[Wolverine]

This is pretty off-topic but since you're all car-guys, I'm hoping you'll have some input. My teenage daughter is in the market for her first car. We're helping her and don't want to get anything too fancy. But we also don't want a piece of junk.

Does anybody have any recommendations on where would be a source for a good, cheap, used car? We've been doing the newspaper thing, checking the online ads, and going by the places on the side of the road that we know of. But we haven't had much success so far. Since I'm a still a newbie to AZ, I don't know of any other options. We also hit a place on Glendale Ave (New Deal Used Cars, I think) but most of those looked pretty rough.

She only has about $4K to spend (she pays half - we pay half). She's interested in the typical teen car - Honda Civic type. But she's open to other options (Jetta, Cavalier, etc.). A private seller is probably her best bet but getting there first is difficult.

Any ideas?