- You know that feeling you get when you drive a boring car,
a car that sparks zero joy,
doesn't have enough power to pass anything,
let alone able to win any well,
legally, I have to call them acceleration contest.
Anyway, I hate that feeling and I hate it so much
that I taught myself how, and where to search for cars
that presents a ton of value for the money
and will compete in both clout and performance
with cars that are nearly double the cost or even more.
But today, instead of selfishly filling up my own driveway
with good deals, I'm gonna use my powers for good.
And I'm gonna share with you the best cars that you can buy
under $10,000.
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So you're in the market to buy a new car
and you've got about a $10,000 limit
but you also want something fun to drive,
something that sparks joy
has a little bit of power is easy to modify
and we'll look sick with some aftermarket wheels.
But just how much fun can you have for just $10,000?
Well, for starters, what if I told you,
you can get a 330 horsepower rear wheel drive car
with tons of racing and JDM heritage.
Does zero to 60, in just over five seconds
just a quarter mile in the mid thirteens
and handles like the sports car that it is.
You probably think I'm crazy, but there's plenty of examples
of Nissan 370Z's out and about for under $10,000.
P, which is wild because Nissan will still sell you
a brand new 2020 model with zero miles,
that's largely unchanged from a 2009
except a well equipped
one's going to cost you about $40,000.
So what are you waiting for?
These cars really don't have any major issues outside of
having that trash 2009 interior,
but $10,000 or less for Nissan Z car with over 330
horsepower, is an absolute steal
and not a ton of people know
that these cars got super cheap.
This is definitely one of those ones,
that seems much more expensive than it actually is.
And there's a very good starting point
for any sports car enthusiast,
especially with the JDM twist.
An Infiniti G37 has the same drive
train is typically even a little cheaper and is 90%
of the performance characteristics.
Or maybe you just want something with a ton of horsepower
and could care less about anything handling related.
Well, that boy do I have the budget rocket for you.
In 2003 Mercedes Benz took their midsize E-Class sedan
and then took a 470 horsepower,
515 torque, super charged 5.4 liter VA
and shoved it in the engine Bay and called it an E55 AMG.
Zero to 60 takes only about four and a half seconds
and absolutely obliterates to quarter mile
with mere 12 second passes.
Now, there was time these cars started at $75,000
and you could tack on about $10,000 in additional options.
So to see these cars come in at under $10,000
really makes me wonder why more people
aren't buying these cars.
And so there I was buying a high mile 2003 E55 AMG
for $7,000 in the name of science.
Well, as it turns out, when you have things like
massaging, ventilated, and dynamic seating
self popping doors, and a high wattage, high tech audio
the aging electronics tend to become problematic
and likes to drain the batteries
which this vehicle has two of.
And as it turns out, even at 16 years old
as far as the Mercedes-Benz parts department is concerned
you're still maintaining an $80,000 car.
And the prices of parts are quite expensive.
But with a slight understanding
of how to use the good old Google, and Facebook,
it's really not unreasonable to maintain these cars.
Anyway, these cars aren't going to be a good handler
but if you want a cooled, butt massage
while murdering most cars at any speed on the highway
you love big smoking, burnouts and flying under the radar,
the E55 AMG is the car for you.
From there if a turbo-charged front wheel drive application
is more your cup of tea
the Chevrolet cobalt SS turbo charged is a fantastic option
under this price bracket.
With a 260 horsepower, two liter engine.
this was a sport compact car
not to be taken lightly when it came out.
I mean, Christ, these cars were literally beating up on
WRX Evos, and even as F2000 on the road course.
With a bunch of horsepower
and the nature of the front wheel drive.
The zero to 60 for these cars is right
at that five and a half second Mark of quarter, mile times
and the low fourteens, which is still plenty quick
for the money or lack there of,
that these things demand.
Now much like the 370ZD the interiors are just there're,
they're trash, there really not that great,
but they look great.
They have plenty of power,
they're very easy to make more power
and the handle extremely well for their class.
A couple of bolt-ons and you can go spank on some focus STs
and type RS for a significant amount of less money.
These cars are even quite reliable and cheap to maintain.
And if that's not enough, you could actually get this
very 260 horsepower, two liter, and maybe
even a more unassuming rear wheel drive Pontiac solstice GXP
in they're still under that $10,000, Mark
both fantastic(beep sound) interior options that are more
than capable under $10,000.
For those looking for a world-class all wheel drive system
with a boost to drive train, an a solid interior,
I can not recommend the B8 generation Audi S4 enough.
The 333 horsepower supercharged V6 gave this car
a super aggressive power curve.
The supercharger cramps, tons of torque
to the wheels down low in the engineering of the platform,
has these cars pulling hard all the way up to redline.
Audi actually underrated these cars a little bit
where they claim 330 horsepower at the crank.
They were typically actually seeing about
320,330 wheel horsepower,
making it closer to 360 crank,
and with the optional dual clutch transmission
with launch control, these cars can nail zero to 60 in
under five seconds, which was stupid quick
for car that you can snag at that $10,000 Mark or less.
With that these cars are ripping the quarter mile
and super low thirteens and are getting
into the twelves tune, only.
All with the comfort and quality you would expect
from Audi and its famous all wheel drive QUATRA system.
There are a couple lurking gremlins in these cars
like common early DSG issues,
and needing and Carmen cleaning about
every 50,000 miles or so since it was direct injected.
following the all wheel drive train
another huge one here with a pretty
nice demographic, it's going to be the Volvo V70R,
but more specifically the P2 platform V70R.
Spanning from 2004 to 2007,
now bring yourself back to 2004 for a moment.
The first WRX STI came out with a VA killing 300 horsepower,
all wheel drive sedan.
