I passed my road test! Now I need a solid car and some good but cheap insurance ^_^.

[wonga1127]

Buy a V-Dub Bus from the '60s.

 

[e²Studios]

I recommend a Saturn.

No rust exterior body (body will always look great). Easy to work on (parts are cheap too). Saturns are under rated cars, so you can get them pretty cheap. Low insurance rates.

That's my personal opinion. I love my Saturn.

I think a used saturn would be a good way to go. The problem with Civics and japanese cars in general is that your insurance will be higher than with a saturn or another american car just based on the fact that they are really high on the theft lists.

A friend of mine went from a 01 Civic to a 08 Mercedes of some sorts, his insurance went down by $25, not much but the reasoning behind it was that the Civic was high on theft rates and had less safety features than the new car he bought. Mind you he is 30 something though, so take that for what its worth.

A Civic, Camery, or Accord will be more expensive to insure than a Saturn or other american car. I would take a look at american cars given your budget and insurance concerns.

Edit: A list

As of November, 2006, the National Insurance Crime Bureau released their list of most stolen vehicles in the U.S. for 2005 (lists by state can be found at www.nicb.org

1991 Honda Accord
1995 Honda Civic
1989 Toyota Camry
1994 Dodge Caravan
1994 Nissan Sentra
1997 Ford F150 Series
1990 Acura Integra
1986 Toyota Pickup
1993 Saturn SL
2004 Dodge Ram Pickup

Which newer cars are stolen the least?
Lowest Theft Claim Frequencies, 2003-05 Model Passenger Vehicles:

Ford Taurus
Pontiac Vibe 4WD
Buick LeSabre
Buick Park Avenue 4dr

Ed

 

[iHerzeleid]

Acura Integras and Legend's are nice too

 

[twistedlegato]

Astin Martin?

With a V8 Vantage you could be the next double 0

 

[Chrismcfall]

I thought Bond had a DBS? Or a Mondeo The amount of Ford cars in that film was huge!

OP: How about a MK1/2 V-Dub Golf? Cool light cars that can still outrun some others! They'd be cheap, but with loads of miles, and insurance would hit you with a Gti. I'm not familiar with car prices in USD, can anybody give me some examples of how far $5K would go? For a 1st car, I would like a Golf, but I may buy a toyota Aygo. Very cool car.