<prompt> Human: I currently have about 4000 saved up for a car. I still live with my parents and I need this car to get to work and move out. But Im wondering, is it worth it to spend 4k on a used car rather than 1-2k? It seems like a bit of a gamble considering how many things could go wrong on both cars and how much it would suck to drop an extra 3k to have it just break down on me. Is there a sweet spot for price or should I just spend what I have on as nice a car as I can get? Any help is appreciated, thanks.  <response>: There are some really reliable cars out there for cheap if you do your due diligence. I had bought a 98 Honda Accord for 1200 with 110k miles on it, drove it for 4 years put on another 48K miles and sold it for 1000 when I had the money to get something nicer. 