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First: The CarEdge channel is full of tips like that video. I'd recommend looking at more of what they have to get more tips and tricks.

Second: If this is your first car, I assume you also don't have a need for a big car. While Toyota remains the toughest automakers to negotiate with at the moment, it's tough to go wrong with a Corolla or Camry if the main goal is simple transportation. They are generally very reliable, and hold their value incredibly well.

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Japanese or Hyundai.

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Buy a Toyota or Honda cash. I’d go used under 20k miles. Do not lease and do not finance.

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In your situation I’d get a Toyota Plug-in Hybrid.

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Tesla Model 3 having a pretty nice deal right now and you won’t have to deal with dealership bs

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How much money do you have for a down payment

if its your first car id recommend going with an old honda civic

Anything honda is good i daily one myself

70 miles a day? How many days per week?

My reco is:
Rule of thumb for car budgets is Calculate 10% of your monthly gross income for what you can afford all in: payments, insurance, gas (a lot in your case), repairs (tires, oil changes, stuff breaking). If you’re single, try to go to 5% of gross monthly if you can.

Next, buy and do not lease, the miles you drive will make a lease expensive.

I prefer to buy used, certified pre-owned. Still new-ish, a few years old, but still has warranty. It has a lot of that big first year or two depreciation loss taken out. That said, car dealers often have deals running for new cars with rebates and good dealer financing that make a new car purchase ok.

Last - there are tons of YouTube car buying vids out there. First figure out the car you want by checking some out, do test drives. Then shop online and price compare. For a given car with a given specification, the prices will be very close for new and used. Dealers all have software to figure out pricing so haggling is less of a thing, unless the lot is full of unsold cars and they are desperate to move at the end of the month.
Agree on a price and then talk payment method - cash or financing. But get a financing offer before you tell them what you want to do.
Read the fine print for hidden bs fees like dealer prep or marketing fees or fancy floor mats.

You probably want good gas mileage so go for compact SUV or small-ish car.

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