Aveo is entirely Korean-made; it's basically a re-badged Daewoo. But next to the Yaris it probably has the best 'looks' inside and out... As for what to get for very cheap ($13K and less), I would look into the Accent (starting under $11k, comes with far and away the best warranty coverage), Toyota Yaris (starts at little over $11k), or Honda Fit if you want more flexibility/utility (starts under $14k). Those are, IMO, your best options, and should get you through medical school w/o much trouble
We had an Aveo.. it was okay.. but so glad we traded out of it on the good side of the deal... into another truck. Just to let you in on how safe we felt in an Aveo... I'd rather have the 17 mpg in the '99 F-150 w/ a 4-star frontal crash rating than get a so-called 26 mpg in the '04 Aveo w/ a 5-star frontal crash rating... Yep. The Aveo didn't get the mileage promised, but the Ford truck gets better than advertised. Go figure. And yes, the Aveo even had the Daewoo tags in the door jamb. On the flip side, I'd go for a used '93 Honda Civic SE with over 100k on it before I'd buy a new Kia. (in fact I recently did)
I'm going to third this. If you're looking for a cheap car, the LAST thing you want to do is buy a new one. There's literally no point. 1-2 year old cars still have factory warranty. All the kinks have been worked out, and the difference in price is unbelievable compared with a new model. As for brand, if you don't mind driving the same car for the next 5-10 years, Toyota is definitely the way to go in terms of stability. I suck at car maintenance, and my parents' old 93 Corolla got me through college with minimal expenses and good mileage. They make very good cars, but they are more expensive. So only buy if you're not the kind of guy who needs a new car every 2 years.
My '98 Corolla is falling apart at the seams. I bought it used in '01, and it lasted me pretty well until about '05 - and it's been a rotting decrepit POS ever since. My '91 Geo Storm ran better, lasted longer, and held together better after 10 years than my Corolla has (and it's not even 10 years old yet). For my next car (which I'll be getting in 6 weeks and counting) is without a doubt going to be a Honda.
LOL don't buy from that place.. My boy worked there as a salesman and he told me never ever buy a vehicle from that place LOL he said they are a bunch of crooks and will never tell you why the price is so low. damges, leaks, electrical, you name it but they sure make the cars look good on the outside.
Ok, I laughed. Maybe YOU can't, ugly. I'm currently checking out Scions myself. One thing I do worry about is reliability, but I believe they're made by Toyota so that gives me hope.
I've heard this quite a bit and just seeing a lot of Corollas out there backs that up -- definitely not Toyota's best work.
I wouldnt get a new car unless you just have that much money to throw away. You can get a good car that is a couple of years old. I got caught up in the "new car" fever after college...wish i would have just got a decent used car for 7K and kept the rest of my 14K in my pocket.
Couldn't be worse than the Saturn I had a few years back, I actually drove it until the front fenders fall off while I was driving it, oh it died on that trip home. POS.
I got a Fit too...it's still in the shop after 6 weeks from some idiot in a Jeep who totally rear ended me 2 weeks before my wedding Only had 10K miles on it. $7K worthof damage, entire right side was jacked up. I hate people who drive Jeep.
Be careful with that - some dealerships only do a superficial "125 point inspection" and then you end up paying an extra hundred bucks for a piece of paper to tell you that: [for example, not a literal experience] all your lights are working (that's like 7 points) your door handles are functioning (thats another 8 points) the stereo/cd/speaker system works (another 6 points), etc. Catch my drift? If you're thinking about this, definitely do your homework on it - what's their certification process, what specifically do they inspect, you know the whole nine yards.
Get a used Lexus for under 10K. I gave my brother my old Lexus, and it is now nearing 9 years old with 102K miles on it. But the funny part is the car went 3 years without an oil change when I had it. Never once did it go in for factory servicing past the complimentary 10K service. The only thing that had to be changed on it was the battery once. I think my bro. has kept the car and does 1 oil change on it every year, despite being over 100K miles. Neither I nor my brother have ever had a problem with the car ever (other than battery). i would suggest get anywhere between a 2000-2002 IS 300 or ES 300. You can find those under 10K and you can most certainly drive it over 120K miles. If you keep it in any sort of respectable maintenance level you can most certainly drive more.
