It’s no secret that people are spending truly absurd amounts of money on new cars these days. But what’s even more discouraging is that automakers continue to cut less expensive models from their lineups, making it even harder to find new cars that you could reasonably afford. That doesn’t mean you’re completely out of luck, though.
Consumer Reports recently posted a list of 10 inexpensive cars that it recommends buying. But this list isn’t made up of well-reviewed cars sorted by MSRP. Instead, Consumer Reports analyzed transaction prices since dealers are still marking up a lot of their more affordable models above MSRP. They’re then ordered by average transaction price so it’s more likely to reflect what you’re going to pay at the dealer.
