Am looking to help my parents purchase a car that will likely be their last one. They’re 65 and 73, retired and need to finally give up their 2004 Toyota corolla which is practically crumbling on them in terms of the paint and interior. They’re not financially able to upgrade themselves so I would be buying it myself and trying to avoid spending more than 25k before taxes. Is that going to be unrealistic?
Any suggestions on which model might be the best for parents who will only be using the car for running small errands in town and don’t need a ton of space that could last them the next 15 or so years?
My parents said the same thing, and since they had 2 cars each. And now 77 and 79. These maybe the last ones however since they don’t drive that much but my fathers 08 Corolla had rust holes forming and started to have leaks and engine rattle so we got rid of it for a 2021 Jetta. The 2017 Rogue is still going strong at 52k miles, not driven a lot so it should last her. I bought the Rogue for her.
At that age, consider a higher car. It is hard for people their age to get in and out of a low car. The Jetta we shouldn’t have gotten and got an Escape, Rav4 or similar.