BEST small cars UNDER $20,000 to buy in 2023
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You've got 20 grand to spend and you need something small, fun and practical. So what do you get? Here are our picks.
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You’ve gotta live with one of these small cars to realise the benefits of owning one. Everything is easier and cheaper. Cheaper to buy and run, easier to get around in and park, easier to wash and keep clean. They make a lot of sense.
I’m a big fan of small cars.
Heh, BIG fan of ₛₘₐₗₗ cars
Here in the States we don't have the Kia Picanto. The US government is busy giving trillion dollar tax breaks such as in December 2017 ($2,300,000,000,000 US dollars to billion dollar corporations) while most Americans can only afford to purchase used vehicles ❤.
Always a good day when a new ReDriven vid comes out 🎉
I agree , easy viewing.😅
Yes sir!
Really great choices there. Top pick would definitely be the Jazz or Yaris. Tiny nuggets are perfect for the average person who only needs a grocery getter & has a small family.
I recently bought a 2018 higher spec Yaris.Pretty fast with the 1500cc engine,nice looking alloy wheels and quite fun to drive.The audio sound quality is good too.Great fuel economy and very comfortable and quiet.The SX has an air of quality about it.I like the fact that it still has an ignition key,real handbrake, auto transmission not CVT.The big single windscreen wiper is cool too.I'm an old guy so I prefer older tech.Tried and true.Anyway I paid NZ$12,000 for it and the new ones are about $28,000 after govt. clean car rebate.
I love this channel, not even a week after we ask for something, they deliver! Thank you Re Driven team!!!
First, I just subscribed because you care about your viewers pockets! Second, no beating around the bush, straight to the point and that's how I roll! 👍
I agree with the previous comment about the Skoda Fabia and/or VW Polo being in the list. Having owned my Polo from new in 2015 and currently with 120000 km on the clock with not as much as blown fuse or even a light bulb I have been hugely impressed since day 1. Wish you'd do a Polo review at some point. I'd offer you mine to test but you'd have to come to Melbourne to do it.
Love the mention of the PriusC - such a cool little car and they have the handling of a go-kart, and even if you rag it you'll still get better fuel economy than just about everything else on the list.
i found it very noisy and poorly insulated, i got an old gen2 instead. I would choose a jazz over the priusc especially if you are after a go kart
@@juki6377 Hence go cart :P it's noisy and poorly insulated lol.
love your channel since discovered yesterday. have watched a bunch of videos to research into a second hand buy. would you talk about import car insurance or is there a video already?
Yeessssss, someone in the comments called it, always a good day when re driven releases a new video.
We bought a 2013 Mazda 2 as our 2nd car (after the 2003 Nissan March gave up the ghost) and wow are we happy with it. It looks great and is loads of fun to drive, manouverable, and plenty practical for its size. I've driven a Jazz before and it was a dull and uncomfortable experience, my other choice in this segment would've been a Yaris.
Mazda's handling is top notch.
The more fuel-efficient direct alternative to the Yaris would be the Vitz Hybrid, which is the exact same car and is available in Australia as a grey import.
The Jazz is a beautiful car to drive and can take some pretty substantial abuse too (was my driving instructor's car) but the other car I'd add to this list as I'd say it fit more in this category than next week's is the Hyundai Getz (and not just because I own one) as they can fit a fair bit into them plus I see multiple businesses using them as company cars because of the reliability of them.
A few candidates for next week's list that I think will fit the bill are;
Mazda 3
Honda Civic
Hyundai Accent
Ford Focus
Nissan Pulsar
Mercedes W123
Look forward to Friday's video as always guys and keep up the good work 👍.
We had few Getz in company fleet, reliable but didn't age well. 100,000km versions felt more tired than 200,00km Japanese rivals. With 100 000kms on clock still far more reliable new GM Spark replacements that spent more time in garage than on the road. We replaced Sparks with used Yaris.
just bought a swift --- thanks team for your reviews and other recommendations.
