Here Are My 10 Favorite Cool Cars for Under $20,000

This is Doug Demuro, today I'm going to review my top 10

favorite

cars

. You can get

cool

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for under 20,000 people. I'm always asked what

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cars I can get on a relatively reasonable budget. 20 thousand dollars today, I'll tell you. Before we begin, be sure to check out cars and offers, which is my enthusiast car auction website for cool cars of the modern era. We have had some amazing car sales and deals recently including this gorgeous 2015 chevy camaro z28 model that sold for 54k. this 2014 bmw m5 competition that sold for over 44k. and this low mileage 96 chevy impala ss that it sold for just under 20,000 if you are looking to sell your cool car from the modern era, cars from the 1980s onwards and offers this is the place to do it to get the most views, offers and money for your cool car and if you're looking to buy a cool car, check out cars and deals.

We have a great selection of daily auctions at carsandbids.com. I'm going to start by saying that I'm making this list in alphabetical order. I decided not to rank these cars because t

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are some sports cars, some sedans and some SUVs and I didn't really want to get into that so I'm going alphabetically, but these are my 10 recommendations if you're looking for a fun car for under 20 grand, this is what you should buy and I'll also tell you some of the cars you should buy these instead and I'm going to explain why I say that so let's get started my top 10

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fun cars under 20 grand number one alphabetically the e46 bmw m3 friends i can't tell you enough buy one of these right now if you are thinking about an e46 m3 this is the time to buy we are selling them on cars and sales all the time and they are starting to get very expensive , in fact, we've had a few introduced in the last few weeks, they come in and people want like 30 35 000 for the reserve and I think that's crazy and then I go look at comparisons of other cars that we've sold and I'm like, oh, stop that They serve now, they are really good, you can still get a good e46 m3. for less than 20 but you won't be able to do it for long some people with a budget of 20,000 trying to buy a car like this will say well I'd rather have an e39 m5 the truth is I think they are They are probably already sold out, most of them e39 m5s sell for over twenty grand under 20, you get high mileage cars, you get deferred maintenance cars, that kind of thing, the e46 m3 is the way to go and these cars will go up in value, will they?

You know? Years ago, I think it was like four years ago, I made a video about how the e46 m3 and e39 m5 are going to increase in value. People like, uh, interesting e36 m3, they made many of you think that its value is going to increase, yes. I guess I was right and now they are going up if you want a nice e46 m3 this is probably your last warning before they really go crazy. The truth is that many of those cars were heavily modified, many of them crashed. they have unwanted specs you know automatic convertibles are less desirable if you want an ic 46 m3 buy it now okay next alphabetically is your favorite car under twenty thousand dollars first generation cadillac cts-v.

I love these cars, I personally had a 2004 model. They were offered with the chevy corvette z06 v8 at the time they are all rear wheel drive the steering and handling are fantastic the chassis is really good in this car the steering is very precise I loved it they call v1 the enthusiasts call it that they were cool, they're rare, they're special, um and you can still find good, nice, under 20 ones. Now when I started this list I actually wanted to recommend v2 because I thought it would be under 20 years old by now. It's just not that they are too expensive, but if you can afford it, go for it, but the first generation V was a great car too.

Now the drawback was not a terrible interior, that is, a disastrous and shitty plastic, it was not a very nice car, but at least. This point for 20 you know for 60 when it was new that was a problem but for 20 you buy it for the powertrain, transmission and chassis and you get a great car for that amount of money and relatively practical and I really recommend those v1 , they are also quite reliable, especially if you get later models. Okay, the next car I will recommend for less than twenty thousand dollars. If you want a fun car, the Corvette C6.

I love the C6. I think it's just great. I know t

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are a lot of corvettes out there and I know a lot of people own them, they're older and you don't want to be in that crowd, it doesn't matter, they're cool, they're fun, what happens to corvettes as they get older, especially the c5 and the c6 and the latest c4 you forget about the stereotypes you forget about the interior quality all of that is fun, it has a lot of power, their reliable parts are incredibly easy to find and have become cheap and the good thing is that you buy one of these for 20 now you sell it in one year two years three years for 20 or 18. you barely lose anything and you get a nice sports car over that period they are just fun, they are really fun cars and I think a lot of people in this segment, you know, 20 of the big guys, they're saying, well, I want to get a camaro, a Challenger or a Mustang, you know, the best Mustang I can find, you know, V8 Challenger, that kind of stuff, those are cool too.

