During trying economic times, Americans are doing everything they can to make ends meet. But according to some experts, there are some late model used cars that can be had for a relatively low price.

In checking price, reliability, crash scores, safety feature, gas mileage and a number of other features, Boston.com came up with the top cars that can be had for under $10,000.

Ford came out as the big winner, according to the list, with five of the automaker’s cars making the top 10 – including the 2005 Ford Taurus.

According to the news provider, although the 2005 Taurus was predominantly a rental car, that may be one of the car’s positive features as it was able to stand up to daily driving. A car buyer should be able to get base model with 50,000 miles, antilock brakes and side airbags for around $8,000, with a more equipped version going for about $9,300.

Another car maker ranking on the list was Hyundai which had three of the top 10 including the Tucson, XG350 and Santa Fe models.

Earlier this year Cars.com also listed the 2005 Ford Taurus as one of its top buys for used car shoppers, but warned it may be difficult to find a model with side airbags as only 10 percent of the cars came with the feature.

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