Want to buy a used 2017 Hyundai Accent but concerned about its safety rating

kurious
Sat, 28 May 2022 14:51:34 +0000
Buying/Selling

Hello Community,

We have been looking to buy a used car for under $10k for several months. The cars that we would like (Camry, Civic, Corolla) in this budget are too old, have too many miles, or have Salvage or Rebuilt title.

We have come across a 2017 Hyundai Accent for about $10k under 80k miles. We are tempted to buy it but are concerned about its 4/5 NHSTA rating. We have read comments that the car is more flimsy relative to a Camry or Civic or Subaru.

We are debating whether to buy this car or continue to wait.

Some considerations:

I and dear wife are new drivers and live in Boston proper. Our insurance quotes are outrageous for newer vehicles ($6k/year for comprehensive coverage). We are considering buying an inexpensive used car and getting only liability insurance.

The car will be street parked in a very busy neighborhood and we expect it to get brutalized. That is another reason we do not want to buy an expensive vehicle.

Our intent is to drive this car for a few years, move to the 'burbs and then buy a new car.

We decided to try Zipcar/rental for a year before buying a car. We have come to the realization that we drive often enough now where a car is useful and Zipcar gets on the more expensive side of things.

This will be our first car.

We’ll likely start a family in the next 1-2 years.

Thank you in advance for your inputs.

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