I recommend them, but wouldn't you rather have a Corvette? I mean, it's a really fun, crazy, fun sports car, low to the ground, faster and I love that car and I think the C6 especially represents a really fantastic value in today's market. Well, below we will talk about the cars you should buy right now. Honda s2000 on this list, this car, uh, it's amazing, first of all, it's amazing to drive, I mean one of the best balanced cars, best chassis, fantastic steering, amazing handling, perfect size to be launched , in fact. I drove one recently it's starting to feel a little slow but you can modify them but the reason I say you should buy it now is because it's getting really hard to find s 2000s for under twenty grand you know I find it a lot of fun .

We are not bringing back the s2000, no one wants to spend money on manual cars, meanwhile old s2000s sell for 20 25 30k all day long, it's like people spend 30 for a car with 40k miles on it, I think they would spend 50 for a car that was new if you gave him the right car but anyway I digress. The s2000 is becoming incredibly difficult to find in good condition, especially for under twenty thousand dollars. It wasn't long ago that you could get it in abundance at this price, it isn't. That's not the case anymore and I highly suggest that if you want an s2000, especially a nice one, especially an unmodified one, get one now and you won't regret it because you'll sell it in a couple of years, probably more than you paid for it, but just pick it up. an s2000 because these are fun cars and every day another one gets modified in some terrible way or crashes so the good ones are getting harder and honestly people still drive them with much lower mileage the good ones are every harder to find, okay? here is a great car for under 20,000.

If you can find one, the original jeep grand cherokee srt8, I have a video on this car coming soon or maybe I already posted it, I don't know when it will be posted. but that car is incredibly fun. I love the first generation Grand Cherokee srt. This body style came out, I believe, in 2005 and was terrible. I mean, it was a disastrous car. The interior is among the worst cars I have ever seen. buddy perry says the interior of these grand cherokees was almost like a jeep was mocking its customers like you'd still buy it it's a grand cherokee you're not going to like it it was pathetic but the srt version had 425 horsepower natural suction force. 6.1 liter V8 under the hood and it looked cool with huge chrome wheels and like a ground effects spoiler on the bottom it just looked cool it was down and I drove one of these and I fell in love with the way it dries .

I feel like I love that first generation grand cherokee srta and you know they never really depreciated as much as I thought they would. Big power and reliability will always have some value, but these are great cars and they're less than 20 years old now. You can get some decent ones for under 20s and I really recommend picking one of those if you want a fun family car that you can use and outgrow reliably and quickly, as long as you don't mind the interior. Well, next up is Another Recommendation for Under Twenty Thousand Dollars. I had to think this would come as a Mazda Miata and I specifically recommend the nd Miata which is the current body style.

They are actually available for less than twenty thousand dollars. They are mostly the above, with lower specifications. I'm not into getting an under 20 rf yet but they are great, now a lot of people will ask you as an alternative to this car why not a frs or a brz. It's actually more fun, I love the frs and the brz I actually think they're great, I always wish they'd given them more power, I think it was a big mistake not to, but the miata is just smaller, tighter , more exciting and you have a convertible top and the f4s brz for me.

The only real benefit is that we have back seats, but have you ever tried sitting in the back seat? It is not usable and it is also a little more serious. I think some people don't like that it's in a Miata. You know, there's some stigma. around that but the stigma goes away when you're on a big country road having fun and I think the nd miata might be the best miata of all time including the na and it's just amazing so I highly recommend it and especially , to those under 20 years of age. A great car for under 20 grand, offers a lot, is very nice and has decent modern technology.

Well, next, cool cars for less than 20 thousand dollars. I highly recommend the Porsche Boxster 987. Unfortunately, you still can't get a Cayman under 20 years old. and I think some people will say why not buy a 996 911. The truth is I think the good ones of those are usually over 20 now, that car has gone up in value. Not long ago you could get a 996 for 15, even a pretty nice one, that's not true anymore, but you can still get a very nice 987 boxster for under 20 and they are great. You know there's a lot of stigma around the boxster for being like the entry level Porsche and you know.

It has cheesy styling, drives one, I love the Boxster when I worked at Porsche, I had 911s as company cars because it had that Boxster stigma, but I remember one time the dealer let me borrow a Boxster and it was a lot of fun to just throw it around. around the chassis, the mid-engine layout, the weight balance, the car is perfect and the truth is that when you drive a boxster you don't really care that it's a cheap Porsche because it's so exciting to drive. and you can still get a boxster s for under 20 grand, nice 987, from 2005 to about 2008 later, if you can get a porsche boxster, highly recommended, it gives you all the porsche driving experience and excitement that no necessarily gives you genius. like, oh, you get the cool feeling of owning the kind of Porsche 911, but if you're a serious driver and you just want a fun car, get a 987 boxster, okay, then you get another cool car for under twenty thousand dollars , a 2015 subaru wrx, ​​this is the style.

