What's a good car a HS student can get from 5k to 10k?

Get a 5 to 10 year Toyota Corolla...Forget the sports cars.

 

do they make Tercels anymore?


edit - or you could get an early 90s Volvo. Those things are the Karl Malone of cars... sturdy, never break down, built like a tank, and last for 15-20 years.

my first car was a 1990 Volvo 240GL (of course I got it in 1990, so it was brand new)...

 

i gotta '98 Honda Accord LX w/ leather, 6-disc CD changer, tint, 44,000 miles for only 10Gs...
...i found it on www.autotrader.com

 

If you don't care about looks or performance (which you do since you are in high school) youcan get a kia for under 10K brand new. It might not be the best car in the world, but I'd be new and have a warranty and probably get good mileage. Good luck in your search.

 

I would stay away from Mitsubishi as they have poor maintenance records.

 

Are you planning on taking your car to college? If not, I'd say let your father get a truck since you'll only use it for a couple of years.

 

Civics are nice. Look good and used ones can be found around 10k.

 

Get a stationwagon, they're the coolest!

I suggest something from the 80's, use the rest of the money for gas and insurance.

 

Perhaps you would like to bid on the B-Bobmobile?

 

I agree with Don, well other than the station wagon part. As I just posted in another thread, I had a '88 Taurus in high school. I ended up wrapping it around a tree. Get some experience in a lunker and then get a better car later after you wreck the **** out of it. Just walk out of it without a scratch like I did.

 

i'm glad i wasn't shallow in high school. i didn't give a damn what people thought of me or my car. i was happy to even have one!

 

Get something older that still runs well. With a little bit of looking around, you can find a bad-ass car from the 70s for under 3 grand and under 100K miles. My Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme only has 88K miles on it, and I have put about 15 of those grand on myself. It runs FABULOUSLY, is reliable, easy and fun to drive, fun to ride in and it gets lots of looks. I even had someone leave a note on my windshield offering to buy it

 

You could easily buy a 2000-2001 Ford Ranger for around $7-8K. I've got 98 4x4 Ranger and its never been in the shop. Runs real well, and good insurance value.

 

Same car i got - 84 Corvette. Cost me 10k Canadian...so you should be able to get one for a decent price.

 

Get somethign like a 99 Chevy RS Cavalier. I got a 2001 camaro for graduation, but damn I miss my RS Cavalier! CD player, sun roof, power locks/window, keyless entry. I had lots of good times in that car.

 

Me too dude. In 1989 I got my first car...a 1984 Olds Delta 88. It was awesome. My Dad got it for me and I was so grateful to have a set of wheels. There were kids at my school driving brand new BMWs and such...but I loved my car...I was so happy to have it.

 

My first was a Delta 88 too! A 1976, battleship of a car. It rode like a cloud, had bench seats front and back, and you could pack about 8 people in it and head for Galveston in the summers! Man did I love that car. Would never be able to park it here in SF though.