Great driving car under $20k

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11-14 GT Mustang. If you aren't planning a ton of mods, get a Performance Pack car, the brakes are worth it.

The only problem with them is eff oh are dee but other than that, great cars.

Sensible advice, C5Z. I know you don't want one but in case anyone else is reading. They just bounced off the bottom of the depreciation curve and I don't think they will get cheaper from here. That's a car you can drive for 3 years and take moderate care of it and it will literally cost nothing.