Yeah for a first car, a mid 90's Honda or Toyota would be the best choice. Toyotas are awesome cars.
Depending on how much you make per month Sweed, you could also take out a 4 yr loan and in addition to putting some cash down you could get yourself a used Scion XA or even a new older year model they're trying to clear out. Scions are very affordable and ver reliable cars.
I did that with my civic...My car payment is only 172 a month which is extremely puny for a car payment.
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