I am looking for a cheap dependable car but with some style and power. Also want to sell after a year so I want something that can recoup most of the purchase price.
1996 NISSAN 300ZX AUTO 90,000 MILES $4900
2000 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0 NAV 180,000 MILES $5900
1996 LEXUS SC400 170,000 $3900
1999 MERCEDES ML320 140,000 $5900
2000 BMW 740 130,000 $5900
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April 5th, 2011 at 2:11 am
The 96 nissan. The price and miles does it for me. lower miles=me happy
April 5th, 2011 at 2:35 am
an automatic 300zx is no fun
go with the mercedes ml320 it should be the most reliable , the bmw 740 will eat a lot of gas
April 5th, 2011 at 3:35 am
out of these choices I’d go with BMW 740, superb car, not too old, can run much more than 130 000, price is all right for such car, i trust German engineering
luxury and powerful
April 5th, 2011 at 4:30 am
Because Ford has their dirty little hands involved with them, thus creating serious safety and reliability issues and more than a ton of factory recalls, knock the following off your list of choices; the Jaguar and the Nissan. I would go with the Lexus all the way, then the BMW followed by Mercedes. The Jaguar is nothing but a rebadged glorified ford product, and the 300 suffers from certain issues brought on by ford influences, parts, and too many recalls! But the 300 is such a cool looking car. Either way whatever you get make sure you get a good warranty. But with the Jag, no warranty is going to make the problems go away. Thanks once again Ford! Ford quality job 1……… Yeah right!
April 5th, 2011 at 5:12 am
the Nissan you should get your money back in a year
April 5th, 2011 at 5:33 am
I would do the 96 Nissan or the 96 Lexus. Both are very reliable, and while repairs can be expensive, they rarely need them. Neither one is likely to go down much in value either.
They still have a very strong following and many are still for sale with more miles. The only real bad thing is that both cars are at, or are very near 90000 mile service intervals that can be pricey. If they have been serviced, all the better. Toyota mechanics can work on the Lexus, and of course Nissan mechanics can still work on the 300ZX. While they probably get $75 an hour, Jag/BMW/Merc charge $100+.
I would avoid the Mercedes like the plague. They were not reliable at all. It is also a big, slow gas guzzler. Parts are hard to come by and repairs are expensive.
The BMW is a sweet car, but I would be real afraid of having to fix it. BMW 7 series are notoriously troublesome.
The Jag is a glorified Taurus. It never was competitive in its class, and reliability is poor. It will also depreciate to almost no value.
This group kinda sounds like a local dealer went to auction. Lots of miles, older but with strong brand names. Given the age and miles, most dealers will not bother selling them, but auction them.