Should I trust craigslist for my very first car?

So I'm looking for my first car! I'm looking on Craigslist, and my price range is sadly under $3000… I'm looking at Honda accords or Toyota camrys. All have at least 150k miles… Should I trust those cars with over 150k miles? I won't buy it until o get drive it and hopefully get all of the mechanical history of the car. Any advice?

Hondas and Toyotas with 200k+ miles?

Looking to get my very first car! I'm looking to get a Honda Accord probably 1999-2002. The only ones in my price range the mileage ranges from 150k-300k. Is that bad? I heard Hondas run forever. But I want a reliable one! What about toyota camrys of corollas 1999-2002, with that much miles? Reliable?

Honda Accord 1999, should I trust it?

I'm looking into getting my very first car. I found a Honda Accord, they're selling t for 1,800$. There's 179k miles on it. They mentioned that the transmission will need work in the future. How bad is that? Is it completely fixable? How much would it cost? Other than that, should I trust this car.

How much can I sell car for and to whom?

It's a 02 Honda Accord 280k miles, transmission needs replacing, body condition fair, salvage title and needs other major repairs. I have done recent repairs and all tires are relatively newer (recently replaced) so I know it's junk but I would like to get some money back from something.

Do newer cars require less maintenance than older ones?

I own a 1999 Honda accord that is still reliable because I maintain it. I do regular oil changes service /inspection. Moreover, I get the repairs fixed before they become huge repairs. My car has never broken down or left me stranded other than a tire blow out and battery problems on a occasion ( weak or old battery)

In addition, I recently got my battery replaced when my car wouldn't - it was -40 where I live. So I took it to the garage and they confirmed that my battery was indeed weak and needs to be replaced.However,2 days ago I decided to stop by at the grocery store on my way home from work. When I attempted to start my car after my grocery shopping, It wouldn't start and completely died in the parking. I got it jump start and I was able to drive it home. I decided to drive to the garage instead to ascertain the cause of the problem--The garage concluded that it was the battery so therefore replaced it for free given it was still under warranty.

with that being said, my sister and my co worker told me If I buy a newer car then I wouldn't have issues and that newer cars requires less maintenance. The funny thing is, they both don't own cars nor do they know anything about car maintenance. On the contrary, sometimes I contemplate buying a newer car but then again the repairs will come up at some point right? So do you just change oil in newer cars without major maintenance? For those who own newer car, do you hardly take your car to the garage?