Best used car for about 7 to 8 thousand dollars?

I’ve had very good success with Ford Taurus. Have had 8 of them for myself and two daughters over past 15 years. Get one with the standard 3.0 6 cyl( 12 valve engine). They are easy to work on, not that expensive to repair, are good in collisions( have seen several close up after daughter’s wrecks) - one of them would have been killed if in any type of Honda. If you perform maintenance as required, you’ll be amazed how long they will last.