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    Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970

    New Pricing Of $9,990 Makes 2009 Nissan Versa Cheapest New Car In USA
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    Okay, I'll say it: Crack Pipe.
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    Image of m_thrizzle m_thrizzle
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    Why buy a new POS for $10k when you can buy a more reliable 3 or 4 year old car like a Civic for the same price? I will never understand that.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    11/26/08

    @m_thrizzle: Thanks to the Gas crunch and perceived brand value, Civics, Corollas, Accords and Camrys are DRASTICALLY overvalued in the used car market.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    You wouldn't buy a day-to-day car without a heater, so why would you buy one without a/c? You can bundle up for winter (I did have a car with no heater for awhile, so I know this first hand, alas) but even driving naked ain't gonna help in 100 degrees. Dehydration is a bitch.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    11/26/08

    @NovaloadMissesPolar: I totally would buy a vehicle without AC -in fact, none of my vehicles has ever had functioning AC. Because, I live in Maine. We may have 3 days a year where it would be nice to have, but a heater is essential about 5 months out of the year.


    I drove a Dart sans heater-core for 3 years, and bundling up doesn't really do it, nor does it help when you have to scrape both sides of your windshield.

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    11/26/08

    @NovaloadMissesPolar:


    What, no 'delete heater' option?


    Oh, yeah, this isn't 1967 any more....

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/26/08

    @Slantsick- on the 12th floor of the ACME Building: The problem with the three days a year thing is that those three days are REALLY DAMNED HUMID as well. We deal with it well enough, though.


    (42.8 degrees north latitude, here.)

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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    11/26/08

    @Kelly: More's the pity- though off the top of my head I can think of three post-'67 advancements that're nice to have: blinkers, 3-point seatbelts, and disc brakes.. other than that, I'm not checking any boxes.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/26/08

    @Slantsick- on the 12th floor of the ACME Building: How about alarms, keyless entry, plastic-covered-foam bumpers, and cupholders?


    Me either.

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    11/26/08

    @Slantsick- on the 12th floor of the ACME Building: I just realized that aside from fuel injection (which is nice) and black-plastic covers over the bumpers, my '89 244DL isn't that different from a '67 anything. No cupholders, crank windows, no airbags, and power steering that doesn't do shit.
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    Image of Ash78, tryptophanatic Ash78, tryptophanatic
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    Yeah, when I was a kid, I never believed my dad when he told me some cars were sold without A/C, mostly in Canada. Having grown up in Florida (at state that essentially exists BECAUSE of A/C).


    I could live without it in Alabama, but my passengers would hate me.

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    Image of Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson Jimal is a non-attorney spokesperson
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    Let me get this straight...
    It's a relatively cool looking little car for what it is. Manual transmission, as God intended it. No crappy factory stereo to remove before installing my own. No air conditioning to add weight and break down. Steel wheels that I could replace with anything I'd like, such as a set of Minilites.


    Where do I sign up?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/26/08

    @Jimal: The only thing I'm afraid of with "no radio" is that they mean "no radio, no harness, no place for an antenna".
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    Image of Pete Gaines Pete Gaines
    11/26/08

    @FuzzyPlushroom: No, they're wired for radios. I don't know about the Accent, but the cheap Versa even has speakers.
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    11/26/08

    @Pete Gaines: Okay, cool. Stolen head unit for $50, here we come.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    Guess they don't plan on selling too many of these in the South or Southwest. Why would you spend $10k on a car that didn't even have a/c? (Unless it is something along the lines of a Se7en) The general rule around here is any car that runs is worth $500, but worth at least $750 if the a/c still works. If you live any place that has more than 4 months where the temp can be over 90 you NEED a/c! I can't imagine a dealer actually selling any of these without a/c in Atlanta. It would be like trying to sell a new car without heat in Wisconsin.
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    No air, no radio...why, it's the Hyundai Accent Clubsport!
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    11/26/08

    @PatFromGundo: Alternately, it's the Hyundai Accent Carrera RS!
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    11/26/08

    @Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle:

    A couple more:

    - Accent Super Leggera?

    - Accent Challenge stradale?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/26/08

    @PatFromGundo: As long as it's not the Hyundai Accent Eurosport.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    While the Accent isn't my thing, I applaude the availability of a stripped down (standard transmission, no radio, no a/c) car.


    I hope this is a trend. If the trend finds its way upmarket to more spirited offerings, I might be intrigued.


    Unfortunately, the US gub'ment won't let them offer it without airbags. That's a delete I'd take even if it didn't lower the price any.

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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    11/26/08

    @smalleyxb122: I, for one, welcome our new stripper-model econobox overlords.


    Now, if I could get a genuinely compact pickup as a stripper model off a dealer lot, we'd be talking.


