A great used luxury car for less than $25,000 may sound like a fantasy, but they’re as real as rain. You just need to know what cars to shop.

Luxury cars are notorious for shedding value, which makes them great used car buys, and there are millions of nearly new, fun-to-drive, leather-lined sedans and coupes out there from BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, and other luxury brands just waiting for their next owners.

For September 3, 2020, our used car find is this two-owner 1997 Volvo 960 sedan with just 45k miles. It’s listed for sale on craigslist in Santa Barbara for $5500.

Here’s what makes this one special.

For August 18, 2020, our used car find is this 1988 Volvo 740 GLE sedan with 79k miles and a manual gearbox. It’s listed on Autotrader in the Buffalo area for $4300.

Here’s what makes this one special.