Hi Ozb
Looking for suggestions as to what car to buy for my wife and I who got married a few months ago.
Price range 30-45k.
Happy with used car provided kms are not too high (less than 50k).
As luxurious as possible given the price range.
Best Luxury Car Young Couple
bargainhunter87 on 17/04/2019 - 19:55
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Toyota Camry Atara SL it is then.
2015 Audi A5 S-line Auto Quattro MY16
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/Audi-A5-2015/OAG-AD…2016 Audi A5 S-line Auto Quattro MY16
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/Audi-A5-2016/SSE-AD…
^^^ Seemingly owned/driven by a halfwit incapable of estimating distances or navigating curbs, given all the rim/tyre damage shown in photo's ^^^
Need to be less vague.
Best Luxury -Probably Bugatti or Rolls Royce
for Young Couple - Corolla
Looking for suggestions as to what car to buy for my wife and I who got married a few months ago. - probably something that fit a baby seat, SUV
As luxurious as possible given the price range - infinitiso think what you guys actually need before booshing money down the toilet based on replies on the internet. Its is a daily, will you carry junk, will it need to fit a baby seat in the future.
If I had $45k, I would happily buy a ‘top of the range 2019 Corolla ZR Hybrid… and have lots of left over spare change.
Would you buy a corolla if you had a budget of 45k? probably not
Mate, you ain't rich, you've got a $45k car budget. That's not even enough to buy a top model Camry. I'd pop that ego bubble real quick and quit talking smack. Plenty of people have budgets many times bigger than yours and buy a Corolla.
As luxurious as possible given the price range.
This is a contradiction. There are no luxurious cars that are $30 - 45k. If there were, they wouldn't be luxurious. Definition of luxurious is "extremely comfortable or elegant, especially involving great expense". The point is, luxury just means expensive. If you're buying a car that anyone who's worked a full time job for a few months can afford, then you're not buying luxury, you're just buying another car that you'll see ten times over driving down the freeway. There's nothing exclusive about that.
Some perspective would be nice. Ultimately, get whatever car you feel drives nice and suits your lifestyle and makes compromises you don't mind. If you want my honest advice, there are three kinds of car buyers - people who love cars (people you see at car meets, car washes, kebab joints…etc.), rich people and everybody else (basically people who use a car to get from A to B). Based on what you've said, you're the last type, for which any car will basically do. Again, it's about trade-offs. If you don't care about your car being fast, then there's no difference between a Corolla and any small-ish car you can find on a practical basis.
You want to flaunt brand status, but your budget says 'mid-spec Golf.'
So you're willing to buy used, that's good. But you haven't accounted for all the additional costs that come with that fancy badge. Get used to 98 RON, higher insurance and servicing, repairs and replacement parts? Get used to getting reamed in the wallet and long lead times, especially if you're stooping to a generations-old model.
The cost of owning a luxury car is commensurate to the cost of buying one. IMO, buy the car you can afford and find another way to flex.
True you both make very good points. Will keep this in mind when searching. Thanks
AlphaAlfaAnd no Lexus?? What kind of Toyota salesman are you? :P
The kind that doesn't sell Lexus 😉
Best luxury car for a young couple is a house.
Keeping up with the Joneses apparently
Spending inheritance in the best way possible?
Get a 3 series BMW, absolutely fantastic car to drive and to look at it.
BMW's are the new 'ricer'. Every man and his dog has one and the brand is trashy as a result.
Hahahaha! But also kind of mean to say to someone who has sunk money into one and is proud of it.
they are a very dull car to drive.
@altomic: I agree, and also with the comment I replied to. Just seems a bit mean that the poor guy is happy with his car and trying to flex but is getting his pride shot down.
Q: What is the most irrelevant job in the world?
A: The person who puts indicators on a BMW.
I don't agree, but you shouldn't be negged.
Big, small, hatch, sedan, wagon, coupe? Space for toys/pram? Economy or power? Just for commuting or for weekend trips?
Narrow it down a bit with what you will use the car for to get a better answer.
The Lexus UX is quite a nice car especially if you're after an SUV. Quality is excellent comparative to the price, you can get into a very low km demo model for 45k. If you're after a coupe you can't go past the Infiniti Q60. Again, very cheap comparative to the build quality and materials and you can get into a demo for around 45k as well. If you need a 4 door sedan there's the Infiniti Q50 though personally I'd pick a demo Lexus UX or Q60 over it any day.
I'd go a 2yo Disco Sport over a Lexus…
Hahaha… a Disco… come on, Spack… that’s a Land Rover. No one deserves that. :D
Hey out of my links above, an 11yo Porsche Boxter seems the 'flashiest' 😉
@spackbace: Yeah, I would buy a Boxter or more likely a Cayman in that price bracket.
A few other shitbox brands on that list I would avoid like the plague.
I'd prefer reliability over a Land Rover but if they don't plan to keep the car more than two years then it'd be a fine proposition.
Porsche Cayman. Should be able to get a nice one of them for around $45,000.
Or my next pick would be a Lexus RC 350 or 200t.
no love for is-f ?
Good lord! That’s a lot of doors! But yes, if I was looking for a sedan, would definitely have the IS-F on my list. Was just thinking that OP being young with no family or plans for a family, a nice “coupe” would hit the spot.
+1 for a used Porsche Cayman. The older models had such a sexy growl. The newer model with its 2.0-litre flat-four sounds more like a scared kitty. And those tyre noises are so off-putting.
