My very first BRAND NEW CAR is a 2015 NISSAN MICRA SR!!!
I'm 46 years old and my philosophy to save money has been to buy a solid $2000-3000 car every year and then sell it the next year for the same price as I bought it. So for 25+ years, I have had a solid beater for the same original $2000 and I pay insurance on a 10+ year old vehicle. Minus the odd unlucky alternator, fuel pump etc, I have saved a lot of money.
This year everything changed, I have a little one on the way. The latest victim in my line of successions of good used cars is a Ford Explorer. My wife wanted a newer car and I was up to spend for some new tires for the Ford anyway so it was a good time to price out new cars in the new but economical range (under $20,000 or way less). With a competitive field of brand new wooers attempting to wow me, I wound up considering
-Ford Focus and Fiesta
-Hyundai Accent and Elantra
-Toyota Prius and Yaris
-Kia Rio
-Mitsubishi Mirage
-Honda Fit and Civic
-Dodge Dart
-Chevrolet Sonic and Spark
-Nissan Micra
In the end the Nissan Micra won me over with one video. The Nissan Micra Cup. Bought the SR and we've been loving it. Eventually, hunting for add-ons led me to Micra Forum. Cheers!
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View my fuel log 2015 Micra SR automatic: 8.1 L/100 km ... 34.9 mpg (Imp) ... 12.3 km/L ... 29.0 mpg (US) ...