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Anna
I'm 22 years old college student and i need a used car for campus when i start clinicals for nursing next semester, im currently working partime 8.25/hr mon,wed,fri and weekend. I just started so I won't be on fulltime for awhile. I'd like to get an Honda civic but what are some other lst time buyer cars. I've looked at carmax, but theres no way I could make that kind of money in a few months. I don't want something too old, its already 2013, I need this car to last me through 2016 when i graduate from school. I don't have any credit, I plan to buy the car outright and the only money I have saved is from the job I have on campus that I just started Monday. I need this car before mid-Jan of next year. Any car suggestions or ideas would be apprecitated!!! Thanks :)
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I highly recommend a Honda Accord. They are not only rated as the most reliable car, but are typically the safest to buy used as well. Japanese cars in general are cheap to maintain, insure, and repair. They are also known to be very reliable. You can easily find a Honda Accord maybe 2003-2005 for about $6000 or less.
Honda Accords use Regular-grade gas and they are also cheap to insure.
Don't get anything lower than on 03. Honda Accord 2002 and lower had transmission issues due to over heating. I would not buy a Nissan as they are not very reliable in comparison to Honda and Toyota. Civics are supposedly the "greener" version of Accords, but tend to have more problems as they get older.
Visit Edmunds.com This site will tell you what problems (if any) a specific car, model, and year has. It's a really good way to avoid accidentally buying a lemon (a car that breaks down frequently).
Since you have limited funds, getting a not so old car is probably going to be impossible. After a 2005 Accord, they jump pretty marginally in price. Hondas are really reliable from my experience with them given that the previous owner(s) took care of it. I've seen Hondas go for 15+ years without breaking down.
Don't buy a luxury car. Even if it's a used cheap one, it will expensive to maintain and repair.
I highly recommend a Honda Accord. They are not only rated as the most reliable car, but are typically the safest to buy used as well. Japanese cars in general are cheap to maintain, insure, and repair. They are also known to be very reliable. You can easily find a Honda Accord maybe 2003-2005 for about $6000 or less.
Honda Accords use Regular-grade gas and they are also cheap to insure.
Don't get anything lower than on 03. Honda Accord 2002 and lower had transmission issues due to over heating. I would not buy a Nissan as they are not very reliable in comparison to Honda and Toyota. Civics are supposedly the "greener" version of Accords, but tend to have more problems as they get older.
Visit Edmunds.com This site will tell you what problems (if any) a specific car, model, and year has. It's a really good way to avoid accidentally buying a lemon (a car that breaks down frequently).
Since you have limited funds, getting a not so old car is probably going to be impossible. After a 2005 Accord, they jump pretty marginally in price. Hondas are really reliable from my experience with them given that the previous owner(s) took care of it. I've seen Hondas go for 15+ years without breaking down.
Don't buy a luxury car. Even if it's a used cheap one, it will expensive to maintain and repair.
What kind of new car technology means - hybrid, crossover, diesel, etc?
thomasthef
There are so many different cars out there now. I don''t plan to buy one soon but I'm having curiosity about things like hybrid, electric, hydrogen - as well as smart cars, crossovers - as well as diesel, unleaded, premium gasoline. What's with all these choices? Couldn't they agree on one! Thanks!!! Cheers!
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Hybrid cars are cars that run on two sources of energy.
The first Hybrid was the Honda Insight in 2001 in America. It was a gas-electric hybrid. This means it used an electric motor when driving slow and a gas engine when driving fast. It got 60mpg city and 66mpg highway. The most popular Hybrid right now is the ugliest. The Toyota Prius.
Crossover is an SUV sitting on car chassis. The Honda CR-V is an AWD, higher, bigger Honda Civic. The Toyota Rav4 is sitting on Toyota Corolla chassis. The new Toyota Venza is a taller Toyota Camry, and so on.Crossovers hae been around for at least 2 years, but they are not getting more popular because of gas mileage.
Diesel is a different type of engine. This has been around for over 100 years. It is just starting to become popular in America, but just about every car sold in Europe has a Diesel engine option. Diesel engines work different than gas engines. They are much better on gas/petrol and they are used for towing heavy things. That is why Semi trucks and Lori's have Diesel engines. They are very reliable too. But they are slow cars and Diesel costs more than gas these days.
Electric cars are cars that run on just electricity. They use thousands of laptop computer batteries that would make the car last 40-200 miles before needing a recharge. Recharging is just plugging them into the wall and waiting 10-15 hours.
Hydrogen cars are cars that are powered by Hydrogen gas. This is highly compressed water. Right now, the only Hydrogen powered car in production is the Honda FCX Clarity. It is only sold in California because California is the only place with Hydrogen filling stations. Hydrogen cars make no pollution. All that comes out of the exhaust system is water that you could drink. They are very clean cars, but expensive to make. Hydrogen cars are also known as Fuel Cell cars.
