> I can't give advice on what cars are good, but I can give you this advice: buying a car online is beyond insane. You shouldn't be making an investment like this unless you can see, test drive, and (most importantly) get the car checked out mechanically by somebody who knows what they're doing.
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> This goes double if it's going to be your first car. Learner drivers have enough problems with safety without adding a messed-up vehicle into the picture. Apart from the word of somebody you don't know, what sort of guarantee do you have that this car hasn't had its odometer wound back? Or that underneath the repaint it's 75% rust, 20% bog and 5% chewing gum? Or that the owner hasn't changed the oil since 1987?
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Actually, the VIN# was listed there, so you can go to the carfax site, enter it there, and t will tell you what the car has been through, based on insurance claims.

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