7 Affordable Small Cars

7 Affordable Small Cars
By Matthew Keegan

Are you shopping for a small car? If so, there a number of models available to you for under $15,000. Seven are featured here; ten cars if you consider three alternate models. Manufacturer incentives have made this a great time to purchase a new car; shop, compare, and save!

Chevrolet Cobalt With the MSRP of $14,410 this new Chevrolet model is one of the lowest priced cars manufactured in the U.S. Factor in GM employee pricing and the car can be had for less than $13,000. Not bad when you consider that few new car models are priced so low. Alternatively, GM still markets the Chevrolet Cavalier an outdated, dull, and uninspiring model. Still, at prices that begin around $10,500 the Cavalier just may pique your interest.

Ford Focus Retailing at $15,590 the Focus is also available at a lower price when incentives kick in. In addition, eligible buyers will find nice low financing rates through Ford Credit.

Honda Civic Coupe A quality leader in this segment is the Civic, the long time entry level Honda offering. With the MSRP starting at $14,175 the car is certain to attract the notice of the value conscious brigade.

Hyundai Accent Yes, there still is a car marketed for under ten grand. With a price tag of $9999 the Hyundai Accent takes the prize as being the lowest priced new car for sale in America. The Hyundai Elantra also retails for under 15K, so it may be a better quality alternative to the Accent. FYI: Hyundai and Kia are made by the same company, so the excitement level for this model is certain to be nearly nonexistent.

Kia Rio With the MSRP listed at $10,745 the Kia Rio is the lowest priced four door car sold in the U.S. A low level of quality makes this car as exciting as the Chevrolet Cavalier.

Saturn ION The floor has nearly fallen out of the bottom of the ION, price wise that is. With GM employee pricing factored in the car retails at just $11,995 for the base model.

Toyota Corolla Always competitive, the 2006 Corolla is already available and it is priced at $14,005. The Corolla is considered by industry leaders to be the highest quality of all small cars on the market too. Alternatively, the smaller Toyota ECHO is priced more than $2,000 lower than the Corolla.

With incentives figured in prices are certainly lower than they have been in some time. However, if you want a larger car and you do not want to pay the big rates consider a good one or two year old used car. Prices for used cars have been dropping because of the increasing number of trade ins flooding dealer lots due to manufacturer incentives.

In all, now is a very good time to purchase a car; shop around and you just may save yourself several thousands of dollars off of the sticker price.

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