BEST CARS for OVER $50K AUD to Buy in Australia!

The time has come for us to discuss the best car for your money in Australia under $50,000. In case this is the very first video in this mini series that you're watching, my friends, let me clarify something. This is the third video to start with. And when I say under 50, I'm saying between 35 and 50. Why? Because the previous video, the second one in the series, was talking around the ballpark of 35. Only new cars in Australia, simply because it's very, very hard to be fair for the used car propositions because too many variables to worry about there. It's Australian dollars. The prices are rounded up. Let's go. So for 50, you can get a lot. Let's start with Toyota. Why not? For Toyota, climbing kind of closer to $50,000, a competitor, kind of a contender for your money, is Toyota C-HR Hybrid with 1.8 liter engine, hybrid engine as well. Great, very popular. And you would pay for that C-HR $47,287 at the moment of recording of this video. Climbs closely, dangerously closely to 50. In my humble opinion, of course, I understand Toyota. I understand perception of it being that kind of unbeatable value, resale value, the lowest depreciation ratings and all of that kind of stuff in Australia. But I think C-HR is simply too small of a vehicle to ask the full 50 grand for it in order for it to be value for money. Well, luckily for you, it's not the only offering out there. You can go very low range and save quite a lot and go like almost down to 40 and a half where the kind of the basic models of Toyota Corolla Cross start. Slightly bigger in terms of utility space within the car, I would argue, compared to C-HR anyway. And much, much, much cheaper, much, much, much cheaper. Mind you, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think for 40 and a half, it's not a hybrid engine. I think it's just a normal petrol engine at that price. But do correct me, I'm not an expert on Toyotas, but this is what's on their website, okay? So if you wanna go cheap, you can go almost down to 40 there. And the obvious, most obvious contender in this category, you will not be surprised to hear, is RAV4 Hybrid. 2.5 liter engine Toyota, beloved car, lowest depreciation ratings, maybe the second, the first place being taken always by the Hilux utes that are basically selling for as much as you bought them for you can get the bottom of the range RAV4 for 46,700. I don't know, plus delivery costs probably. And maybe you will wanna go one level up from it, realistically, because at 46,700, I would say it's gonna be rather bare bones compared to especially other cars that I'm going to talk to you about today in other brands. So stick around, okay? Is RAV4 the highest value for money? Let's wait and see. Mazda, Mazda is also a Japanese manufacturer, also value for money, also rather low depreciation. Of course, it's not Toyota because Aussie bogans love Toyotas, nothing is like a Toyota these days. You can go for CX-5. Mazda CX-5, boring as hell choice for mothers out there, but beloved by everyone, resells well, holds its value well. You can start as low as $38,000 to get into the base model of CX-5 Max. But if you go for higher model ranges of CX-5 and get a bit more luxury, a bit more creatures comforts, get into a model touring model or the others, you would climb to 45, 46, whatever. So we are within that price category. What is there to say about CX-5? Mate, I think it will give you a little bit more creatures comforts and a little bit more value for money internally compared to a plastic Toyota RAV4, which is utilitarian at best, okay? But it's a Mazda versus Toyota if that's the top of the range that we're right now kind of crawling through there. So just take a note and let's exchange opinions in the comments down below. As always, they are welcome. Let's keep going. Other solid brand Korean this time is Kia. We're going back to Kia Sportage. I've already mentioned Kia Sportage as value for money contender on a higher range when we were looking at $35,000 because by paying a little bit more, 37, you could get into a base model of Sportage. I still don't think it's the best car for that price category. But here, Sportage also offers you quite a broad range of models where you can go higher than 37, obviously, and you could get to 36, 35, sorry, 46, 45, and you would get a lot more of that luxury of that BMD dash panel and all of that kind of stuff, all of that futuristic sense that Sportage definitely kind of asks for. Hyundai has something to respond to Kia Sportage here with, as unsurprising as it is, Hyundai Tucson. Tucson also has a very brave, modern, kind of very angular, we're gonna call it, design out there, not too bad. I would still go for Kia personally if I had to get it, but you could get into a Tucson base level at 40 grand, pretty cheap again, bare bones, but you could go for elite version for 45. That again gets you a bit closer to our range of under 50, solidly under 50, and you may just choose it. You may like this, how it drives. You may just like the design. You tell me in the comments down below if you own one. Let's keep going in the interest of time. We have wonderful contender from Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Outlander, also fairly beloved car, Japanese-made, 2024 model, can be bought for, as low as in a two-wheel drive version, can be bought for 42,000 Australian dollars in April 2025. All-wheel drive version will get you closer to our range for 44,500, you could get into an all-wheel drive version. If you're getting this kind of vehicle and it's so reasonably priced, I would actually say that Outlander