Another thing to consider, insurance! :) We were looking at a Honda for our daughter, but surprisingly enough, the insurance is higher than expected. Make sure you factor that in, when buying your car. explanation for the Honda being higher on insurance…it’s on a list of cars that are stolen frequently. Edited to add: Oh…get a CarFax Report, too! One thing to keep in mind, though. If it is less than a certain percentage of damage (I forget the percentage) it doesn’t show up on the report.