Opinion on buying a 2013 Dodge Avenger SE 3.6

Welcome to Allpar. They are a nice car, have you driven it yet?
As with any 10 year-old used car, there will be things to do. As long as it doesn't start 'nickel & diming' you and if you can get the car the way you want it.

You live in a road-salt area? Six years is a long time to be paying off a car (or anything for that matter).
I looked at the older JS-body Avenger/200 cars, but for just a little more money, I purchased a newer UF generation 200 with the 3.6L that was coming off a lease from a broker. A much improved car IMHO. I absolutely love it.
Some of the older Avengers & 200s have rocker rust holes already around here.

Any 10 year old car with a 6 year loan is risky as maintenance costs, even without major repairs, are bound to go up during the term of the loan.

Way overpriced. Kelley Blue Book lists its private party price as $9,931. I'd negotiate down, or walk if they won't budge.
Having said that, I bought my 2011 Chrysler 200 in Sep 2018 for $7,300, and used a 4-year 401K loan to buy it. So I just paid it off recently, and it now has 168K miles. I had to replace the original battery in 2019, and the alternator failed with it; and a set of tires, and a pair of headlights. The rest is normal maintenance.
I live in the salt belt, and there is just now a small bubble in the paint from rust by the left rear wheelwell; and some rust stains along the bottom crimps of the doors. It runs like new, and I anticipate another 5-10 years before it rusts out.

Used car prices are falling so the longer you can put it off, the better.
Source: this morning's AutomotiveNews.com

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As mentioned, the price seems to be high. Personally, I wouldn't finance more than 5 years; 3-4 years would be better if you can afford the payments. I know my CU won't finance a used car for more than 60 months max. Unless you include GAP insurance there is a risk the insurance payoff in the event of an accident where the vehicle is a total loss will not equal the balance of loan owed.

Dave Z said:

Used car prices are falling so the longer you can put it off, the better.
Source: this morning's AutomotiveNews.com

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Doug D said:

As mentioned, the price seems to be high.

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Just did a search and didn't see any below $10k. And that one was a 2011.
I don't know if it's overpriced but definitely wouldn't hurt to try and negotiate down.

What website is that @Bob Lincoln ?

Looks like Craigslist. One warning - some of these will be sold by used car dealers who are, um, not the kind of people you want to deal with. None of those are low mileage.

movaldes said:

What website is that @Bob Lincoln ?

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kbb.com for the Avenger pricing I quoted. Craigslist for the sample listing.