Let’s say you want to be green, but when it comes to cars that can be costly. There’s the Chevrolet Volt. It’s a lovely four seat hatchback…that will run you about $40,000. Then, there is the Nissan Leaf. It has five seats and comes with a little bit smaller price tag – around $32,000.
What if your price range is a bit lower? Well, you might consider a nice used green car. Of course, what you get depends on how much you want to spend and how old is too old for a used car.
AOL listed some great used green cars for under $10,000 today. You can apparently get a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LT for just a little less than $10,000. But, the problem is, that AOL says this car will also have almost 44,000 miles on it. If you buy it new, it is going to cost you about $16,500. It is almost the same for the 2009 Ford Focus SES. It goes for $9,990 with 42,920 miles. But, like the Cobalt, for $7,000 more, you could have bought it new.
For those looking for something a bit bigger, a 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid can be found for also just a little under $10,000. Now, this one is three years older than the Cobalt, but wait until you see the mileage. The one listed on AOL had 114,696 already on it. I don’t know, maybe it is just me, but spending $10k on a five year old car that already has over 100,000 on it is a bit scary.
If you want something classic with a little lower mileage, look at the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. Still five years old, but the mileage may be better. AOL listed it at 85,371 and you can get the car for $9,988. This is quite a savings over the original price of $22,150.
Somewhere, AOL found a 2004 Honda Accord EX with only 69,557 miles on it for $9,997. That might be one of the best deals listed. Also making the list was a 2007 Hyundai Elantra, a 2008 Mazda3, a 2004 Mini Cooper, a 2005 Toyota Prius, and a 2006 Subaru Impreza Wagon.
So the things you’d need to consider is the age of the car, the cost, but also the mileage and if the car is a good fit for you. If you are hoping to go green car-wise someday, keep looking around the used car lot and don’t give up hope.