I highly recommend Hondas -- they pretty much run forever. I don't know when the mileage/efficiency issues with Accords cited above come into play, but I've been very happy with my 2005 Accord; any Honda made after 2000 will have the LATCH system for car seats.
Do look up blue book prices, so you have a rough idea, and do feel free to get up and walk away from a salesperson at any time if that person is exerting undue pressure on you. I've had some bad experiences with salesmen who expected me not to notice when they dodged my questions, condescended to me, or gave me song-and-dance routines about how I had to take the car RIGHT THAT MINUTE or lose a deal, so it's worth finding a dealership/salesperson you're comfortable with. Ask around and see if anyone local has recommendations -- I've now bought two cars from a dealership not particularly close to me geographically because a friend raved about how reliable and trustworthy they were, and he was right.
It sucks to have to say this, but: You probably don't want to go car-shopping by yourself, unless you've found a really good salesperson. The gender bias is still hideous. Unbelievable in this day and age, I know, but it's true.
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Do look up blue book prices, so you have a rough idea, and do feel free to get up and walk away from a salesperson at any time if that person is exerting undue pressure on you. I've had some bad experiences with salesmen who expected me not to notice when they dodged my questions, condescended to me, or gave me song-and-dance routines about how I had to take the car RIGHT THAT MINUTE or lose a deal, so it's worth finding a dealership/salesperson you're comfortable with. Ask around and see if anyone local has recommendations -- I've now bought two cars from a dealership not particularly close to me geographically because a friend raved about how reliable and trustworthy they were, and he was right.
It sucks to have to say this, but: You probably don't want to go car-shopping by yourself, unless you've found a really good salesperson. The gender bias is still hideous. Unbelievable in this day and age, I know, but it's true.
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Yeah, my mom's car, which I still occasionally think of as "the nice new car", is an Accord. A Model Year 1989 Accord.
Yeah.
Of course, it probably only has roughly 120,000 miles on it, if that, but still. There are kids in college younger than that car.