Okay car people, please help me out...

I'm trying to buy a used car. So far I've narrowed my choices down to a 2015 Acura TLX (18k miles) and a 2023 Nissan Sentra S (8k miles). Both are in the same price range. At first glance, the Nissan seems to be a better option, but all the people I've talked to recommended me to get Acura over Nissan any day. Why is that? And also, which one should I choose? Please enlighten me. 😢

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SaltnLime · 70-79, M

On the surface without knowing any more than what you've indicated, I would definitely go with the Acura (Honda). In addition to getting Honda reliability, you are getting an extremely low mileage car for its age (why so few miles on a nine year old car??? -- I'd find out why -- could be a red flag. If it's not a red flag, then that's great for you).

Also, Nissan has been a car company with lots of internal problems in recent years and their sales have slumped. This means they don't have an many resources for research and development, capital improvements in their manufacturing facilities, etc.

Another major factor to consider is that Nissan CVT transmissions are notoriously bad and unreliable. That could be a huge expense down the road in addition to be unsatisfying to drive on a daily basis.

Hope that helps.

LiLShrimp · 22-25, F

@SaltnLime All very hopeful information! Thank you so much!