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The 2007 Saturn Ion is a functional, basic, budget-priced daily driver. Standard features are skimpy and the back seat is cramped. But maintenance is dirt cheap, and the Red Line model is something of...

The 2007 GMC Envoy is neither the best mid-size SUV released in its model year, or the best for the price. But, with typical listing prices starting at just over $5,000, it’s on the list, and...

The 2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is well crafted, intelligently designed, comfortable, powerful, and fun to drive. It’s also one of the least practical used car options out there. While pricing is...

The 2007 Kia Sportage is more comfortable than it looks, it’s more affordable than you might guess, and it’s easy to maintain. It’s also really basic, as the entry-level LX...

The 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis isn’t a lemon, it’s not a terrible car. But it’s very mediocre, and will leave you wondering what part of “luxury sedan” they didn’t...

The 2007 Nissan Maxima isn’t going to make serious gearheads happy. The front wheel drive configuration is a bit squirrelly on takeoff. But if you’re after a sensible family sedan with...

The 2007 Cadillac DTS is one of those classic American-made land yacht luxury cars. Spacious, smooth, and powerful. With pricing starting at under $5,000 it’s one of the more affordable used...

The 2007 Nissan Xterra may not have the namebrand recognition of a Jeep Wrangler, Cherokee, or Liberty, but it’s every bit the off-roader, it’s more comfortable, and it will cost you a lot...

The 2007 Dodge Dakota isn’t the most powerful truck on the road, but it’s tougher than some full-size pickups while being twice as agile and costing around half as much, with pricing...

The 2007 BMW 5-Series is very comfortable, it’s fun to drive, and the sticker price has come down quite a bit over the years, starting at under $6,000. But it’s expensive to maintain, and...

The 2007 Chrysler Pacifica typically sells for less than $5,000, and that’s a really tempting price-point in this day and age. While it’s easy to point out that the Toyota Sienna or the...

The 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche is offered in a single Crew Cab/Short Bed configuration, which some drivers may find appealing as it simplifies the whole shopping experience. At close to $10,000 for an...

The 2007 Lexus IS is an excellent luxury sedan that’s built to last and fun to drive. But, the steering is a bit numb, the back seats are a bit tight, and $10,000 might be more than you care to...

The 2007 Honda Fit is the best budget-priced subcompact available for this model year. There are cheaper options, and there are better options, but if you’re looking for a reliable city car at...

The 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser is comfortable, versatile, and expensive, starting at just under $14,000. But, as an alternative to the 2007 Jeep Wrangler, you’ll be saving money on repairs in the...

The 2007 Cadillac CTS is a reliable, comfortable luxury car, but it’s less reliable than the Acura TL, and it doesn’t feel as Cadillac-ish as you might expect. Still, it’s not a bad...

The 2007 Mazda6 splits the difference between a more expensive Honda Accord and a more affordable Hyundai Sonata. It’s not quite as powerful or as fuel efficient as the Honda, but it’s...

The 2007 Acura MDX is pricier than competing BMWs and Audis from this model year, but the Acura’s maintenance costs are lower than those of a typical luxury SUV by half, and it’s expected...

The 2007 Acura TL may be the best mid-size luxury sedan released in its model year. The standard feature list is very generous, and the interior suggests a premium luxury car. With prices starting at...

The 2007 Saturn Aura is far from the best mid-size sedan released in 2007, but it outclasses the repair-prone Accord for this model year, and it delivers a lot more value than you expect for under...

The 2007 Ford Crown Victoria was one of the very best full-size sedans on the market at a time when there weren’t that many full-size sedans on the market. The 2000s saw automakers shifting...

The 2007 Jeep Commander was a short-lived three-row mid-size SUV that combined bad fuel economy with rigid suspension, claustrophobic seating, and early breakdown. Even if die-hard Jeep fans, and the...

The 2007 Cadillac Escalade is comfortable, dependable, delivers an incredible 403 horsepower, and sells for around $12,000. If any 2007 full-size SUV is worth twelve grand, it’s an Escalade,...

The 2007 Nissan Pathfinder isn’t going to beat the CR-V if you’re looking for the most practical SUV on the road, and it can’t beat a Jeep for off-road power. But if you’re...

The 2007 GMC Yukon’s is spacious, powerful, and more agile than you expect of such a large vehicle. The only major issue is that it’s overpriced. The list of vehicles that are still worth...

