрын

Sooo… basically any Toyota or Honda? How predictable…

@DanielleVazquez-jq7lu 4 ай бұрын

🇲🇽

@23Piccolina 4 ай бұрын

Japanese government owns this magazine. They should call it Toyota Reports!

@theidol4736 4 ай бұрын

Any American brand?😢

@Hintonbro. 4 ай бұрын

Buick Park Ave / LeSabre / Lucerne

@disan9135 4 ай бұрын

No because they suck!

@toronado455 4 ай бұрын

Get a Buick or other GM with the 3800 engine.

@gmsammyguitar 4 ай бұрын

Ford's Panther Platform: crown Victoria, grand Marquis, town car

@ditiprel4 4 ай бұрын

town car or crown vic or grand marq. Or the older buicks. Remember American cars have weaker transmissions than other brands.

@stephenhunt6253 3 ай бұрын

A Tundra for $5k?? Sounds like CR needs to review marijuana brands to let us know which one they're smoking.

@sasstewart1222 4 ай бұрын

any other vehicles other than toyota? lol

@coalieroller5663 4 ай бұрын

20 year old plastic, rubber parts, good luck.

@shadowdance4666 4 ай бұрын

Cars are designed to break down after 150k

@benchmark3332 4 ай бұрын

Not all are created equal

@martyi398 4 ай бұрын

You are correct especially if you don't spend the money to have required service performed!

@Sashazur 4 ай бұрын

They used to break down at 50k

@toronado455 4 ай бұрын

@@Sashazur 😂 true

@mikeydude750 4 ай бұрын

not if you treat them right and do your oil changes every 5k or so. the "10k oil change interval" is a load of BS though, absolutely do NOT do that if you want your car to go past 100k miles without burning a ton of oil.