Excellent! Hope you enjoy it!
the swift sport is bloody lovely. I want to buy one in the future
I have a 2016 Mazda 2 skyactiv D sedan. A superb car. 65 mpg average. 250Nm is a killer. Never goes wrong.
The more i look into Honda Jazz/Fits, the more i want one.
i'm thinking of downgrading into one
@@juki6377from?
I really wish Honda would bring it back to the Australian market. I’d buy a new one in a heartbeat.
@@missemd22 yes the styling only got better, they should do a cross variant for tall people with bad backs
@@jayislander mostly a prius but low cars in general are killing my back
The Renault Captur is so underrated. Really wish ReDriven has the chance to drive one.
I always think the Mazda 2 looks pretty sharp on the very rare occasion you see one with the mazdaspeed bodykit on it, and they're quite fun to drive, but I do think they're a bit gloomy inside with the tiny rear windows.
I hope the Toyota corolla fielder makes an appearance in the next one. Great cars
I got a yaris a brand new 2024. I just wish i had bought the manual transmisión, but it was a 6 month wait time so ended up with the cvt. Very comfortable car with all the bells and whistles.
They discontinued the honda fit and the nissan nothe in north america can, usa,mx. So i wasnt able to ger a fit or a note.
Jazz/Fit RS with the 6 speed box is the pick of these. 2nd gen is more fun to drive than the 3rd gen but less refined.
Could you please do a budget GT / Grandtouring car video please 🥺!
Reckon the Mitsubishi Mirage should have been in there. Got one brand new in 2013 for $13,000. It was great to drive (manual of course) awesome on fuel and absolutely NOTHING went wrong with it in 5 years
Now I know you're trolling....😄
I do like the Pee Can Toe, but a Yaris will thrash it for long term durability, it just will. The Suzuki Swift is a bloody good choice also.
Go classic Austin/ Rover Mini - small, nippy, iconic, and hilarious to drive. Your knees almost touch your chest!. Cool & fun factor 10/10. Watch out for rust though. £12.5 to £15k upwards for a decent one.
Tiny home, tiny care, BIG personality profile! If money is no object, fit a Ferrari engine. ) 0 to 60 sub 3 sec!! (Saw it on a minimaniac car mag 20 yrs ago!!)
Ford fiesta ws/wt zetec. Great little car.
What are your thoughts on Skoda Fabia or VW Polo to buy? Heard their 1 litre turbo DSG can do up to 900 kms on a single tank. The only setback is the 95 fuel which is on the more expensive side 😊
A Yaris or jazz used ones would be the most rational choices. A used Kia ceed sw as a familiar car. For pocket rockets, a susuki swift or a ds3 racing. With a few miles and prior generations, a hybrid Corolla.
Toyota ❤ can’t go wrong. Had 2 Corolla’s never had a problem had done over 200k not 1 issue sold it and got the new one😊
I appriciate that you select cars with global availability for these lists, but I would love to see some content on some Aussie specific cars 🙂
Here you go mate: czcams.com/video/NX3_0PV4GGg/video.html
can you review some chinese utes? genuinely interested to see how they hold up
This should be a video from 5 years ago. I recently test drove the entry-level Swift GL in 2023. The car dealer said it would cost AU$26,000. He also said this was the lowest price with a special discount🙄️,btw, Now, where can I buy any model of Toyota under 20k in all Australia? That’s a dream….😢
My pick wasn’t mentioned but my money would have gone on the Mitsubishi mirage Hello Kitty Edition as it has class and purrs along any freeway. As they weren’t availability Australia when I bought a new car I got a Kia Rio SX manual, that was 22k new!
The SX Rio had quite a bit of kit thrown at it. Pleather interior, sunroof, big 17" alloys, Noice!
Here in the States we don't have the Kia Picanto. The US government is busy giving trillion dollar tax breaks such as in December 2017 ($2,300,000,000,000 US dollars to billion dollar corporations) while most Americans can only afford to purchase used vehicles 😢.
