Is a 2005-2006 Nissan Altima a good car?

What car should we get, Nissan Maxima/Altima or Hyundai Accent?

• My husband and I are a young couple looking to purchase our first car. We didn't want to spend a lot of money so we decided to buy a used car from a private owner. The max we are willing to spend is $5000. Our preference is a nissan altima or maxima. Older model with no more than 115,000 miles and in good working condition. We chose nissan mainly because through our research they are really great reliable cars. And if maintained well, these car can easily handle close to 200k miles. So we just feel it's a powerful car and will be worth the money. We went to small car dealership and they showed us a nissan maxima that was nice but we think it was overpriced for the mileage. However, they showed us a 2006 Hyundai accent with 60k miles and we were like wow and it fit right into our budget. We were shocked because we didn't think our money could even afford a 2006 vehicle with under 70k miles on it. But I'm not sure if we should get it or not. It's cute for me but not so cute for my husband. He's 6'2 and it's just not the type of car for a man and it's a car we are both driving but we think it's in good condition. What do you think? Which car would you buy? Would you get the Hyundai accent or look around for a good older model nissan. Financing is not an option.

• Answer:

  I am an owner of Hyundai but i prefer to get the Nissan Altima they last along time and u hardly have to do things to it. I like its performance and comfort at a greater speed.