Any good deal at all for a family of 5? More specifics in post, thank you!

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@Izumi

First and foremost, they’ll need a vehicle for their family of five. Assume their budget is extremely low

First and foremost, put any thoughts of minivans and SUVs out of your sister’s head.

Apples to apples, minivan or SUV is waaaaaay more expensive than a sedan. A family of 5 on an extremely tight budget doesn’t need anything more than a sedan.

Look at the ideas posted in the “What would you buy for $10k?” thread, for example pretty decent Mercury Grand Marquis and Impalas with the 3.8L were posted there for $3,000-4,000.

What would you buy for $10k?

Given the prices of most leases right now, I think it would be an interesting discussion on what reliable car one could buy for $10k with under 100k miles to hold you over for a year or so until chip shortage ends and prices start to “normalize”. What would you get?