TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
    RW> AB>>     I have to find a "very affordable" used car for a family   
    RW> AB>> member (somewhere between US$ 1,000 and 2,500?)  Ideally an old   
    RW> AB>> hatchback or perhaps a subcompact sedan.  At this price point I   
    RW> AB>> realise that whatever he buys should be considered a temporary   
    RW> AB>> vehicle but if it lasts him a year or two, that would really   
    RW> AB>> help him out of a difficult spot.   
      
    RW>> My advice would be to go to a supermarket or a dedicated book store   
    RW>> and find a copy of an automotive consumer's report. Also find a copy   
    RW>> of "Blue Book" automotive values. Some cars are created equal and   
    RW>> others are bad news. You'll get the idea once you read blue book   
    RW>> values.   
      
    TW> Just checked my 2013 CR Buyers guide.   
      
    TW> Basicly look for a Toyota or a Honda and AVOID a GM or Chrylser and   
    TW> most other Foreigh Cars   
      
   Which is typical for Consumers Reports...they must have Japanese owners   
   or a majority of share holders, since they have never recommended American   
   vehicles. Never in the last 50 years that I've scanned their pages. And   
   Japanese cars used to be no better than their 'beer can' toys.   
      
      
      
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