<prompt> Human: Hello Reddit!My car is 10 years old and I know Im not the first person to learn to drive stick on it. Its falling apart in many expensive ways and in my opinion to fix all of them on top of upkeep and more potential big problems, so I think Im going to have to say goodbye to my dear car. My issues with this are: I am a college student who is a bit of a ways away from graduation, and I work a retail job that has meh pay. I do not have any financial help in getting a new car. I am not sure if Im going to move to a city in the next couple years or where Im going to be... so Im not sure if buyingleasing is going to be good for me. Im also not sure if newused is going to be better. Im thinking if Im going to buy a car, I should buy new so I dont have to drop money on a car then drop money on large repairs... Im not sure. I also have a shitty credit score! I only need a car to drive to work, to the store, nothing crazy just a small sedan. Thank you guys!  <response>: My issues with this are: I am a college student who is a bit of a ways away from graduation, and I work a retail job that has meh pay. Its junky beater territory for you, then. Im also not sure if newused is going to be better. Im thinking if Im going to buy a car, I should buy new so I dont have to drop money on a car then drop money on large repairs... Im not sure. I also have a shitty credit score! God no, new is not better. The fear that repair costs will be high on used vehicles is seriously overblown. You want to pay cash for something cheap and easy-to-maintain like a Toyota Yaris or Honda Civic. 