And it was the coolest thing ever
to come to the States at the time.
But right then and there a Volvo, a brand known
for boring safe cars came to release 300 horsepower
all wheel drive, six speed manual(beep) station wagon
with Brembos, dude, give me that.
Oh, and then I mentioned this thing
has a turbo charged five cylinder.
Talk about a fantastic sound (beep)
RS3 P2 Volvo RS to the better.
- Watch your profanity.
- These can make some solid power to
and having an interior that's much more modern feeling
than its early 2000 competition.
The reason these cars are more of a niche thing though
is because of the questionable design.
Not that it's necessarily bad.
It's just so kind of understated
and unassuming or maybe even worse.
It's really boring looking,
but considering these cars are
at least on paper, very similar to a Broba STI.
Getting into something like this for well
under $10,000 is an amazing feat and the wagon
practicality makes it a daily driving, no brainer.
And these cars have a really neat kind of
awkward shifter as well.
I don't even know how to explain it.
So let's just roll the B roll.
This is what people have dubbed, the space ball shifter,
and apparently if you get anything stuck on there
it scratched ( beep) out of it
and makes a terrible noise, and you can get orange seats.
That's pretty neat if you ask me.
Now for this one
you guys are going to want to grab some short golf shorts,
and pair of white new balances
because the C5 generation Corvette
can be had from only $10,000.
And that's a super good buy for the money.
The C5 Corvette introduced the LS one
into the world for 1996 as the 1997 model year,
boasting 345 horsepower and 350 pound feet
of late 90's, early 2000's Push rod torque
for low slung, 3,200 pound chassis
with a 50 50 weight distribution.
This car was a monster when it came out
nearly 25 years later it's previously advanced engineering
and styling has really dated the car leaving tens
of thousands of massively depreciated sports cars
for pennies on the dollar.
For quarter mile times in the low thirties
in the zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds.
This is still a very quick and very fast car,
especially when you consider the price.
A $10,000, six speed C5 Corvettes aren't hard to come by.
It's probably won't cost as much to maintain
or some of the newer or German cars on this list
but you do sacrifice that interior quality
for race car engineering.
Anyway, this is a 350 horsepower V8 stuffed inside
of 3,200 pounds, elongated Miata.
They handle good, they go in straight lines very quickly,
and they aren't likely to depreciate.
A hard one to pass up for under $10,000.
Now whenever I suggest this next one
to someone who hasn't ever owned, one seems to kind
of scoff at the idea of owning a Hyundai.
But Hyundai has come a long way since the turd.
I kid you not, in fact, in 2009 Hyundai
dropped a rear wheel drive sports coupe
with a 300 horsepower, 3.8 liter V6
and they called it the Genesis Coupe.
Hyundai had a its sights set directly on the 370Z,
and the Mustang GT, and they did a good job
competing with those cars
for a lot less money even when new.
They took the formula of fun and brought it
to the masses with a really attractive entry price.
And luckily for us, Hyundai was still
in the process of proving to the people
that they had changed their (beep) car ways.
And when the Gen Coupe released
they were still in that process of that transition.
So they depreciated really, really quickly.
You can get a really actually decent Gen Coupe
with either of 275 horsepower, two liter turbo
or you could get the gigantic 300 horsepower V6
with right around a hundred thousand miles for just $7,000.
Again, it's so weird to me that more people
don't have these things.
And if a 300 horsepower V6 doesn't get you going
how about a 300 horsepower VA.
1995 to the 1996 model
your Ford had a brand new engine for their SVT Cobra
a four valve dual overhead cam 4.6 liter modular engine
which means 300 horsepower.
Which is 75 more than the GT at the time.
And right now these cars are kind of at that awkward stage
of being an age that they're pretty well forgotten about
but not quite old enough to be cool again,
parts are stupid cheap for these cars.
Interiors are terrible.
It's kind of heavy all things considered
in the stock wheel gap is absolutely atrocious.
But for not a whole lot of money
you can get into an SVT engineered Cobra that will rip
to 16 under six seconds.
It's going to run the quarter mile
in low 14, not a bad starting point.
And with some really basic suspension modifications
these cars can hang with the best of them on the racetrack.
And last, but certainly my favorite, the W220
generation Mercedes-Benz S 600 will rock your world.
The 2003 Mercedes decided to take their already
fast V12 S class and slap a pair of turbos on it.
That's right ladies and gents
you can get a twin turbo V12 car for less than $10,000.
490 horsepower, 590 torque this 4,600 pound land yacht
is still a (beep) rocket.
Zero to 60 takes just 4.5 seconds,
rockets through the a quarter mile, in a 12 second range.
These cars are absolutely insane.
These things have eight piston, Brembo brakes,
heated vended and power reclining rear seats,
massaging front seats, dynamic cruise control,
an the most magnificent running suspension
you've ever felt in your life.
which is probably why these cars
had a starting price of $123,000.
But not to worry,
luxury cars depreciate ridiculous quick,
and now you can grab a fair amount
of these cars under the 10,000 mark.
And mechanically these cars are super solid
and very reliable.
It's just that there's a few common problems
that can be expensive to fix.
Like, the coil packs for instance, got a misfire?
Well, these cars have a big one-piece coil pack
for each bank of cylinder.
So you have to the whole side
if you do have a coil pack failure
which is pretty common at the tune of $2,000 per side.
And while you're doing that
you may as well change spark plugs to, there's 24 of them.
So good luck with that.
Anyway, these cars provide a ton of value for the money.
I mean, come on just the features
of the car alone without its crazy performance
is enough to make $10,000 worth it.
But that's going to wrap it up for this list
of the best cars you can buy under $10,000.
Let me know what your favorite cars
under $10,000 are in the comments.
And let me know what you think I may have missed.
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