Seeing what you guys think before I settle on a Fit or spend more on a 2018+ Corolla hatch

2003-2006 Mini Cooper Base/S
or
2012-2019 Fiat Abarth

Reliability, quality, ease of working on, etc.

9/23/2026 8:08:42 AM

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"Reliability, quality, ease of working on, etc."

Fit, Corolla, raggedy Camry, Accord, Civic, etc.

But the best bang for the buck for under $3k is a Buick with the 3800. Worst it will need is intake manifold gaskets.

[Edited on September 23, 2026 at 1:03 PM. Reason : honestly the 3100 ain't bad, either.]

[Edited on September 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM. Reason : sometimes mid '00s TLs and TSXs are in that range. They'll be rough. Builds character.]

[Edited on September 23, 2026 at 1:05 PM. Reason : mini and fiat are not it. nope nope nope. never.]

9/23/2026 1:02:54 PM

Hows mpg in buick?

9/23/2026 3:11:47 PM

should be low 20s combined

9/23/2026 9:02:28 PM

craigslist?

9/23/2026 11:12:17 PM

Craigslist is dead. Everyone went to FB Marketplace. I hate it.

9/24/2026 6:40:42 AM

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"mini and fiat are not it. nope nope nope. never."

COME ON I WANTED AN ECHO CHAMBER DAMMIT

9/24/2026 10:20:11 AM

^^yeah even things like offer up were only a thing for like 2 years. Fb got it all

9/24/2026 5:03:47 PM

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"Craigslist is dead. Everyone went to FB Marketplace. I hate it."

The market is a lot smaller, but anything good still gets snapped up within a day.

9/26/2026 9:03:59 PM