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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
Yaris according to these guys starts at $12K or so. But either way I'm not financing, I should have made that clearer.
Used Honda may not be a bad idea. That would avoid comprehensive insurance each month.
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Wow you are right the Yaris is 12k now, i remember them being much more when they first came out in the US (they were out in Europe for a long time prior to the US). This car has a good track record and has been around long enough to work out all the bugs. I have had a bazillion cars and without a doubt the most consistently realiable cars have been the simplest available toyota followed extremely closely by the simplest Honda.
The Honda fit is another ultra-reliable and excellent car with an amazing amount of room but I don't know the current price (these cars have been out as the Honda Jazz in Europe for a long time also).
Another car to consider is the geo/chevy prism. The prism (prism only, not any other geo/chevy model) is a Toyota Corolla and is made side-by-side in the same factory. You can get a prism for much, much less than a corolla and it is the same car. I don't remember when they stopped making these though so they may be too old. Gas mileage is same as corolla of course.