I never really liked the new generation wrx, ​​I guess it was like eight cars from 2014, they were okay, the hatchback was really cool, but the 15 and up are much better, the styling is cooler, the muscle block type of look , they have better technology and You are less than 20 years old for a 15 wrx, ​​that's great, manual transmission, four wheel drive, decent power, but a fun, practical, high performance car that will be very reliable, robust, You know, like all Subarus, four-wheel drive, good for snow, that kind of decent fuel stuff. Inexpensive and fun for less than twenty thousand dollars.

I highly recommend these Wrx. They are fantastic cars. If you're considering an Evo, I can understand starting to worry about Mitsubishi parts support in the future. I'm starting to worry about what the previous owners what I've done with the evos um and what kind of person owned them, but the w15 and up wrx is just a great car, it's just good, it's not the fastest, it's not the crazier, exciting, exciting, but it's amazing, it's really a cool car, okay, next step again. alphabetically under twenty thousand dollars ford focus st and honor will mention the fiesta st here too these are easily under 20 thousand dollars and are excellent fiesta st somewhere under 10.

I can't imagine they are that good it's amazing I because Ford at the time was not a company that you would expect to make a performance car, but that's exactly what they were. Now people ask me, do you know which one you would rather have and I have to tell you it all comes down to it. for whichIt's your situation, the focus st is better, it's bigger, it's more practical, but the fiesta st, although less powerful, is more fun, it's not as fast, but you can throw it in the corners, the steering and handling are great and I'm looking forward to it.

It had more excitement and fun than the focus and people always ask me to compare that to the focus st versus the barth 500 and my answer is that the abarth is the most fun but it's not very practical, the focus is more practical and it continues being fun, but the Fiesta St is the best of all worlds and those cars are just great and if you can find a good one, they are all available for under twenty thousand dollars, they are largely great. I love Focus St. and Fiesta St and I'm so glad they're gone. I think Ford's decision to shift to SUVs from prioritizing cars was the right one, but losing those cars was a big blow and it was great that we had them all in one. great generation, so there will be years of used car supply left for this amazing car, okay, the next favorite car is less than twenty thousand dollars, Toyota Land Cruiser 100 series, so this is the lane cruiser that it was built between 1998 and 2007.

We sell an incredible amount of these in cars and deals, and the reason for this is that they are great in many ways if you just want to use it as a luxury SUV that transports your kids and is comfortable to drive . You can do this if you want to use it as off-road equipment. There are tons of parts. You can lift it through a steel bumper. Go anywhere in the desert. The mountains. Rivers, whatever, you can do that too and either way you'll get 250 or 300,000 trouble-free miles out of the car, so you'll have incredible durability, incredible capability, and incredible luxury all in one and how cool is it?

I like about the 100 series. The Land Cruiser is probably the most abundant Land Cruiser, so the 80 series and 60 series models are the Land Cruisers of the 90s and 80s, they are difficult to find, they have a shape especially pretty, they were often used and are hard to find. the 200 series model which is the newer one is expensive and it's weird that the landcruiser isn't already a very popular vehicle, but the 100 series was the sweet spot, they were making a ton of them, they were selling a ton of them. them and you can get them below. 20 quite easily and if you have a budget of 20,000 you can buy a pretty good one, which is not true for any of the other Land Cruiser models.

Now the Lane Cruiser people look down on the 100 series like, oh, that's normal. one, oh that was the most boring one, but it's still as capable as all the others, a big V8, good torque, especially in recent years, they are great cars and there's a reason they're so sought after right now and I think within 10 years. When the 100 series models get harder to find, we'll all look back and say, well, I wish I'd bought a warehouse for those when they were 15,12,000 because someday the nice 80 series models will have gone up to 20 30 40k range what will happen to the 100 series two and we will wish we had bought them but now you won't regret a 100 series so there you have it that's my list top 10 funny cars under 20k 20k dollars actually buys you a lot of cars and these are all pretty good you can find them all in cars and deals but you really can or wherever they are great they are very fun and exciting cars and that price gets you a good number of cars so those are my 10 picks if i was trying to buy a fun car right now with a budget of 20k thats what i get and an extra bonus for all the cars on this list except the 2015 wrx maybe and the second miata.

We're not really losing value, so you can buy them, enjoy them, and not worry significantly about the depreciation of these cars, but there are 10 great cars, fun cars that you can buy for 20 grand.