Comments on: 23 Cheapest Cars of 2009

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:23:16 +0000

Thanks, DW … the Cube’s been added to the list, with a full review, no less.

By: DW

DW — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:44:39 +0000

Why isn’t Nissan Cube in this list? It’s probably cheaper than half of the cars in this list.

By: LM

LM — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:54:15 +0000

To Tommy Vig – go to MSN autos – they have the most comprehensive info on new and older vehicles that I’ve found anywhere on line. Really good. Not sure about European availability of these cars though, sorry.

To Lou – thanks for the info about the Patriot!

By: Brett Jameson

Brett Jameson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:17:18 +0000

American automakers have been in the bed with Texas Big Oil for years and have produced less efficient cars(MPG) because of it. The backdoor money they receive for doing this is in the billions.

All of the American automakers in the late 70’s & 80’s produced cars that easily got 35-40 mpg, but since then they have taken to the demands of big oil and keeping the cars to around 22-30.

Foreign automakers in the late 70’s & 80’s were producing small cars that were attaining up to 50 MPG and since then they to have been pressured by big oil to draw down the efficiency of their vehicles. These automakers act like now it’s impossible to achieve those numbers that they produced 25-30 years ago.

The bottom line is they all are crooks and they are being rewarded extensively by ripping off drivers that have to pay more for a gallon of gas and get less MPG from these inefficient cars.

By: TOMMY VIG

TOMMY VIG — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:39:48 +0000

Where can I read the details relating to the cheapest cars and are all of these available in Europe? By details I mean relative safety, speed, comfort, guarantee, reliability (how often in the repair shop…), roominess, gas consumption (milage-economy), performance, and so on. Thanks!

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:10:42 +0000

@Grant – thanks for the heads up! I added the xB and xD.

@ Lou – $13K for a Patriot is a steal. I just checked around and found a bunch under $14. We’re bound to see more crazy prices, as dealers hit the skids …

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:44:45 +0000

My 2009 Jeep Patriot gets 23/28 EPA rated MPG. It is the exact same size as a Jeep Cherokee, so it has plenty of utility. I picked mine up BRAND NEW for under $13,000.

By: Cheap New Car?

Cheap New Car? — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:57:44 +0000

[...] each of the Big Three have domestically produced vehicles in our list of the 22 Cheapest Cars of 2009, the bulk of the action is from overseas. While the Nissan Versa 1.6 Base Sedan is the cheapest new [...]

By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:00:06 +0000

I thought base on a xd was below 16k

By: The Cheapest Car

The Cheapest Car — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:53:56 +0000

[...] tag just under $10,000 ($9,990 to be exact), the Nissan Versa Sedan 1.6 Base sits atop the chart of 2009’s Cheapest Cars, delivering the goods with a roomy interior and very good gas [...]