What's your recommendation for a post college graduation car purchase?

I don’t think I would be averse to buying a used Honda as my SIL has a driveway full of Hondas and a couple are well over 100,000 miles and runs like new.

I have never had a new car, and have had pretty decent luck, especially considering that I have paid less for most of my cars than many kids your age pay for the optional premium stereo package.

Many problems with a car will happen near the beginning and end of it’s life. Getting one a year old will be old enough to have the problems worked out yet new enough to not be worn-out (broken in, not broken down) is actually wiser even when you take the cost out of the equation.