Best sub $5,000 used car?

I want a car with a little more pick up, little bit more space. Budget is at tops 5,000, really lower than 4,500 would be great.

I need it that money to get me by in a car for a few years. Everyone says "get a honda, get a toyota".

well, even ones with 160,000 miles are going for over 6,000 here. No thank you. I believe I would be better off getting an old caddy around 100,00 miles for under 3,000 and using the extra money for repairs. Bad idea?

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Since you want a car, not a truck or suv you need to stick with Japanese makes 1st, then Korean, avoid American or European. A nice Mazda would last a few years minimum but they are small.

My only exception to my rules are Buick Lesabre (avoid any other gm cars) They are huge, cheap and very, very easy to maintain. Mechanics never charge much to fix them, heck you can do tune-ups in your drive way in about an hour and they will last the 2 year limit you imposed. And you will have cash left over for repairs as they come up.

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