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In The Market For A Good Used Car? Here Are Your 15 Best Bets

“Reliability, safety and availability” were the criteria Edmunds used to arrive at its 2012 used car best bets. They are taken from the pool of 2005 through 2010 cars, because two to seven year old cars usually are the better deals.

And the winners are:

Coupe: 2005-2010 BMW 3 Series

Midsize Sedan: 2005-2010 Nissan Altima

Convertible: 2005-2010 Mazda Miata

 

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Compact SUV/Crossover: 2005-2010 Honda CR-V

Minivan/Van: 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey

Compact Truck: 2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma

Luxury: 2005-2010 Infiniti G35/G37

 

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Hybrid: 2005-2010 Toyota Prius

Sport Compact: 2005-2010 Subaru Impreza WRX

Compact Sedan: 2005-2010 Hyundai Elantra

Large Sedan: 2006-2010 Hyundai Azera

 

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Wagon: 2005-2010 Pontiac Vibe

Midsize SUV/Crossover: 2005-2010 Ford Explorer

Large SUV/Crossover: 2005-2010 Chevrolet Tahoe

Large Truck: 2005-2010 Ford F-150

Oh, and just in case some are missing a statistic that raised hackles and caused heckles at past lists: Four out of 15 cars on this list are not American. Bonus statistic: One of the four was a Japanese in drag.