The lexus is underwhelming.
Neither the RC350 or the IS-F are underwhelming cars, they both perform and handle really well.
Need to refine your parameters:
- Does it need to be a four door?
- What are non-negotiables? i.e. decently quick, safety features, heated leather seats, nice stereo, resale, etc.
A used Mercedes C250 can be had in your price range, as well as a BMW 3-series. Given BMW has just released it's next iteration of the 3er, plenty of used will be coming to market shortly.
Interior of Mercedes looks luxurious compared to other German brands (Audi comes to mind) in that price range. I like the exterior of Audi but the interior is disappointing unless it’s a top of the range model. Also depends on options.
Great name :D
😳
Since you're only buying a logo, go for the biggest one! I think BMWs with their ridiculous gigantic grilles are obnoxious enough.
Otherwise, nothing says "look at me" like an A class with a loud exhaust, stripes and wings.In all seriousness, beware of servicing costs. "Premium" brands are over-charging so much it isn't funny
Thanks mate
Mercedes CLA 250
Will look into it!
if you are tossing luxury and 45k together in a same basket, end result will be an aged 'badge' car with high maintenance / service fee. Why not settle with A-to-B car first and get 80k-90k car when you can truly afford them?
This ☝ makes sense.
Why not settle with A-to-B car first and get 80k-90k car when you can truly afford them?
Because once the baby comes along, it'll be decades before they can afford one ;)
Suck eggs and bank it… if you think you can spend 45k and get a 'luxury' car you aren't too cluey about cars. Halve that, buy new and sink the rest into a bank deposit
Perhaps some time on the couch with a professional will help you boost your self esteem at a lower cost and speak directly to the problem?
What do you drive?
Does it has to be high yielding investment vehicle?
Used Audi A4 should be enough :-)
Why do you 'need' a luxury car?
Who said need?
If you don't need a luxury car, why buy one when your budget can only stretch to $45k?
You can afford a used middle class aspirational car, a mid level BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, etc
If you care about driving and want a car you can be proud to drive you can get a 8 year old bmw 335i or Mercedes C350.
These will be well out of warranty, but if you research the models, know the common issues to look out for, and find a well maintained model, you can enjoy a really great car that you could never afford new.
However if you are focusing on brand, You probably wouldn't buy an 8-10 year old car because they look old.
The 3 year old lower end model with under 50k km will look similar to the great cars mentioned above - to other people who don't care about cars. But you will never get to drive what actually makes the brands popular.
It will perform no better than the high end camry, and cost a lot more to keep on the road.
Infinity worth a look maybe, they have pretty good deals from time to time
X1 is a good option - brand, tag, nice to drive, easy to park and far better than similarly priced crosses.
If no plans for family in next few years, I would have gone for Mazda MX-5 GT ND. It gonna be fun and statement maker in that budget.
Luxury is in the eye of the beholder. In my current neighborhood it costs $2.5m to buy a knock down house on 600m². I only rent here. Most people have corollas from within the last decade. Sure, the odd Rangerover and BMW, but they're exceptions still. My immediate neighbours in a six house quadrant drive Ford, Holden, Subaru, Hyundai, BMW (of course), Mazda, and Toyota. These are very wealthy people who could buy and drive anything without too much stress. They still mostly avoid European cars and stick to reliable, affordable brands.
Your question is hard, because there's no such thing as a cheap luxury car. Buy a 10 year old BMW 7 Series. Roughly $40k. You will spend the same amount across the next few years keeping it running. The story will be the same for anything that you think is in your price range. If you can't afford these cars new, with warranty, you simply can't afford these cars full stop. So maybe take a page from the book of the real rich (my neighbors, not me) - preserve capital by spending what you need to spend on a reliable car, while you responsibly allocate the rest of your money to appreciating assets. Trying to look rich will keep you poor.
Also, I fully expect you to tell me to go f* myself, cause your comment pattern for people who give you decent advice is full of similarly charming sentiments.
Amen, if I had to… I'd probably pop for an i30, Cerato, new (2nd hand) Prius if I did alot of driving. Or something similar.
The last few i30s have been good looking cars yeah. Especially the i30n, which by accounts is a very serious challenger. I'd take any brand new Korean or Japanese car over any 10 year old base spec Euro.
2015/2016 C200 Mercedes. Interior is very nice!
Comfort luxury - A4.
Sporty luxury - CLA, S3.
Avoid BMW.
Do not recommend Non-German European or Asian brands. Mostly because the badge is not up there.
Now i get where some OzBargainers are coming from, and i also get where you are coming from.
Like the previous 80k high yield investment car post, i have no problem and even agree with spending and creating debt for a depreciating asset like most vehicles are. It is not only about on-paper gain or lost.
Once you have passed this age, you passed this age. You might get wealthy in the future but your mindset will be different and the mental satisfaction and stimulation will shift to a different nature.
My recommendation - increase your budget, even if it means more debt and pressure, get a >=70k car. Work harder and make more money, use the car, the debt as a force to push you, and achieve more. After all, there are social securities to ensure your lives will be continued, utilise it while it lasts.
Sometimes, we do get the best satisfaction or even results from "irrational" decisions. Which in this case, a rational considered irrational.
Disabled user when? Op is attacking commenters.i call troll account
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Luxurious as in high end brand or luxurious as in the top model of a car, E.g. Toyota Camry Atara SL.