Recession Busters: Great Used Sedans Under $10,000

Mileage: 35,539
Price: $9,477
If You Bought It New: $21,605
Engine: 2.4-liter four cylinder, 169 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: NA

Selling Points: A two-year-old Malibu with 36,000 miles for under $10,000? This is why it's hard to go wrong with a midsize sedan. The Malibu is spacious and attractive, and it helps that its 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine is both powerful and efficient, delivering 30 miles per gallon on the highway.

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Mileage: 42,522
Price: $9,695
If You Bought It New: $23,775
Engine: 2.7-liter V6, 190 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 4

Selling Points: The Chrysler 300 is large, stylish and one of the few rear drive vehicles available without a luxury badge. Just a few years ago, dealers were getting over sticker for these. According to JD Power, the 300 is a reliable choice, too.

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Mileage: 61,775
Price: $9,695
If You Bought It New: $22,570
Engine: 2.7-liter V6, 190 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 2

Selling Points: The Dodge Charger manages to look and feel like a sports sedan while also supplying its owner with plenty of space for people, luggage, groceries or just about anything else you care to throw at it.

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Mileage: 35,703
Price: $9,908
If You Bought It New: $17,670
Engine: 2.4-liter four cylinder, 162 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 3.5 (2007 model)

Selling Points: Hyundai has really outdone itself in recent years, producing cars on par with its American and Japanese competition. The midsize Sonata has good fit-and-finish and a smooth four-cylinder engine that gets 30 miles per gallon on the highway.

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Mileage: 87,432
Price: $8,930
If You Bought It New: $19,060
Engine: 2.3-liter four cylinder, 160 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 4 (2007)

Selling Points: The Fusion was Ford's first good effort at a midsize sedan since the Ford Taurus of the early 1990s. Ford did a terrific job of combining looks, functionality, fuel economy and reliability into a nice, tight package.

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Mileage: 98,644
Price: $8,888
If You Bought It New: $20,290
Engine: 2.5-liter five cylinder, 150 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 2

Selling Points: The VW Jetta is an attractive choice due to a high level of standard equipment, a terrific interior and good looks. Reliability is the only drawback.

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Mileage: 83,051
Price: $9,900
If You Bought It New: $23,635
Engine: 3.5-liter V6, 263 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 4.5 (2007)

Selling Points: The Taurus is huge, easily out-sizing every other competitor in the non-luxury sedan class. Don't believe us? Just pop open the trunk, yell and wait for the echo. The Taurus isn't exactly beautiful, but functionality and reliability are here in spades.

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Mileage: 14,528
Price: $9,995
If You Bought It New: $14,810
Engine: 1.8-liter four cylinder, 140 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 3.5 (2007)

Selling Points: The Civic has been the compact sedan against which every other manufacturer compares its product. The design is attractive, the interior is nice and fuel economy is outstanding, rated at 36 mpg highway.

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Mileage: 40,948
Price: $9,988
If You Bought It New: $13,895
Engine: 2.0-liter four cylinder, 148 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 2.5 (2007)

Selling Points: The Mazda3 may be one of the more fun vehicles to drive on this list, thanks to its excellent handling. It has a surprising interior to match its attractive exterior sheet metal.

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Mileage: 41,966
Price: $9,995
If You Bought It New: $19,545
Engine: 2.4-liter four cylinder, 154 horsepower
JD Power Dependability Rating: 5

Selling Points: The Camry is the top dog in the midsize sedan segment, and with good reason. It's JD Power ranking of 5 tells you all you need to know about this vehicle, but we'll add that it's also a smooth driver that does just about everything well.

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