<prompt> Human: Ive recently been going through the process of buying my first car and am a little out of my element. I recently got a job where I will need one and as such have been trying to look at all of my options. Much to my luck, a friend of mine is selling her 2008 Hyundai Elantra with 90,000mi that has not had any serious problems. She has taken care of the oil and routine maintenance religiously. Shes asking for somewhere between 5,600-6,000 with a kbb of 7,000. I can buy this outright with cash but, because ill be buying from a private owner, I wouldnt be able to get a warranty with it. Ive driven the car driven it on cross country road trips so I know its a decent car. Alternatively, my parents are trying to convince me to get a more expensive used car 8000 that would ideally come with a 2 year warranty. The upper bound of my budget is 6000 and thus this would require financing. These vehicles range in where they are from, but a lot of what they are looking at are being sold by a repo store and can be as as recent as 2010 or 2012 models with 60,000 miles. So rpersonal finance, have any advice on how to proceed in the most economically sound manner for buying my first car?  <response>: If I were you Id buy a Hyundai from your friend, and save the money for any unexpected maintenance that might come up. Youve driven the car, and know its history and with only 90K miles, you should be able to drive it for another 5-6 years easily. 