The car that will serve a family needs to be practical, have interior space and be reliable, we have chosen five affordable options with these characteristics
It is difficult for a family to get by in the city today without having a car. And in recent years the value of used cars has gone up, especially during the pandemic. The range of R$ 50 thousand has become the current reference for those looking for used cars that are still modern and will not be very run.
With this money it is possible to find compact and medium cars between 10 and 15 years old, with safety equipment such as airbags and ABS. Depending on the choice, it is even possible to find a used one with automatic transmission.
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Here are five good used car options for the family in the range of R$ 50 thousand. Remembering that when looking at a second-hand car, it is necessary to analyze the vehicle calmly so as not to fall into a trap.
The Fiat Palio Weekend was the last station wagon produced in Brazil, being discontinued in 2020. In the range of R$ 50 thousand it is possible to find used cars from this last year of production, either in the Adventure 1.8 or in the Attractive 1.4 version.
Both are safe choices, with reliable motorization and easy maintenance. The gearbox is only manual, at the end of the line the automated gearbox was already retired.
The Attractive model is more economical and cheaper to maintain, while the Adventure has more performance and the raised suspension that makes some modern SUVs embarrassed. The interior space seems cramped by today’s standards, but the 460-liter trunk makes up for it.
The Fiat Palio Weekend came with more closed equipment packages and few options at the end of the career. Air conditioning, brakes with ABS and EBD, dual airbags, power steering, height adjustment in the driver’s seat, split rear seat and radio with CD-Player and Bluetooth were standard in all versions.
The Chevrolet Spin is still in production and is also the last national minivan. It is one of the most sensible seven-seater car options on the used market, there are some imported SUVs with this characteristic, but the cost of ownership is much higher.
Under the hood of the Chevrolet Spin is an old acquaintance, the 1.8 Family 1. Its architecture debuted here in 1994 with the Corsa and received several updates, in 2015 it delivered 108 hp and 17,1 kgfm.
For R$ 50 thousand it is possible to find the top-of-the-line LTZ model, with a five-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. This is a car where you need to analyze well and pull the history before buying, as it was successful with taxi drivers. If you find one that was used by the family, it’s better.
The LTZ version of the Spin 2015 had air conditioning, brakes with ABS and EBD, dual airbags, power steering, multimedia center, reversing camera, cruise control, multifunction steering wheel, alloy wheels, electric windows on all four doors and electric adjustment of the mirrors. It is possible to find at this price the simpler versions of younger years as well.
Compact SUVs may even offer good space for occupants, but there are few that have a sizeable trunk. The Renault Duster is one that is closer to station wagons, with 475 liters of volume in the luggage compartment in the 4×2 versions and 400 liters in the 4WD.
Let’s highlight the Dynamique 4WD model here for combining good capability as a family car with all-wheel drive. With this, he is able to make light trails and has less risk of getting stuck on that trip to the beach.
It uses the 2.0 16v F4R engine, which also appeared in the Megane, the Scenic, the Laguna, the Captur and the Sandero R.S. The transmission is a six-speed manual, with the first super reduced to be used on the trails, in everyday use Renault recommends starting the second.
What can weigh on the use of the Duster 4WD is consumption. If the car pleased you for family use, but you don’t need all-wheel drive, the 1.6 and 2.0 4×2 top-of-the-line versions of the year 2014 are in the same price range. We only recommend avoiding the automatic model.
The Honda Fit is a hatchback with a genius use of the interior and some solutions coming from minivans. Therefore, it gets average car space for passengers and a trunk of 384 liters even though it measures only 3.93 m in length.
In the range of R$ 50 thousand, we recommend the adventurous Twist model, as it is the most equipped and because it is found with manual or automatic transmission. It uses the 1.5 aspirated engine of 116 hp and has good performance, thanks to the low weight of 1.147 kg.
The second-generation Honda Fit has a flex engine, but is only economical with a manual transmission. This was the only generation with a five-speed automatic gearbox, which steals more performance than the CVT, but is robust. On the other hand, the 2013 model has a larger tank to compensate for consumption, with 47 liters.
Honda does not offer options in its cars, the Fit Twist was already standard with ABS brakes, dual airbags, fog lights, air conditioning, CD-player with USB input, alloy wheels and roof rack. It’s the same package as the intermediate LX version, plus the adventurous livery.
For many years, sedans were synonymous with the family car, along with station wagons, thanks to the volume of the trunk. The medium-sized segment was dominated by the Japanese Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic, which are also highly valued in the used car market, an alternative that is in the range of R$ 50 thousand is the Nissan Sentra.
The 2014 model was already of the new generation, which kept the 2.0 flex engine, grew in size and became more sophisticated. The SV version is the intermediate, the top-of-the-line SL costs more.
The Nissan Sentra has a trunk of 503 liters and a generous 2.70 m wheelbase. As standard it features leather seats, dual airbags, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, fog lights, two-zone air conditioning, rear seat armrest, cruise control, face-to-face key and CD-player with Bluetooth.
The CVT gearbox works to help reduce consumption and the 52-liter tank is 10 l larger than the current generation. Nissan Sentra maintenance doesn’t have many mysteries and isn’t expensive, but some parts can be more expensive when compared to the other cars on the list. At least he is not a drinker like some rivals.
