Most of the vehicles that are launched into this world are not exactly cheap, and not even affordable to buy. That’s because most of them line up above the $30,000 threshold, making them a lot more expensive than they were, say, two decades ago.

  

Whereas the world does offer cars that are priced under $20,000, there is this general consensus that a cheap car that doesn’t cut corners generally goes between $20k and $30k. And there are plenty of them around, too, if you only know where to look.