I had a 2007 ford taurus for a year now, and I hated it. Thankfully someone backed up to it and it's totaled, leaving me with about ,500 dollars. I'm a teenager and my part time job gives me about 600 a month. 300 taking out minimum expenses. I'm stuck between buying a new/old car or leasing one, but I'm looking to put 00 down with 0-0 monthly. I want something nice. Not flashy like a bmw or a benz or crazy like a mustang or a camaro, but something that looks nice and can compete up to a point with those, preferably with cheap parts. Fuel Economy is an important factor, and if used, i want it to be not older that 2007 and less than 80k miles on it. Unluckily I'm not a car person so I don't know which cars last longer and don't cost too much to take care of. Please help me out. Thanks!