<prompt> Human: Hi all - Ive just accepted a new job offer and will be moving cities soon and am currently debating getting a different car.My current car is a 2006 Kia Optima that I now have 180,000 miles on. Ive pretty much run it into the ground and its starting to have problems. Ill be moving to Cincinnati which is 300 miles from where I live now - and to be frank Im nervous my car is going to inevitably bite the bucket during one of my trips homeback.A local dealership specializing in used cars has a number of nice Chevy Cruzes with 10-20 thousand miles for about 14k. Id be doing a down payment of 3,000 on a 48 month loan and making payments of about 250 a month.A little bit of background on my financial situation. Im a single 22 year old and my new role will be paying me 70,000 salary. I currently pay a month student loan payment of 650 and my rent is going to be around 800-850 including utilities. After health care and my 10 401k contributions Ill get about 1800 in my bi-weekly paycheck. My new employer is also paying me a 5000 relocation bonus in cash of which ill probably get about 3k after taxes. I also currently have slightly over 7,000 cash on hand.I personally think I have enough money to cover everything and still live more than comfortably while also saving some money. However, Im really hoping for some second opinions to either affirm my thoughts or show me some aspects I may be missing and that it isnt a great idea after all.Thanks everyone :Edit: Ive been doing some more research thanks to your recommendations and Honda has some really great cars! Think I might try for a good deal on a Civic or Accord.  <response>: I would recommend to friends and family a used Civic or Corolla should probably run you about the same cost but be much more reliable in the long run.I know a lot of domestic brands have good reliability with their trucks since thats their niche, but their cars arent held to the same standards IMO.Other than that recommendation, everything else you planned sounds solid to me. Best of luck. 