is reasonably priced and it certainly would give you more again inside than plastic Toyota would, ever would. I think that you might as well get an all-wheel drive. I would say I would get an all-wheel drive. Why get a two-wheel drive? It's reasonably priced. For an Outlander, also resells well, is beloved kind of model around Australia, I would dare say it's a nice car. We're going to go to my car's car brand, Subaru, the one that I drive right now. And my Outback would be too expensive for you right now. You would get it maybe just a little bit over 50. So we're not gonna go there just yet, but we're going to stay under 50 as promised. And there is the also beloved, well-known around the world Subaru Forester waiting for you with open arms. Base model, $43,000 and top model, $46,000. And for $46,000, you're gonna get all the classic Japanese all-wheel drive shenanigans. It's a lovely car. I own it's bigger sister, bigger brother, however you want to look at this, Outback. And I am genuinely quite happy with it. There are some things that I wish were a bit different geometrically in it. It's still a wagon. It's not really feeling like a trucky SUV, which I would have preferred as a feel, me personally. I don't know about you, but Subaru Forester, mate, do I need to advertise it more? The car speaks for itself. It's as iconic as some Toyotas are. Okay, what does Nissan have for us to respond to all these other contenders with? Well, Nissan can throw an X-Trail at you. Nissan X-Trail, also one would argue, Japanese-inspired kind of Japanese heritage sort of vehicle, relatively cheap-ish. Again, bottom of the range, you can get it for $42,000. Not too bad, not too bad. Competitive with Forester, almost there. And a bit more of an SUV. Speaking of feeling like more of a high-seating SUV, as opposed to, let's say, Subaru Forester, Subaru Outback, if we compare here closely, that are more of wagon kind of cars, okay? These days, it is believed at least across the industry, let's say Hyundai, Kia even, or even Subaru, they are a lot better established. So you could go to buy a Tucson for this kind of money. You could go and buy a Sportage for this kind of money, but you could go for any of those as opposed to Nissan. That's what I would do. GWM, Great Wall Motor, Tank 300. That very recently has brought to our shores diesel versions, finally. Well done, Great Wall Motor. Finally, I absolutely love Tank 300. Me personally, you know that I'm gonna vote for it. At least I'm on top two, to be fair, other than just tell you, Tank 300, we're done. Close, close the curtains. Done, the show is over. But for $48,000, close to 50, you can get a solid, proven, off-road capable, robust, amazing vehicle that has only one problem. It does not have too much interior space to be comfortable to camp in, which is why I'm not personally considering it as an update. But in diesel now, great for towing, amazing off-road. There are so many videos on my channel, translated Russian videos, my own videos. It's freaking amazing, okay? So, 48 grand gets you into a Tank 300, and I'm jealous if you have that money right now to play with, I don't. They are all in my, my money is in my Subaru Outback. Let's keep going before I start crying here, okay? Now, if you're a family of seven and you have limited amount of money to play with, you don't want to go for something outlandishly expensive like Hyundai Palisade or something like that, that doesn't even fit into our price range right now, I would go and take a look at the new facelifted LDV D90. I would go for diesel versions, not petrol. So maybe the price is gonna be a bit more expensive for diesel, but the bottom of the range LDV D90 starts from 43. Okay, diesel might, you might, might, I didn't cross-check right before recording this video, it might be 45 or something like that, but it's still healthily under 50 grand. A large family would benefit from a big kind of space that LDV offers. Of course, the manufacturer doesn't have that UDA name as some other ones that we just spoke about. So I can't defend that, but at the same time, it's value for money. It's definitely value for money and something for you to consider if that's all you have to play with, LDV D90, okay? I have to here mention one car that otherwise will get kind of forgotten a little bit. It's Suzuki Jimny. It's too much fun and too much of a beloved toy for many of an off-road capable vehicle. Is it value for money in terms of you getting the most out of it for every day-to-day situation for your family? Probably not, but you can get yourself a three-door Jimny for $39,000 and a four-door Jimny for $42,000. It's a Japanese-made car. It's amazingly off-road capable. It's a fun car. I am not saying no to it. That's why it's very much mentioned here as well. So that is another contender. Very, very solid, my friends. Now, as we mentioned in the previous price category of 35 or close by, we mentioned an EV. Well, here we have also a couple of EVs to consider, which is from DYD. So if you want to go bottom-of-the-range sort of EV here that fits into our price category, it could be ATO 3 for 40 grand. For 40 grand, ATO 3. Guys and girls, I am not a fan of EVs, not because I'm not a fan of EV vehicles. I'm not a fan of two things. First, I'm not a fan of electric utopia future that politicians mainly try to draw for our country, but this is not a political channel. This is not a political statement. It is my personal opinion, as everything is, as I'm describing it here for you. So I'm not a fan of EVs from the infrastructure and future of EV infrastructure in Australia, specifically Australia, as well as I'm