If l was going to buy a small car the choice is very good the Suzuki Swift exelent the Honda Jazz exelent the Toyota Jazz exelent and the Toyota Yaris another exelent choice but l am not looking for a small car but another great list as for the Kia Cartatto l pretty sure that is one of the cheapest cars available in Australia new
Buy the Yaris. I've seen too many of those things as loaners at many mechanics shop. Might be an odd indication of reliability but mechanics are least likely to maintain their loan cars yet demand minimal maintenance and maximum reliability.
Skoda Fabia (which is the same running gear of a VW polo if I’m not mistaken) may have also fitted well into this category.
Nice cars until you need to repair them. Friends had gearbox replaced outstand warranty for free except labour which was $1500.
@@montyspearo auto or manual gearbox needed replacement?
@@montyspearoif it is the DSG it can be expensive. They recommend replacing the gear oil at 75 km or earlier. If that is not done then avoid. Otherwise they should chug along.
Brother, you need to add the word "used" to the title of this video :D As always, thanks for great content!
Great point! Thanks for the input!
Ha36s Suzuki Alto Works - have one in VIC if youd like to review it 👍👍
I did not know that the Fit hybrid would come in 7 speed. Shortlisting that car.
I wouldn't trust ANY dual-clutch transmission. Not only do they break, but they are jerky and indecisive in operation.
The Jazz packaging is awesome. I bought one new in 2004 with a young family but after 8 yrs and 130000km, the CVT gave up the ghost.
The days of cheap new, small cars seems to be gone. I bought a Holden Spark in 2017 for $14,200 all on road costs included. Haven't had a single issue with mine to date!
True basically Unless you want one of those rubbish MG3's the only way to get anything half decent now is going to a car warehouse and seeing whatever exists in a Golf/Mazda3/Corolla class car for less money than the new age tiny tiddlers.I had a used Spark from 2018-2021(2017 model)which was written off by a truck some two years ago.The Mercedes prime mover that totalled it was back on the road within weeks but mine was off to the wreckers a month later.Since replaced with a 2008 Mazda 3.for 30% of the price of the Fiat 500 I was looking to get and through the leasing company was about to get the ball rolling on to buy It's not all that bad.
Toyota/Honda/Mazda, you can't go wrong. Honda wins on the interior, in my opinion, but you can't go past the all 'round abilities of the Mazda. Note: If you're looking at Mazda's, their manuals are by far, better than their autos. Honestly, I wouldn't take a second look at the Yaris variants unless they were hybrids. That said though, a mate of mine has one and loves it.
There were lots of excellent choices in this presentation. Once again, another top job by re driven.
Suzuki too
Yaris or Jazz/Fit for me, the interior space is better than the Mazda 2, sizewise.
Can you please do a comparison for tall car buyers, eg over 6 foot 190cm
Honda Fit/Jazz would rank highly on such a list. Source: A 190cm tall dude whose (now ex) wife has a Jazz that she bought new 18 years ago, which I've driven quite a bit over that time.
I really like the Picanto, as it's all the car I really need for my typical use - if only the 4-speed auto gearbox wasn't out of the dark ages. A 6-speed auto, or even (spit) a CVT would tip the balance for me.
Please, not a CVT...
An electric conversion of a Picanto would do me. Surely they are being converted somewhere in the world.
Gearboxes should either be manual or automatic. Dsg, mmt or anything in between is a disaster. Tried a few and I'm talking from experience.
Cannot wait for the wagon vid, I'm in the market for one and I know since AK likes wagons too, there will be some ace picks. :)
Wait until you heard about Perodua Myvi... Small, but practical & ergonomic design.. using Daihatsu platform. Which mean it's reliable..
Most used cars in New Zealand are Japanese imports. My parents past 4 cars have been imports.
Has to be a jazz
Seriously good report but the super economical Prius C and enjoyable driving can't be put in the same sentence. It is tinny when you shut the doors. Not a contender if you are genuine about the criteria. The Yaris scrapes in with the 1.5 manual. No CVT is a driver's car. An earlier gen. Jazz had a proper torque converter auto and was a sweet car.
