I currently drive a 2001 Nissan Maxima with 186,000 miles which gets 20-22mpg on averges. It is also not the most reliable car. I recently accepted a job which will be a daily round-trip commute of 50 miles. I know..not very mustachian. My current rent is $400, and I like where I live, so moving is not an option.
The longer commute is making buying a different car a necessity. I want to be mustachian with this purchase and am having a hard time figuring out where on the price spectrum to land. On one hand, I think it makes sense to spend 10k on a car with 40-75k miles which will easily last me 5 year without a lot of repairs. On the other hand, there are cheaper cars for 5-7k that are higher miles, but I don't know how long I'll get out of them before majors repairs are necessary.
So my question is.. what price range do you all think is best for this situation? Also, if you have any models you suggest that would be great! I want to get 33+ highway miles.
-Staceintraining