Unleaded gas is gas that most cars use. When a car says to use unleaded fuel, they mean do NOT use Diesel. If you put Diesel in a gas car, you will break your car. There are many type if unleaded fuel. Regular(80-86 octane), Midgrade(88-89), Premium(90-93), Super(95-96) and Race(100+ octane). Cars with Turbochargers, superchargers, or powerful engines require premium fuel. All luxury cars like Acura's, Lexus, Infiniti, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercedes, and others all require premium fuel. Honda Civic Si and VW GTI and Nissan 350z and almost all sports cars require premium fuel. Higher octane basically means beter quality. Putting Premium fuel in a car that just needs regular fuel does NOT make it more reliable or get better fuel economy. All it does is add about 5HP more to cars that recommend regular fuel.
Air powered cars are cars that run on compressed air. The compressed air is what moves the cylinders in the engine to make the car move. They could travel about 200 miles before needing more air. These cars are only sold in India so far. They have been around a few years.
Smart is a company made by Mercedes Benz. They make 3 cars. The Smart Fortwo, Smart Forfour, and Smart Roadster. In America, we only have the Smart Fortwo, which actually came out in 1998 in Europe. It is an old design. It is a regular gas powered car with a small 3 cylinder engine. It only has 70HP and is now the slowest new car in America. With its lightweight and small engine, you would expect it to be great on gas, but it is NOT. It gets 41 miles per gallon at best. A Honda Civic almost gets that. And the Smart Fortwo only seats 2 people. They are very unreliable and break down a lot. They use Premium gas. They are expensive to maintain. They are very bad cars. Old technology.
Hybrid cars are cars that run on two sources of energy.
The first Hybrid was the Honda Insight in 2001 in America. It was a gas-electric hybrid. This means it used an electric motor when driving slow and a gas engine when driving fast. It got 60mpg city and 66mpg highway. The most popular Hybrid right now is the ugliest. The Toyota Prius.
Crossover is an SUV sitting on car chassis. The Honda CR-V is an AWD, higher, bigger Honda Civic. The Toyota Rav4 is sitting on Toyota Corolla chassis. The new Toyota Venza is a taller Toyota Camry, and so on.Crossovers hae been around for at least 2 years, but they are not getting more popular because of gas mileage.
Diesel is a different type of engine. This has been around for over 100 years. It is just starting to become popular in America, but just about every car sold in Europe has a Diesel engine option. Diesel engines work different than gas engines. They are much better on gas/petrol and they are used for towing heavy things. That is why Semi trucks and Lori's have Diesel engines. They are very reliable too. But they are slow cars and Diesel costs more than gas these days.
Electric cars are cars that run on just electricity. They use thousands of laptop computer batteries that would make the car last 40-200 miles before needing a recharge. Recharging is just plugging them into the wall and waiting 10-15 hours.
Hydrogen cars are cars that are powered by Hydrogen gas. This is highly compressed water. Right now, the only Hydrogen powered car in production is the Honda FCX Clarity. It is only sold in California because California is the only place with Hydrogen filling stations. Hydrogen cars make no pollution. All that comes out of the exhaust system is water that you could drink. They are very clean cars, but expensive to make. Hydrogen cars are also known as Fuel Cell cars.
Unleaded gas is gas that most cars use. When a car says to use unleaded fuel, they mean do NOT use Diesel. If you put Diesel in a gas car, you will break your car. There are many type if unleaded fuel. Regular(80-86 octane), Midgrade(88-89), Premium(90-93), Super(95-96) and Race(100+ octane). Cars with Turbochargers, superchargers, or powerful engines require premium fuel. All luxury cars like Acura's, Lexus, Infiniti, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercedes, and others all require premium fuel. Honda Civic Si and VW GTI and Nissan 350z and almost all sports cars require premium fuel. Higher octane basically means beter quality. Putting Premium fuel in a car that just needs regular fuel does NOT make it more reliable or get better fuel economy. All it does is add about 5HP more to cars that recommend regular fuel.
Air powered cars are cars that run on compressed air. The compressed air is what moves the cylinders in the engine to make the car move. They could travel about 200 miles before needing more air. These cars are only sold in India so far. They have been around a few years.
Smart is a company made by Mercedes Benz. They make 3 cars. The Smart Fortwo, Smart Forfour, and Smart Roadster. In America, we only have the Smart Fortwo, which actually came out in 1998 in Europe. It is an old design. It is a regular gas powered car with a small 3 cylinder engine. It only has 70HP and is now the slowest new car in America. With its lightweight and small engine, you would expect it to be great on gas, but it is NOT. It gets 41 miles per gallon at best. A Honda Civic almost gets that. And the Smart Fortwo only seats 2 people. They are very unreliable and break down a lot. They use Premium gas. They are expensive to maintain. They are very bad cars. Old technology.
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