Hammer Time: The Best Used Cars! Or Not…

The automotive world is infested with lists and rankings. The 10 Best Here. The 10 Most There.  Sometimes you may even find a 10 Least or a 10 Greatest. The range of expertise for such rancor can vary from truly knowledgable souls to borderline literary dope pushers with monetary agendas. Personally, I enjoy the mental exercise. When you look at 20,000+ vehicles going through the lanes at the auto auctions every year for well over a decade, ranking becomes part of your work.  The same is true for folks in traffic.  Or those who take strolls through our streets. Or our junkyards. Since every publication in the car business offers some type of "Best Car!" article,  we here at TTAC have decided to do our own… with your help. When it comes to used cars, who is to say that the 2008 Lincoln Town Car offers, "The Best Luxury Ride For Those Who Miss The Ocean." Or that the 2005 Kia Optima LX is, "The Best Kia Ever Made… Before Hyundai Took Over." You for starters. So here's the game. We're going to define your used car budget as no more than, $12,000. On second thought let's make it '12-ish'. The majority of used car buyers have a bit of financial wiggle room when it comes to buying their next rides. So you get the same deal. The only valuation tool that doesn't use algorithm and pricing models to arrive at a given price these days is… Ebay. I love Ebay. Specifically the completed items section. So we're going to use that setup. Besides, it's quite nice to look at a dozen or so pictures while telling the Best & Brightest about your personal choice. Categories? Why only the best of course!. Although you can always do subcompact, compact, midsized, yadda yadda… try to be a bit creative. "The Best Pre-Bankruptcy Subcompact Sold By GM, Beginning With The Letter A!" may be a bit funny… perhaps too specific… while… "The Best European Luxury Car, For Bankrupting Their Next Owner." Is far more broad and debatable. By the way, my choice for that honor would be a 2005 Jaguar S-Type R.  (Editor's Note: I'm tired of picking Maseratis for this honor.) The contributor who makes the most compelling and hilarious submission will receive a free issue of "Hot Rod" magazine dated February 1957.  Try to explain why you made the choice you did, and may the "Best Car For Using The Force" be with you.     from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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