I have no idea how forums work but @CrzRsn is making me post here! Bear with me as I attempt to figure out what I'm doing...
I'm moving to Australia (from the US) in a few days and will be needing a car on a grad student budget! I'm currently toying with a mid/late 2000s Golf or something of that caliber... but I'm open to suggestion. Honestly I just don't know the best car to get me through the next 3 years with minimal upkeep. My other criteria are:
- Needs to be able to rack up some mileage (might need to commute 1000+ km/week)
- Less than $10,000 AUD (prefer less than 8 if possible)
- Less than 150,000 km (?? - is this even a realistic number? I've been trying to filter things out but maybe my target is wrong. Open to suggestion)
- Strong preference for sedan/hatch, strong preference away from wagons but will consider them
- Minimal maintenance cost/upkeep - I'll be a grad student so would very much prefer to avoid major expenses
- I hate red
Any advice or opinions is strongly welcome!!
I'm moving to Australia (from the US) in a few days and will be needing a car on a grad student budget! I'm currently toying with a mid/late 2000s Golf or something of that caliber... but I'm open to suggestion. Honestly I just don't know the best car to get me through the next 3 years with minimal upkeep. My other criteria are:
- Needs to be able to rack up some mileage (might need to commute 1000+ km/week)
- Less than $10,000 AUD (prefer less than 8 if possible)
- Less than 150,000 km (?? - is this even a realistic number? I've been trying to filter things out but maybe my target is wrong. Open to suggestion)
- Strong preference for sedan/hatch, strong preference away from wagons but will consider them
- Minimal maintenance cost/upkeep - I'll be a grad student so would very much prefer to avoid major expenses
- I hate red
Any advice or opinions is strongly welcome!!