The 2007 Mercedes Benz C-Class might be a smart purchase as a project car, or a parts car. With the car typically going on the market right as it reaches the end of its life cycle, you may just wind...

The 2007 Scion tC is pricier than the 2007 Hyundai Elantra, and not quite as roomy, but it’s also noticeably sportier by a margin of 23 horsepower, featuring an agile coupe body style and...

The 2007 Nissan Frontier might not command the loyal following of the Ford Ranger or the Toyota Tacoma, but it offers a more comfortable cabin and slightly better fuel economy. A handy compromise of...

The 2007 Nissan Titan’s biggest failing is only in its lack of configuration options. With pricing starting at under $7,000 and the lowest maintenance costs in the full-size truck market,...

The 2007 Chevrolet Aveo is dirt cheap, and you can expect to get what you pay for. Anti-lock brakes and remote keyless entry cost extra, CD players are exclusive to the higher trim levels, the cabin...

The 2007 Chevrolet Uplander isn’t a serious contender for best used minivan on the market. But, with prices starting below $5,000 for a high-end LT model, it may just be unbeatable for overall...

The 2007 GMC Acadia isn’t the best SUV on the market, and it’s not the best minivan on the market, but it’s a solid mix of minivan accessibility with SUV capability, and it’s...

The 2007 Ford Ranger is stiff and uncomfortable with shoddy interior trim and few creature comforts. It’s not a daily driver. It’s a famously dependable, capable work truck that will get...

The 2007 Toyota Avalon occupies its own weird little corner of the market. If you like luxury cars but don’t want to shell out ten thousand bucks for a 16 year old sedan, and another grand every...

The 2007 Kia Spectra is the very definition of adequate. Other than a roomy back end in the hatchback, there’s really nothing to set this car apart from the competition. But, it’s...

The 2007 Dodge Nitro is a Jeep Liberty with a fresh coat of paint, and that means that it’s rough-riding, inefficient, and prone to expensive repairs. It also means that it’s a lot of fun...

The 2007 Chevrolet Colorado isn’t very comfortable or roomy, it rides a bit stiff, and the inline-five engine is a weird fit, not offering quite enough of a fuel economy improvement for the loss...

The 2007 Nissan Murano is a very good blend of rugged, off-road SUVs like the Jeep Cherokee, and comfortable daily-drivers like the Honda CR-V. The suspension rides a bit stiff but if you want...

The 2007 Subaru Legacy is a Vehicle History Owner’s Choice Award winner, so it’s earned a recommendation. With 250 horses under the hood and a first-class experience in the cabin,...

The 2007 Nissan Versa stands out from the crowded budget compact market by virtue of simply offering a hatchback model at a time when that body style was falling out of fashion in favor of compact...

The 2007 Lexus ES has few major competitors in its niche. A luxurious mid-size driving experience at a fair price, the ES is generous with the interior features, it’s reliable, and it rides nice...

The 2007 Saturn Vue is a decent, reliable little SUV. It’s not a lemon, it’s not a clunker. But there’s no reason a $5,000 SUV from 2007 shouldn’t include anti-lock brakes as a...

The 2007 Buick Lucerne might not be as fuel-efficient as some of its competitors, and the entry-level V6 engine is a bit slow to accelerate. But you won’t find many cars on the market that offer...

The 2007 Hyundai Elantra was the first edition in the iconic budget car’s 4th Generation, standing a bit taller than the previous model and dropping the hatchback body style entirely. With...

The 2007 Toyota Yaris is in a tricky position in that its main selling point is the price. It’s cheap, it’s fuel-efficient, and it’s low-maintenance. But, the 2007 Hyundai Elantra is...

The 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix is a decent car in pretty much every area, a bad car in very few areas, and a great car in no areas. There’s nothing wrong with the mid-tier all-arounder, but...

The 2007 Toyota 4Runner is a bit limited as a daily-driver, but it’s an excellent off-roader all around, easily matching comparable Jeeps and Chevrolets on performance, and outclassing them on...

The 2007 Ford Expedition’s biggest issues come down to the simple fact that it’s a full-size SUV from 2007. It’s a gas-guzzler, it’s expensive to maintain, and it makes no...

The 2007 Chevrolet Equinox is one of those vehicles that doesn’t really excel at anything, it’s nobody’s dream car. But it does what it does well enough that you can’t...

The 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe might just be your favorite SUV you ever buy. It’s low-maintenance, spacious, comfortable, versatile, and even kind of stylish. But, lax maintenance can take tens of...