I'm new to US and got my licence recently. Looking forward to buy a used car below 10k bracket and below are the one's I've shortlisted.
1)Jeep Wrangler
2)Honda Element
3)BMW X3
4)Mercedes Benz ML350
5)Acura RDX
6)Toyota FJ Cruiser
7)Nissan Murrano or Rogue
I have no plans for long drives since I can rent a car if I have any. The normal usage will be to commute between office and home and to hang around in the nearby localities.
Almost all the above cars within 10k bracket have ran more 100k miles and are 2004-2005 models. Forget about the Gas Mileage it gives, I'm ok if it gives some 15 MPG. Acura is beyond my budget (comes close to 14 K, but still putting in the list I heard it's a tech freaks heaven). I liked BMZ X3 and Benz ML350 but heard its not a good move to buy these if they have crossed some 90k miles. And also maintenance appears to be very costly. Jeep looks nice but heard it quite rough and uncomfortable. Not sure how true this. One of my friend suggested to go with Murrano or Rogue since its a bit cheap but I still have a second thought to go with Nissan.
So folks. Any thoughts on this? Any suggestions? Excited to hear from you.