<prompt> Human: Im a college student hoping to buy a car thats reliable. Some guy on Craigslist is selling his Mitsubishi Lancer 2008 for 5000 120k millage on it. Should I purchase the car ?  <response>: you would do better to avoid anything that even remotely appeals to young people or is sporty. find a plain jane corolla or civic, or a grandma car like a buick. insurance costs on a sporty car or anything driven by large numbers of young people will eat you alive. for reference, I pay 50 per month for high limit liability coverage on an 18 year old buick lesabre driven by a 17 year old male. this is incredibly cheap compared to what a lot of people pay. 