<prompt> Human: My car has recently died and Im looking at a new one in the next few weeks. Ive read a lot on financing vehicles and used vs new, and decided its silly for me to get anything too new, or too much of a banger I do a lot of rural mileage with no phone signal.To get an idea of my situation; I have a full emergency fund, 3000 in savings plus spending money, Im not really saving with purpose so spending it on a car is valid for me. I save about 800-1000 every month. If the economy goes tits up, I would be the first to lose my job in my dept. Im applying elsewhere, but this means Ill probably save less at the new role.Im trying to decide between two cars:1. a 3000 Fiat,2. a 7000 Ford.The Fiat could be bought today, 45 months of my entire savings would have to go towards the Ford. Now, my Dad is offering to pay for the car and I pay it back monthly over the next 5 years or less, no interest. I would probably upgrade again in 3-5 years both cars could easily go another 10 when Im more comfortable, both cars would lose approximately just over half their value. The Ford is actually a bit of a bargain at that price and comes with a really good warranty and extras.What methods would you use to decide which one to buy, and under what conditions?Does it just boil down to the fact Ill be paying 4000 extra for essentially the same thing a method of getting A to B?  <response>: Buy a Honda. Last forever. 