Recommendations for daughter

[wakosama]

Need a vehicle for 18yr daughter local travel, Lone Star, work, etc. Be nice if it worked for awhile. Old guy on SocSec and no job... Likes small and good gas mileage. NO EVs please. Not that you have one as much as 'do/don't buy that' guidance. Will do stick shift, thinks it's cool. Miracles appreciated. Tks.

 

[studenygreg]

I have a 2014 Mazda 2 I have used as a commuter for the past 5 or so years. 100k+ miles and zero issues. Maintenance is cheap and easy to do yourself.

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[Sam7sf]

Terrible time to look for a used rig but I'm going to suggest any of the late 90's or early 2000's Regal. They have always been one of the more affordable cars used. Maybe because it's an old person car? I don't know...What I do know is these cars and the engine are legendary. These cars will run for a long time. I remember one that had 130 some thousand miles and it only needed a thermostat.

Buick_V6_engine

 

[Tblack89]

Terrible time to look for a used rig but I'm going to suggest any of the late 90's or early 2000's Regal. They have always been one of the more affordable cars used. Maybe because it's an old person car? I don't know...What I do know is these cars and the engine are legendary. These cars will run for a long time. I remember one that had 130 some thousand miles and it only needed a thermostat.

Buick_V6_engine

Any Buick with the 3800 will be solid, great motor.

 

[oldag]

This isn't the answer you are looking for, but I put my young drivers in large vehicles for safety reasons. And very glad I did so, after someone pulled out right in front of one of my kids. Did not damage to my old SUV, but took the front end off the car that pulled out in front of them (other driver was at fault).

The gas bill difference will not be huge, small price to pay for safety at risk filled age.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Pretty much any Toyota or Surbaru product is what I would be looking at.

 

[popsgarland]

What price range are you looking for?

 

[Sasquatch]

Its really hard to go wrong with a Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic - smaller, great on gas 4 bangers, cheap to insure and cheap to maintain, both helped build Honda and Toyota's reputations for reliability and longevity. After towing so many damn cars thru the years, I have a hard time recommending domestic sedans. The reliable ones aren't great on gas, the ones that get good gas mileage are usually crap from a reliability standpoint.

I really liked my Chevy Cruze (I had a 2012) BUT the extended warranty I bought with it paid for itself a few times. In the three years I owned it, I had 3 major break downs that required it being towed in to a dealer for service. Head gasket, transmission seals, and water pump all failed within a few months of each other. I'd gotten the car as a one-owner before me and it was low miles. Comfort wise, it was THE most roomy comfortable small car ever. I'm 6'4" and I had full extension on my legs - no one could sit behind me like that, but it was comfy. And it was a zippy little car - turbo charged 4 cylinder with a 6 speed auto. But it wasn't as reliable as the Japanese cars are known to be.

A slight upgrade in size - a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord would also be great choices. They both come in 4 or 6 cylinder models. Good on gas, reliable, and she'll have a little more room to haul people or stuff with her if she needs.

 

[Sam7sf]

The Cruze...That car will go down as one of the biggest pos in history.

 

[Sam7sf]

Pretty much any Toyota or Surbaru product is what I would be looking at.

Subaru produces trash. I used to think it was a good brand. Ordered a new clutch fan, OEM, and it fell apart on the spot. They make safe rigs, but engine, bruce Jenner, and many parts are just hyped up trash. Oil consumption and piston issues are the norm. I'm glad my wife got rid of hers...Only to get a nice Lexus and wreck it.

I hated that lesbian SUV. Never own one again.

 

[Tex62]

Pretty much any Toyota or Surbaru product is what I would be looking at.

Toyota. Subaru if you are going to get rid of it before the head gaskets go at 80k


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[Tex62]

The Cruze...That car will go down as one of the biggest pos in history.

Behind the the Chevy Vega and Junk 2000


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[Army 1911]

Buddy has a Hyundai Velositer with a stick shif. Seems to have held up with no more that oil changes etc. He's got over 100k on it with no problems.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

A few years back, we gave our oldest Granddaughter my wife's Toyota Corolla with only 40,000 miles on it (and never a problem of any kind) and then we gave our youngest Granddaughter my wife's RAV4 with only 10,000 miles on it.

But my Daughter, had to get a job if she wanted a car...yeah, I was a hard bastard then and once Granddaugters came along, I became a pushover...sigh.

 

[Tnhawk]

Toyota. Subaru if you are going to get rid of it before the head gaskets go at 80k


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I'd avoid a 95 - 98 Subaru due to head gasket problems, but it was solved on later models

 

[toddnjoyce]

I’ll counter with a vehicle is probably not the wisest decision for the OP to procure. I had plenty of junior enlisted with no vehicles while active duty.

 

[no2gates]

Behind the the Chevy Vega and Junk 2000


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I lost my virginity in my girlfriends Vega.

 

[no2gates]

I had a 2002 Subaru Outback that had nothing but the battery replaced on it when I finally traded it in back in 2014 It had 230k miles on it

 

[popsgarland]

I lost my virginity in my girlfriends Vega.

Vega? Is that what it's called now?

 

[A1Oni]

late 90s toyota sedan or early 2000s buick sedan