Buying your first car is always a memorable experience – the sense of freedom and possibility that it brings almost always seems to make it so.

However, when buying your first car you do need to make sure that it is actually going to be able to do the things you want it to and hopefully be reliable, and not end up costing you a small fortune in repair bills. If you have a relatively small budget for your first automotive purchase, you could try looking at some car dealerships that deal in cheaper, used cars, or you could try looking in your local newspaper or even the internet – which is always a good place to find bargains. There are plenty of cheap cars for sale under 1000 dollars out there, but you need to make sure that the car you end up buying is actually an investment and not something that turns out to be a complete waste of time and money.