At a time when Americans increasingly want pricey SUVs and trucks rather than small cars, the Mirage remains the lone new vehicle whose average sale price is under 20 grand — a figure that once marked a kind of unofficial threshold of affordability. With prices — new and used — having soared since the pandemic, $20,000 is no longer much of a starting point for a new car.

This current version of the Mirage, which reached U.S. dealerships a decade ago, sold for an average of $19,205 last month, according to data from Cox Automotive. (Though a few other new models have starting prices under $20,000, their actual purchase prices, with options and shipping, exceed that figure.)

    • @Garrett
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      51 year ago

      Mid 20k is a bit higher than “under 20k” though right?

      • @Hazdaz
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        -61 year ago

        …so get the base model.

        Oh, but I get it. You aren’t looking for solutions. You are just looking to complain. Got it!