1st and 3rd gen Jazz had CVT. @nd gen had 5 speed torque convertor.
Suzuki Swift and Suzuki in general (late model) have little safety features when compared to other models they’re a budget model but still ask premium prices
Recent models have certainly been priced into the stratosphere, eroding and trace of value.
It's a shame because even the base models now come with LED lights, proximity entry, keyless start and climate control air!
This is just wrong. From 2018 the lowest ANCAP was 4 and most were 5. The sport was absolutely loaded with all safety features and is economical and more rapid than many cars in the next category. HPpy owner.
For many a small car is now a Ranger when compared to its larger American variants.
The average small car these days is about the size of a first generation Commodore or a second generation Camry if one thinks about it.yes there is the micro and light car class but I wouldn't drive anything smaller than a Golf or a Corolla or an I30 or a Mazda 3 if IT can be helped.
A 2017 model hybrid could be iffy, battery-wise. It would probably be a NiCd battery, not a lithium-ion, and they are heavier, and less reliable. So before long, you will be replacing the battery.
NiMh not NiCd. NiCd hasn't been cool since the 90s
@@sarboo8446 My bad, thanks for correcting me. But the basic argument is the same.
Wait, the smallest car you can buy in the US has 5 doors? There are no 3 door cars sold in the US right now????
Not sold in usa😢
Actually a 2013/14 BMW 116i or 118i would fit in too if excluding car reliability and none of those cars can match
A safe buy and I off topic a little was looking at E46 318I EXECUTIVES to replace my 2017 Holden Spark after that was written off(I was driving in a rental Astra at the Time when thoughts of BMW AND Mercedes entered my brains).Reliability and upkeep even though I have a local BMW Mechanic for servicing for less than dealer prices is what put me off coupled with nightmare stories of what my neighbours daughter went through with her Beemer.I went with a Mazda 3(after seeking out new 2's and Fiat 500's and second hand Kia's)at the end of the day.
Certainly hope the Golf isn't in the next one - you guys pride yourselves on good advice...
Your are hilarious mate
Yeeeeeeeeesssssss👌
How about fiat 500 2022🎉
Hyundai getz all the way!!
Why are all these car builds the same hatchback style? I hate that build and i can literally not escape it
can we even go cheeeeaper pleeeease
Agree. Except the Picanto is crap.
It's too small.In fact if one values their safety all of these I find are too small.After getting pranged from the rear by a truck when I had my Holden Spark I won't drive anything smaller than a Golf class car.In fact in such classes if you get rear ended by something of a similar size not much damage except reporting to police and insurance and getting to the crash shop for repairs which takes about a week to 10 days overall.If one is in the tiny tots it's off to hospital or the car is a total loss and a write off.
@@franzchong5889 I agree, except the repairs would definitely take over a month if not a couple months when insurance agencies are involved.
Can't you just buy a new Picanto for about 20k drive away?
You can try if you haggle hard but I notice even with a trade in Dealerships that do Korean Cars won't budge on a decent discount.
best small cars on fb marketplace under 5k...
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Every picanto driver I see I want to slap behind the head for driving like a slow snail while delivering their Uber eats , just saying .. 😂
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20k through import monster will get a 2022 mazda2 or any of those cars better and cheaper delivered to your door, it'll just take 8 weeks. let the scum dealerships here go broke.
If it doesn't have to be new scour the market at a car warehouse for an earlier but current 2 or buy a bigger 3 or cx3 if it has to be a Mazda on the used market.I for the fraction of the price of a new 2 pure some two years ago landed a 2008 Mazda 3 for about 30% of the price of the new tiny tiddlers.while not perfect it does the job of being something better than the public transport system.
Sorry, what is inport monster?
@@PaulHenshaw_ninja if you dont know, than try googling "cars from japan" they do everything import monster is for rarer stuff
utter rubbish tell something new😂