Economical Car for a College Students

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<p>If you can find a good Volvo repair shop, the upkeep isn’t that bad - no worse than a Honda. </p>

<p>Consider a Honda CR-V.</p>

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<p>A Winnebago?</p>

<p>Plenty of closet space! :)</p>

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<p>Toyota Matrix. That’s what we bought for our son to use in LA.</p>

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<p>I’m a college student, have a 1993 Toyota Celica hatchback, and LOVE it. The hatchback provides a ton of room, and I have transported everything from 2 armchairs to my boyfriend’s 6 foot long lacrosse stick with a box fan. The car was pretty cheap ($3500 two years ago) and runs great with barely any upkeep. It also gets around 24 mpg, which is pretty good for a 13 year old sports car. It’s also great for small college parking spaces. (I drove a minivan for a year before I got this car and cannot stress enough how difficult it was to parallel park.) Plus, it looks awesome. :-)</p>

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<p>If new, I would look at a Honda Fit or Nissan Versa.</p>

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<p>Volvos! I inherited a 1992 940, and it’s awesome. Lots of trunk space, very easy to maneuver and parallel park (I love rear wheel drive!), and pretty reliable.</p>

<p>Mine did break down once this summer, but at its age and with the number of miles it has on it, I would expect things to happen every once in a while. I definitely agree with taking it to a shop that really knows Volvos though - it took two tries for the shop that it got towed to (which was a combination Ford/Volvo/etc. dealership) to fix the problem, whereas our normal shop would have fixed it right the first time probably. It was a little costly, but it was sort of a big problem…and my parents rationalize that fixing it is cheaper than car payments, which has been the case so far.</p>

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<p>Try a hybrid. You get tax breaks and savings on gas. The Toyota Prius is nice.</p>

<p>I would definitely not get an SUV, or anything below 30 mpg, solely based on gas. College students aren’t exactly able to throw around 60 bucks for a tank of gas.</p>

<p>.-_-.</p>

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<p>I am in college and I have a Toyota corolla. I like it but I would LOVE a Yaris.
I think hatchbacks are better because they look cooler and have more room.</p>

<p>My picks…
Scion xB
Toyota Yaris
Honda Fit
Mazda3 HB
Nissan Versa
Suzuki Aerio HB (discontinued so you would have to buy used.)</p>