The Pontiac Vibe, a badge-engineered sister to the Toyota Matrix, enjoys good service support. Defunct brands often lose value, which can make them a good buy later on, but it can also depend on the model and the manufacturer. In all cases, the vehicles’ manufacturers still exist and there’s generally adequate parts and service support. Some of the vehicles on our list come from defunct brands. For example, the 2005-2007 Saab 9-2x may make a great used car but there isn’t enough data to properly gauge its reliability due to its low sales numbers when new and it’s too hard to find for most buyers. Older models, with fewer data points, required more evaluation or were generally left off for lack of available data. We sampled hundreds of used car listings from Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Phoenix and Seattle. In addition to these criteria, the vehicle had to have average transaction prices under or near $5,000, be manufactured after 1996 and be generally available in five major geographic markets. To determine our list of the best vehicles under $5,000, we cross-referenced a broad range of reliability and quality scores, evaluations by vehicle testers, thousands of long-term reports and reviews from owners and factored in our own long-term experiences with these vehicles as new and used cars. Potentially high maintenance costs and expensive tires.
A two-seater, it lacks much cargo space.
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