Hey everyone, looking for a bit of advice.
We are a one car family, but it’s getting to the stage where we need to consider buying a second car.
Want something small, reliable, safe and cheap to maintain.
Primary purpose would be commuting to work, so ideally don’t want to spend too much, but also don’t want to compromise on reliability and safety.
Have been looking at 3-5 year old Corollas as I’m a big Toyota fan. However, they are quite expensive and I’m wondering if I’m better off ordering a new base model for $32k instead of paying $25k on a 5 year old car.
So OzB community, if you had up to ~$30k to spend, what would you buy? Cheaper the better without being a money pit with repairs and without putting my families safety at risk.
Hyundai i30 (coming from someone who just bought a top-spec hybrid Corolla sedan)