Hey Scotty, I love your videos man! My name is Anthony I live in Co-Op City in the Bronx NY, and I’m trying to find my first car. I saw a blue 2013 Dodge Dart that looks so nice inside and out with no issues and 64K miles for only $11K. Is this a good deal, and should I finance it or pay the car in cash? Or should I get a Honda Civic hatchback?
Get a hand of those dodgers were mainly Fiat pieces of junk
2013 Dodge Dart that looks so nice inside and out with no issues
Look it's a re-badgered Alfa Romeo Giulietta. It's just not a good car.
The engines are meh, the transmissions are meh, the electronics are meh, everything's "meh".
If it would've been 1/3 the price, it could have been an interesting toy - but at $11k??? Avoid!
Or should I get a Honda Civic hatchback?
If depends, the only good Honda Civic hatchback was the 9th generation , built in the UK only for Europe.
The 10th generation available in the US has a crappy engine and mostly only weaker CVTs.
If you want a fun riding hatchback: Toyota/Scion iM/Corolla manual, or any 3rd gen Mazda3 non-trubo.
Scion iM:
Toyota Auris Estate Hatchback: (what the Scion iM is based on)
The most popular Auris hatch version on euro markets - you can see why US market hatches are a bit of a joke.
Something like these would be the only Dodge Darts that would be worth considering:
I miss my '70 Plum Crazy Dart - how did Dodge lose their way?
Much has been talked about on this forum with respect to the Dodge Darts. In short, stay away from them!
Or should I get a Honda Civic hatchback?
Depends on how much you want to spend, but if you are willing/able to buy new the 2022 Civic hatchback sport trim offers a manual version too which doesn't have turbocharge either.
