The New Beetle is notoriously unreliable. Ad I say that as someone who likes Volkswagens. Plus, all around visibility is too poor for a new driver with insecurities like Joyce.
My pick would be a 2004 Scion xA.
- Small
- Reliable (Toyota)
- Cute & hip (although that certainly is subjective). Certainly cuter than an Echo.
They go for around $7000 which bis above the 5000$ budget but then again she’s on the list for a new Smart.
Some people just shouldn’t drive a car.
I’ve always found Honda’s to be some of the easiest cars to service, only GMs are easier in my experience. Now a VW on the other hand, I won’t even bother attempting to service one of those.
I’ll have to say the Civic for the dyslexic person, but I also like the Chauffer idea too. from
In my humble opinion, I’d say that “sinnister” has the correct answer, except for the wrong reason.
The reason to buy and drive a Dodge is simply that it is the only car manufacturer which places instructions for pedestrians right on the front of the hood, where they are easily seen: “D-O-D-G-E”.