So ive been looking for my first car i want a hatchback thats reliable, good gas miliage and in my budget of 8k. The 2 cars that have focused on rn is 2007 honda fit sport 109k miles for $4700 2014 toyota yaris L 120k miles for $6500 If you have any recommendations im all ears It has a good size trunk though and you can fold the back seats for more room to haul stuff. Has a nice 6 speaker stereo system with bluetooth and 2 USB ports. The Yaris hatchback made and sold by Toyota is a completely different car and is also worthy of consideration. I expect it to be reliable in the long run. Not the cheapest cheap car on the market, but it was well built, felt solid, cheap to service (the cheapest according to the AA in 2021) and had a good amount of power compared to the other cheap options. Its fuel economy might not be as good as that of the Ford Fiesta already mentioned due to the fact that its naturally aspirated, but this All good points, and I have quite a soft spot for Buick/mercury boaty cars. My daily is currently a Buick century I got for peanuts with only 135k miles on it. But all those cars will be less reliable than a Yaris tbh. Maybe a Corolla or a 4 cyl accord/ Civic might match reliability My other car is an Altis so I can only give a comparison-. Pros: Fuel economy is pretty good. Prior to Raize, I drove a Mitsubishi Mirage and Raize's FE is still better. Drive is pretty good for moving around the city. Small roads, small parking spaces are not a problem since it's on the smaller side. Cons: The Cross has a cargo capacity between 24.6 and 26.8 cubic feet depending on FWD/AWD and if there's a moonroof. With the seats down the Cross gets between 65 and 66.8 cubic feet, which is about 10 more cubic feet than the Venza (28.8/55.1) and within 5 cubic feet of the RAV4 (37.6/69.8). It is a very solid vehicle, lots of room, good for city and highway driving, and reasonably fun to drive. It's an option definitely worth considering. The only other car in this class/price range I've driven is an 08 Cobalt. The thing is fantastic on the highway, but feels awkward in city driving. Is a Toyota Yaris a reliable car? I noticed that the sticker prices on one are very cheap and I haven't heard much about these cars compared to the corolla and camry. Vote. Unfortunately no. Most stuff I saw came from YouTube. But I know they make TRD performance parts for the manual transmission, coilovers, sway bars, cams, super chargers (only for certain engines), and bucket seat adapter rails. When I lived in Japan I convinced a buddy of mine to buy a car (Toyota vitz) with most all of this stuff already on it It is Toyota. If you take care of it, it will last an extremely long time. It is also cheap as hell to get one. They're much cheaper than the cars they compete with. If it were me, I'd get the Yaris. Its boring, but based on the budget your working with you really should be prioritizing reliability, the longevity of the vehicle, and the ease v4zGuQ.