# What used car has the highest demand **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922 "2004-11-09T23:35:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922/21 "2004-11-12T22:00:18Z")
> [@Hello Again](#): > > Hey, I hear a DeLorean runs great on Mr. Fusion (D&R). Only the time machine runs on fusion. The car itself still goes on gas. (Sorry) ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922/22 "2004-11-12T22:38:45Z")
> [@Hello Again](#): > > Hey, I hear a DeLorean runs great on Mr. Fusion (D&R). > > This is Just IMHO, IANACar Dealer, but the Ford Focus is rolling proof that American car companies don’t know how to build an “economy” car that isn’t a piece of shit. > > To find relative trade-in or resale values, usually people look it up in the “Kelley Blue Book.” I looked up an 01 Focus, (I pretended it was the SE 4 Door Sedan, automatic, with 50,000 miles on it and in Good condition) and it gave me a “private party” price of $6,500 or a dealer trade-in of $5,100. The comparable Honda Accord (01 DX 4 Door, auto, 50K, good condition) has “private party” price of $9,125 or Dealer trade-in of $7,650. Check it out for yourself at: > [http://autos.yahoo.com/kbb/](http://autos.yahoo.com/kbb/) > > IME, the Blue Book value is usually rather optimistic. A new ford focus is also about 15-17k while a new Accord is around 20-26k. But yeah the focus is a POS. I looked up the reviews on [carsurvey.org](http://carsurvey.org), very very bad. However I hear the Chevorlet prizm is a good economy car. Thats about the only low cost US made car I can think of that is ok though. The main reason i’m asking is because I want to find a good deal on a car then be able to resell it easy should I need to get rid of it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922/23 "2004-11-12T23:04:34Z")
> [@Wesley Clark](#): > > The main reason i’m asking is because I want to find a good deal on a car then be able to resell it easy should I need to get rid of it. I suggest the Accord or the Civic. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922/24 "2004-11-13T20:41:47Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > I suggest the Accord or the Civic. Yeah thats the conclusion i’ve come to. I think the Camry and Corolla would be good bets too, but I bet the Civic, Camry and Accord are the best bets. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922/25 "2004-11-13T21:10:23Z")
I would avoid all orange and black ones if I were you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922/26 "2004-11-13T21:26:07Z")
Based on 3 years of experience selling classified advertising, Honda Accord, with Toyota Camry a close second. And guess what I drive now, yep, Honda Accord. My observations showed that American cars dropped to essentially junker value with 100,000 miles. People were still willing to pay good money for Hondas & Toyotas at that mileage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-used-car-has-the-highest-demand/273922.md?page=1)