Many consumers that believe they have to spend big money for a luxury car may not want to consider the autos on this list.  That is clearly their loss.

 

If you want to pay over $37,000 for a BMW Z4 Roadster and you can cruise around town in a two seat roadster that will allow you to control the drop top automatically while listening to your favorite music with a superb ten speaker audio system.

 

The $35,000+ Lincoln MKX crossover utility vehicle (CUV) has many standard features like heated memory mirrors, leather-wrapped wheel with wood accents, and 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS. Options include a voice-activated DVD-based navigation system.

 

The Volvo XC70, at just over $36,500 is a mid-sized wagon and is loaded with many advanced safety and security features like hill descent control and side curtain airbags.

 

This list was derived from Strategic Vision’s Total Value Awards list. This list measures classes of cars including their reliability, manufacturer’s auto warranty, and future cost of extended auto warranty, solid resale values, and ownership experience.  Only cars with the highest scores were counted.

Vincentric, a research firm helped by providing maintenance costs calculated over a 5 year period. The vehicles with the lowest costs, including oil changes, wheel alignments, wiper blades, etc. made the list.  Finally, the list was capped at vehicles that were under $50,000 which allowed a wide range of vehicles, from coupes to large cars.