05-11-2018, 04:54 AM
Second the Mazda 3. I rented one on vacation a couple of years ago (sedan, not hatchback) and found it to be a perfectly pleasant vehicle with no remarkable deficiencies.
I can't speak about the Volt specifically, but people who own Priuses seem to REALLY love them and only trade them in when it's time for the big battery to be replaced. That battery used to cost about $7500 but might be less now, so I'd figure the cost of a new battery into the overall purchase price of a used Prius.
Since Ford is going to be discontinuing the Focus and Fiesta lines soon, you might could wait and catch a good closeout deal on one or the other of those.
I can't speak about the Volt specifically, but people who own Priuses seem to REALLY love them and only trade them in when it's time for the big battery to be replaced. That battery used to cost about $7500 but might be less now, so I'd figure the cost of a new battery into the overall purchase price of a used Prius.
Since Ford is going to be discontinuing the Focus and Fiesta lines soon, you might could wait and catch a good closeout deal on one or the other of those.