    The 95 GMC Slownoma I used to have had nearly zero options (it did have a bed liner, but that was likely aftermarket), but it was screwed together by incompetent New Jersey "people," so it fell apart like a Brilliance BS6 in a crash test. If I could have something like that, but without the Cavalier engine, and U-joints that lasted more than a week, I'd be a happy man.

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    Image of DannyBN DannyBN
    11/26/08

    @smalleyxb122: How much would they knock off the MSRP if they made carpeting optional? I'd gladly go without it.
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    Image of RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
    11/26/08

    @DannyBN:


    It is in trucks.


    What you guys are all describing sounds like a Silverado WT, which you can get with a vinyl bench, no carpet, and I believe even roll-up windows.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/26/08

    @rlj676-new job, same problems: And bed sides you need a forklift to throw stuff over. Honestly, if they'd lower the damn beltline...
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    So for 90% of U.S. buyers that no-frills Accent is a whopping $13,670. I'm cheap, but I'm not so cheap that I would do without A/C. If Versa's entry model comes with a magic anti-sweat machine, Nissan still wins.
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    Image of seoultrain seoultrain
    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    Woah, just priced a "loaded" Accent SE:

    Total MSRP : $17,645


    Ouch.


    Though on the bright side, you can get it in Mellow Yellow.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/26/08

    @seoultrain: Quite rightly.
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    11/26/08

    In reply to Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970
    Not only is this an inexpensive car, it is definitely a cheap one, too.


    Why, if you're shopping in the $10K part of the automotive world, are you not getting both an hourly Craigslist fix and hunting the classified ads from anyplace either a friend will drive you or which has a Greyhound terminal, looking for the score-of-the-decade '04 Camry with 55K miles on it, for chump change?


    Older, nice used cars trump cheezy new cars any day of the week. Me and my 20 year old S-class stand by this logic until it finally dies...probably around the time the world runs out of petroleum.

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    11/26/08

    @Kelly:


    I think that is only a good plan if you are mechanically inclined. Even still, I'd imagine that although that old S Class is much cooler, it'd be unreliable as all hell?

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    11/26/08

    @Kelly: Oh I agree with you, but that usually means $10K in cash. Many people live paycheck to paycheck, which means they need financing. No bank outside of Vinny in Bayonne will finance a 20-year-old European car.


    Plus, there's no safety net if that old car has a problem. You're also buying a warranty...

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    11/26/08

    @brandegee: You speak much truthiness.


    People that buy a $10k new car are not in the market for a $10k car. They are in the market for a car that costs (X dollars) / month.

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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/26/08

    @brandegee:


    About the lack of a warranty.


    My logic has always been, if something catastrophic happens, I have only $1,500-$3K "invested" (I likes me some nice beater cars), and I can't repair it myself, or gasp, have someone do it for me, it happens, then I'll just get a replacement one. Maybe even one of the same make and model 'cause now I have my own parts!


    Sorry, I feel a little bit of white trash coming through. The above has never happened with four-wheeled transportation, but it has with two-wheeled ones.


    I'd make sure there was a dedicated garage bay for the parts car, and would likely have it 100% disassembled in a few months, carting off the carcass in the dark so as not to disturb the neighbors.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    11/26/08

    @Kelly: oh lord, you've gone my route. I'm going to keep buying Ford Thunderbirds because if anything breaks, I've got all the parts I need to fix it already, and I already know how to change it and have the tools to change it. This is the reason why I am on MN12 (89-97) Ford Thunderbird number three (notwithstanding the other two ford thunderbirds driven by my mother and younger brother). Thanks for reminding me how white trash I can be in a neighborhood of multi-million-dollar houses.
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    11/26/08

    @rlj676-new job, same problems: The thing about Benzes is that sometime in the mid '90s they went from being rock solid to rocky road. They just up and decided to fire everyone in Quality Control, I guess.
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    11/01/08

    In reply to New Pricing Of $9,990 Makes 2009 Nissan Versa Cheapest New Car In USA
    THe day of the stripper models is returning.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/31/08

    In reply to New Pricing Of $9,990 Makes 2009 Nissan Versa Cheapest New Car In USA
    Hey, they got rid of the CVT, so it's now a Nice Price.


    I didn't even know there was a Versa sedan. I guess I wasn't crazy when I thought I saw a tiny Sentra...

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    10/31/08

    In reply to New Pricing Of $9,990 Makes 2009 Nissan Versa Cheapest New Car In USA
    So it's a trim level lower than the S? I have an 08 SL HB myself. I get 35-38 mpg. It's about 5-6 mpg over the listed highway mpg. They aren't bad cars and aren't really cheap as far as interior.
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    Image of TorkLugnutz TorkLugnutz
    10/31/08

    In reply to New Pricing Of $9,990 Makes 2009 Nissan Versa Cheapest New Car In USA
    I'd rather have a hatchback. Maybe Scion XDs and Honda Fits will get some amazing price cuts shortly....
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    10/31/08

    @TorkLugnutz: What you said.
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