<p>I personally have had very bad luck with the (2) Chryslers that I owned and the GM as well… and that has turned me off to them in the future. Haven’t owned a Ford. I now have a Mitsubishi and (knock on wood) haven’t had any issues with it.</p>
<p>I told her to get some insurance quotes for the cars… that’s a great idea. I don’t think she cares too too much about the cost of insurance - it’s going to be relatively high for either car since she is under 25 - and it’s going to be more then she currently pays as she doesn’t have collision on her 96 Civic… but if there is a huge difference in them it may help sway her opinion.</p>
<p>Another brand to consider is Hyundai. Their current quality ratings are good, the warranty is the best, and the prices are good.</p>
<p>update… my sister changed her mind on these three cars after test driving them and decided to buy a used Civic… She didn’t like the looks of the new ones but wound up with a 2005 Civic Ex with 11k miles on it.</p>
<p>^^ That’s probably the most economical choice from a depreciation perspective anyway.</p>
<p>I think she got a pretty decent deal… it was like 10k or 11k and it was almost like getting a new car since it only has 11k miles on it… she e-mailed me some photos and it looks pretty nice… the funniest thing to me was that when she was driving her old civic to trade it in her muffler fell off… she was like watch them cut my trade value in half, lol!</p>