Cheap, reliable used Camry? Finding cheap/reliable Camry to last 3 years?

Hi,

I'm going to be moving to Texas for work and will be buying my first
car there. I plan to stay there for about 3 years. The company is
supplying a rental car for the first month, during which time i will
have to find my own car.

I'm looking for a cheap used car. I've been checking out Toyota Camrys
on Yahoo autos and houstoncarfinder.com, and the cheapest prices i've
been able to find come in at about $7000.

My question: I would like to get a car for $2000-$4000, that will last
me 2-3 years of driving in the city (everyday to work, lots of
freeways), and one which I won't have to fix often.

Is it totally impossible to get a car in this price range at all? Why
can't I find any cars in this price range on the internet? Will it be
easier to find a car in this price range by looking through the local
papers when i get there?

Is it unreasonable to expect not to have to repair it often if i want
it for only a few years and how much would repairs typically run?

If I want a car for only a few years, and want to pay as little for it
as possible, yet want it to be reliable what's the best way to go?


Thank you.

You're looking in the wrong place.

Get there, meet some people, and someone will turn you onto on for $2-4000.
Look in the papers, and always have it checked by a mechanic.
(HINT: Ask someone OTHER than who you are buying the car from for a
mechanic!)




<shiftcontrol8@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1144403871.527011.241360@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I'm going to be moving to Texas for work and will be buying my first
> car there. I plan to stay there for about 3 years. The company is
> supplying a rental car for the first month, during which time i will
> have to find my own car.
>
> I'm looking for a cheap used car. I've been checking out Toyota Camrys
> on Yahoo autos and houstoncarfinder.com, and the cheapest prices i've
> been able to find come in at about $7000.
>
> My question: I would like to get a car for $2000-$4000, that will last
> me 2-3 years of driving in the city (everyday to work, lots of
> freeways), and one which I won't have to fix often.
>
> Is it totally impossible to get a car in this price range at all? Why
> can't I find any cars in this price range on the internet? Will it be
> easier to find a car in this price range by looking through the local
> papers when i get there?
>
> Is it unreasonable to expect not to have to repair it often if i want
> it for only a few years and how much would repairs typically run?
>
> If I want a car for only a few years, and want to pay as little for it
> as possible, yet want it to be reliable what's the best way to go?
>
>
> Thank you.
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[email]shiftcontrol8@googlemail.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> I would like to get a car for $2000-$4000[/color]

Consider a Corolla, also an excellent car.