Good car for under $5000 (USA, New Jersey)

scandinavian flicks can make front wheel drive cars fun, or the handbrake, RWD cars tend to be a little bit more expensive than FWD cars, if you want to drive in the snow then AWD is good and FWD is alright, RWD can be ok if you dont floor it around the corners (in snow), FWD is ok to work on, unless you have a transverse V6 that needs access to the back it becomes an engine out job , for reliability japan is your way to go, is insurance a factor or are your premiums quite low, would say honda civic but they hold on to their money a lot

 

Japanese cars are the way to go!
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AWD is the best in the winter

 

I agree. Snow driving is a manner of preference I suppose, BUT if you get stuck in the snow, FWD is easier to get out of it than RWD what with the spinning wheels that turn.
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True

 

AWD Japanese cars? Nope. No thanks.

 

I never said that those are 2 different posts

 

You said NJ. I would say get a AWD/4WD.. Snow...

 

im offended. my subaru outback is awd, and its japanese. Drives nicely too.