Top 10: Best Used Cars To OWN

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Conventional wisdom says that, on average, a new car loses 20 percent of its value the moment you drive it off the dealer's lot. So when times are tough and money is tight, it makes sense to shop the used-car market and be on the winning side of that depreciation curve. Auto journalists love crowing about new cars, but when it comes to used cars, reviews aren't as important as a deep dive into owner satisfaction surveys, true cost-of-ownership estimates and resale value statistics. Luckily, we've already done that research for you, factoring in some of the more intangible factors such as sex appeal, comfort and style whenever the hard numbers painted a fuzzy picture of a vehicle's worthiness. So here are our choices for some of the best vehicles the past has to offer you now....

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MBKing - 5/1/2010 8:22:04 PM

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0 cars I would want own

Joe_Limon - 5/2/2010 12:46:37 AM

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lol the dts got posted because it's reliable and depreciates immensely cause it's so ugly.

als723 - 5/2/2010 12:58:44 AM

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I think the S2000 should have been on the list for sport car, or at least in a separate section.

kornholio - 5/2/2010 7:56:35 AM

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Finally, some props for the 500/Montego.

0to60 - 5/2/2010 2:04:59 PM

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as if it is deserved?

dwatson - 5/2/2010 5:41:17 PM

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I find it funny that only one of the cars mentioned (911) was an 'aspirational' vehicle. No one "desires" a used Hyundai Elantra...right? That's a decision made economically. But then again, if anyone remembers the Ford Aspire it was a giant piece of s**t.

They could have definitely had a few more exciting cars on the list.

adelaidedetroit - 3/28/2011 1:43:13 PM

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I agree, a few more exciting cars would have been nice. I have a used car from <a href="http://autos.mlive.com/used_cars">Detroit Used Cars</a>
and I'm very pleased with it.