Ford Escort
A great first car for anyone (unless you are over 6'5" or +300lbs). It is small, light, and reliable (insanely reliable). Not to mention it will get over 20 MPG....running on only two cylinders (30+MPG when you have the spark plug wires on the correct cylinders). There aren't millions of buttons and controls to be distracted by while driving.
Example:
The engine in my Ford Escort was running really rough one day when idling. When I drove the 45 minutes home I found out that two vacuum lines had finally popped off after 11 years.
The engine in my Ford Escort was running really rough one day when idling. When I drove the 45 minutes home I found out that two vacuum lines had finally popped off after 11 years.