Need DU advice on a new car

[Doctor Jack]

19. You can't go wrong with a Subaru

My wife has a 1997 outback and it refuses to die. And odds are you can find a used one for quite a bit cheaper than $35,000 that would still last years(although be careful, since Subarus from about 10 years ago had a lot of gasket issues which will cost a few grand to fix). And they are all AWD, which may not seem necessary in June but when we lived in Chicago, it was amazing have AWD in the snow and ice.

Otherwise, I have had a lot of luck with Kia. Affordable and reliable. My 2008 Sportage has 150,000 miles and has gone with me on the many moves that I have taken across the country. I brought it in recently to be evaluated for any problems and the only issue after all these years is that the power steering fluid needed to be topped off.