I am wanting to buy a car and needing advice

[kk2002s]

Everyone ALWAYS, ALWAYS buy a 'S' model, Please!!!!!
Not because it the only choice, just so it drives up the value of my 'S' for resale

As said if you get a pretty sorted out car, repairs will be spotty and come in waves. So one can budget $$$ but unless your putting those actual $$$ into a savings account, most times you are just going to pull out your credit card
Thing is a single breakage can eat up you entire budget

If you are DIY type then most obvious repairs/replacements can be done. Diagnosing can be the challenge and can lay your car up for days/weeks trying to figure it out. Also most every part needs to be order online. So as your sole means of transportation, a 14-16 year old German sports car is probably not the best choose.
My car was basically low $$$ stuff for the first 3 years(50k - 85k miles). Now at 5+ years(98k+ miles), several big $$$ things need replacing