not a fan of those people who buy EVs because they think they're saving the planet. You're not saving the planet because even if your vehicle does less emissions or no emissions, one would argue, after you bought it, in order to produce it, a lot more production emissions went into production of it due to complexities, lithium batteries, et cetera, et cetera. So let's get off that high horse straightaway. However, after this long rant, I can tell you that BYD ATO 3 for 40 grand is your first option, but if I was in that camp, I would just pay three grand more and get a Sea Lion 6. Sea Lion 6 looks quite more impressive, looks like has a lot more utility space inside for a bigger family. It's more value for money. And 43 for an EV, if you do believe in EV kind of stations and power of the grid of Australian landscape, well, Bob's your uncle, Robert is your uncle. So you could get yourself a Sea Lion 6 for 43 grand. Good on you. If you really are desperate to tell everyone that you're driving a European car, I still think that the value of European cars is not in a Volkswagen, is not in some Renault, is not in some Peugeot, or not in some Fiat, but it is in Škoda still. Yes, I do believe that it's in Škoda, even though Škoda's, I'm a bit reserved on their design. Personally, not a massive fan, but for 41 grand, you could get a bottom-of-the-range Škoda Karoq. Škoda Karoq is an SUV, a five-seater. Are there better choices? Yes, but 41, I suppose, is sensible because good choices are about 41 that we just discovered. But there is also a good choice here of a sedan, finally. If you really feel like a European sedan, how can I judge you? You could go for an Octavia, Škoda Octavia, and you could get a Škoda Octavia at the bottom-of-the-range for 41,500. Okay, maybe there are a few other niche cars and niche things that I could bring here, like a SsangYong Rexton or something else into this, but I don't want to make this video both too long and pretend that I even care about those cars. If I was an EV enthusiast, and if I was, again, believing in the power of the Australian electric vehicle grid support, I would go, believe it or not, I would go all the way to the already mentioned BYD C-Lion 6 for $43,000. It's futuristic. It looks very, very good, very nice. I like the look of it. It's an EV. It is from a respectable brand. I do think that BYD is a respectable EV brand, and there you go. It's a nice car that is not even that terribly much more expensive than, say, MG4 EV that we spoke about at a stretch of the price within the previously discussed price category. But here, for 43, you get a C-Lion 6. It's so much better looking. For an EV person, I would go for BYD C-Lion 6. For a person who is single, wants to have fun, but a car that will resell really well, not lose much value at all, and yet will offer a lot of enjoyment out of driving in the busy city, I would probably consider even something, believe it or not, like Suzuki Jimny. I would. I would consider a Suzuki Jimny, and you see where this is going. I'm an off-roading enthusiast, even though I don't do any heavy off-roading. I'm more of a camper than off-roader, and my mind goes there. But that's me, and I've given you a lot of other food for thought, right? And if we are putting it all together and aside, I would absolutely go for a Tank 300 diesel version, because Tank 300 diesel version, like I said, has everything other than interior space for me to put my mattress in and just camp inside of the car. But that would not stop me, because I love what they look like. I love how high they sit. I love that GWM either listened to their own senses or to the feedback from me and you and everyone else and brought a diesel version to our shows. That's fantastic, GWM, well done. So overall, because it's my channel and I do whatever I want here, tongue-in-cheek statement, thank you very much for your support, my vote overall goes to Tank 300 diesel. What do you do? I want one, I do. I do want one. Now it's your turn to tell me what you want out of this massive list that I gave you. Hopefully inspiration. Hopefully you enjoy these videos. Talk to me in the comments down below. There are lots of cars. The further up you go in the pricing brackets, towards 60 grand, 70 grand, there are even more cars. I would dare say that the value though, value, value cars for money. Of course it is subject to how much money you have to play with, but I don't think that value on a depreciating asset stretches far beyond the boundary of a 50 grand. What I'm saying is that I probably have maybe one more video for you, especially if you talk to me in the comments down below and say, we're not sick of this yet, Dimitri, we want to hear what is the top range looking for you, like even if you wanted to stretch to say 60, yeah? And I will tell you, I will be happy to tell you. Otherwise, I think that when you start spending more than 60-ish on a car in any country really, but we're talking Australian dollars, so I have to stay with Australia. I don't think that that's when value for money continues being preserved. You can have money, but value for this money on a depreciating asset, that's still way, way, way, way, way too much to spend on that depreciating asset in my humble opinion. But I'm happy to talk to you about that range of 60, 70, whatever you want, talk to me in the comments down below. All you need to do is ask. I don't have a crystal ball. Maybe you had enough of these videos already. I have fun talking to you about this, but you might not. Talk to me, give the video a like, and I'll talk to you next week about something else cars related. I promise.