Car buying advice

[Eriksmasque]

OK. so I'm not in the market to buy a car yet ( I mean I only make 5. 15 an hour at a dead end job) anyway, What would anyone here recommend for people of " smaller stature?" I"m not the best at car models, so I wouldn't even know whats " in". Any thoughts?

 

[OnnaOtaku]

Geo Metro?

 

[Flatfoot]

I second the Geo Metro. It's good on gas, easy to park, and you can get one for under 9000.

The first car I drove was a Geo Metro, and I loved it, until I wrecked it. 🙁

 

[lespieds]

Honda civics are good cars, and I hear they last quite a while.
Just don't buy one that has been "modified" as someone may have drove the piss out of it. It could lead only to problems with repairs and such.

My best advice - whatever you decide on, find out what the insurance is going to cost. Most people don't even think of this til after signing the loan and then get a shock at what the insurance is going to cost. If you finance, you will be required to carry full coverage in most states.

Geo metro - I have not owned one, but if this is your first car, it would be a good investment. Good on gas, small, and I don't think the insurance would hit too hard. I don't know if they are real slow or not.

Yeah don't worry too much about what is "in". Worry about what you can afford and what is reliable. Steer away from cars that are known to have serious engine or transmission problems like older Pontiac bonnevilles or Ford Taurus

 

[Flatfoot]

Geo metro - I have not owned one, but if this is your first car, it would be a good investment. Good on gas, small, and I don't think the insurance would hit too hard. I don't know if they are real slow or not.

At a whopping 3 cylinders, they're not putting out much power, but to beat a dead horse, they're good on gas! 😉

 

[InspectorJapp]

If you don't really care about cars, then you probably don't care for repairing them either. So I would recommend something small and japanese from the mid-nineties. You should be able to get that at a reasonable price, I think.