I have owned A Honda Accord in 2011 over 240,000 miles, ran like a dream paid $1800.00 it was a 1990I have owned A Nissan Sentra 1988? Or around this year paid around $2,200.00 ran great for a few years, it was a 5 speed had to have clutch work done and that's about itALSO Ford F150 pickups , older 1977, a 1997, and a 1998 I have now, these trucks are great, if you find an older F150 they are great trucksWell These are the 3 Ideas I have for your price range, well the F150 maybe around $3000 for an older oneHope this helps TOY!If you can find a Mecury Couger 2001 or 2002, I had this car in Alaska, this car was awesome!