First Car

[Rick TYler]

As is usual on CD, you've been given good advice. I would have missed the rust bit, since that's rarely an issue on the west coast. I'm always amazed at the number of rusty cars in the midwest and east. Out here, cars don't get salt damage.

My favorite used car trick is to buy the oldest car I can find with the lowest mileage. The number of miles driven is a pretty fair estimator of how used up a car is, and the older a car is, the lower the price. I once found a six-year-old Subaru with only 22,000 miles on it. I felt like I was getting a new car for a third off.

For what it's worth, I think Edmonds pricing is closer than Kelley Bluebook online.

[AndyB]

I think any loyal viewer of Top Gear would have to suggest a Toyota Tacoma if you're going for pure reliability.

Part 1 (10:23): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk
Part 2 (3:03): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uc4Ksz3nHM&NR=1
Part 3 (4:22): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZDtC9kjVk