Really need help here. I'm having a car buyer-meltdown! I'm in Bay area, have $30K to spend on new or old car. I drive about 17K miles/year. Never owned a SUV, always a Sedan. I am single right now. Now want some change! I wanted backup camera, moon/sunroof, navigation, Apple Carplay, Blind spot monitor as must haves. But all these automakers have made my life a decision hell with trims/upgrades for everything! Test drove Honda CRV EX, Nissan Rogue SL, Toyota RAV4 Limited. Liked Honda's feel, Toyota's reliability/familiarity and Nissans bells & whistles! Didn't like their mileages much :( Test drove Honda Accord, Nissan Altima & Toyota Camry...did not like Accord or Altima but Camry is ages behind in the interiors/tech side! Friend said try out Hybrids. Can't do plugins. So thinking of testing out hybrid versions of Kia Optima, Hyundai Sonata/Ioniq, Ford Fusion etc. But worried about hybrids not having enough power on highways and batteries conking out! Could some of you please help me with what you ended up buying or should I buy! Have you had any bad experiences with the CVT transmissions that Nissan, Honda, Hyundai all use? Is the in-car navigation really useful? I wanted one for when I end up in areas with no cell coverage for Google maps. Should I buy a used Mercedes C300 or Audi A4? Thank y'all!
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I'd buy a pre owned certified c300, 328i or A4 with <20k miles on it.
Thatβs enough for 3,750 Uber rides. Or 10 a day. So Uber?
Best deal is a Subaru. Forester is amazing
Great AM radio. KSFO!
Or the outback. Lots of safety tech.
I got a new Mazda 3 last year and I'm loving it. It has everything but in-car nav, which doesn't matter because Google lets you download offline maps.
CVT is great! I drive one with it. You will not feel jerks during gear shift. Go for Nissan, more powerful. If you want everything then look for used loaded maxima latest model. I prefer google GPS over Car GPS, because of latest map and easy to operate.
When (not if) AI gets smart enough one day, it can tell your identity bases on the data it has and what you have posted.
Ford focus. Get a million miles per gallon, and it's tiny. It'll break down eventually but parts are cheap and you can buy ten or more of them used at your $30K price point.
From what you're looking at, check out the Kia Niro hybrid. Perfect for SF Bay and getting out of the area too.
Buy a used Lexus IS for 8k and save the rest