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Hondas are very dependable and are very cheap to repair, at least here in the states. They're not amazingly fun and interesting, but there's a reason they're so popular. Same with Acura, Toyota, and Lexus. As someone who likes to save money, I no longer like to buy new cars. Yes, the warranties are fun, but the cost benefit dies when you realize that when you drive the car off the lot, it suddenly loses thousands of dollars of worth.
My mom asked me a similar question recently and I named off a bunch of 2005 and 2006 models. She looked at me like I was crazy, but you can get warranties and you'll still end up saving money. I've really been impressed with the Civic for the past 15 years or so. It's a solid car. If you get a 2005 Civic HX you'll end up shilling less than half your budget on something that'll probably last another 250k miles, and gets over 40 mpg if driven responsibly. That's better than most Prisusus... Priusi.. that's better than the Prius.
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