<p>^^^</p>
<p>Fine, too. </p>
<p>Don’t know where you’re getting the “fuel thirst of a large car”. It’s a 4 cylinder. and, many small cars arent’ going to have the crash protection of a large car, but it does have: Dual front impact airbags and Dual front side impact airbags.</p>
<p>I agree that a Ford Focus or some of the others would work well. The point was really that there are some cheap reliable cars out there…but you can’t often find them if you have a tight time frame to find them. If you can be patient and look over a couple of months, something can be found.</p>
<p>So if a reliable car can be had for $6k that can last thru the college years and even beyond, it can make commuting more affordable if the commute isn’t for too much of a distance.</p>