Top 10 Cars for Students

[Val]

A car can expand a high school or college student's educational horizons, allowing her to take advantage of opportunities like off-site classes and internships. Car ownership is also a great lesson in responsibility: Kids who pay their car's running costs, they have good incentive to drive carefully (if they break it or crash it, they walk). Here are ten cars that are reliable, easy to drive, affordable, and well suited to student life.

1) Ford Focus ZX3
2) Scion-Braun xB Rampvan
3) Honda Civic
4) Hyundai Accent
5) Kia Optima
6) Honda Fit
7) Pontiac G5
8) Suzuki SX4
9) Mazda 3
10) Toyota Corolla

[edawg99]

I don't see how a student can pay for school and a car in the first place. Let alone a new car.

[open32]

My first car was a 2 year old used kia Sportage I got in high school, that car sucked.

The list is ok. Mostly on there because of price. It seems like there used to be a lot more cars under 20k, at least bigger cars not like the Fit, Scion Xa, and whatever that small Toyota is.

[yanjonm]

My friend lucked out and got a 2002 Subaru WRX STi as his first car.