<prompt> Human: Hey guys! My car shut down in the middle of the road yesterday and repair man says will cost too much to fix the car and to buy another car. So now its car shopping time. In my area the cheapest cars seem to be around 5k and we are talking OLD cars with a ton of miles. 10k will get you a new car with a ton of miles or an old car with low miles. 15k will get you decent age decent miles. 20k you can buy new cars. Heres the problem though... Im broke!I just graduated college DEBT FREE!, but because of just getting school paid off and now Christmas shopping Big family, I only have about 1k in the bank. The good news is that I live with family and have very little expenses 200-300mo at the moment. I only bring in about 1200mo right now working less than 20 hours a week, but am now looking for real full-time work with my degree. I found this beautiful Honda Civic very reliable hybrid car that is:2015 20k miles45-50mpgHas rear view cameras side view camerasGps, hands free phone, push to start, Bluetooth Great car fax history15k! Best deal I found all day. It really is a great deal, but is it a wise choice? Bank offered me a first time auto loan for 3APR Great?! 27160 monthsNow that Ive paid off school I have tons of disposable income. I want to buy a car that is going to last me 10 years, but I feel like spending 15k when I am making terrible money is a horrible idea. However, if I buy a 5k junker and it dies in a year or less I will be screwed even worse! Right now Im leaning towards buying the 15k perfect car. I can easily afford the payments and family would love me to live with them for a long time so even if I cant find a better job soon, I still have a nice safety net living at home. What do you guys think? Part of me thinks buying a 10k car might be financially better, but I would be unhappy with the car and feel like I wasted 10k. For 10k I could get something like a 2010 with 60-80k miles on it. Would love some advice and wisdom from people who have purchased cars! Sorry for the long rambles.  <response>: Buy old and cheap. You are looking for a legit job. Dont make purchases planning on having one. Look at old civicsCorollas. Find one with 60-100k on the odometer. They can be had between 3-5k in good condition. They are sparse...but theyll hold their value. So buy it and get to and from work, then sell it when you get the legit job you want. Then that can be the Down payment on your newer car. Just dont finance longer than 2-3 years. 