The moving of God (was: tithing part 2)

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Robert J. Brown wrote:
> 
> My daughter will be turning 16 this year.  She is enrolled in driver's
> education right now.  She attends a school that is a 40 minutes 1-way
> drive from home.  I think I once clocked it at 17 miles, but it is
> suburban traffic, with stop lights, etc. and takes even over an hour
> on Friday evenings.  :-(
> 
> She has already said she does not want my car or her mothers, as she
> has grown up with these cars since she was in Kindergarten, and says
> that she is tired of them.  She has expressed an interest in something
> 4WD sprot utility like, or something sports car like.  I suggested
> Miata, and she also likes the Civic.  I think she really wants a Jeep
> Cherokee, but I do not think (in the Chicago area, at least) that a
> Cherokee for $5K would be a very good car.
> 
> So what are the opinions here?  What is a good reliable $5K used car
> for a young girl to drive 1.5 to 2 hours every day?
> 
> PS I also expect this car to at least take her through high school,
> and prefferably college.
> 

If you can find one, the cherokee with the I6 is a decent handling SUV,
gets around 17-20mpg in town and performs well. I had one for a couple
years (wife wanted a car so we traded it off) The only complaint I ever
had was the mileage.  It is a bigger vehicle and more prone to take
abuse than smaller cars (does good in fender denders).
A coworker just replaced his 1989 Civic (250k+ miles) when he lost a
fight with a deer. He had little to no trouble with it and it did well
on bad roads.

Bro Bill (1980 VW Diesel rabbit 198K, second engine and a spare parts
car handy!) Clifton