Buying tips

My daughter is turning 18 in December. She has about $5-6000 to spend on a car and is looking for a small four-wheel-drive (RAV4 style and size). She is also open to other styles. We are after some other suggestions and advice on what to look for and what to avoid.

I remember a few years ago seeing a table that showed the average kilometres a second car "should" have travelled for its years. For example a 2020 car you would expect it to travel "x" amount of kms. It helped my research a lot. Can anyone point me to that table please?

When buying an unregistered non-roadworthy can you get finance?

I’m thinking of buying a Mercedes. I have looked at your pricing guide which is between $66,400 and $71,800 and wish to know how much the option packages add to the valuation guide. It has AMG and vision packages as well as ceramic coating and metallic paint.

I am a single mum looking at buying a good car for myself as I am giving my car to my daughter who is learning to drive. I have a Toyota Yaris which has not even done 75,000km yet. But I want to go for a hybrid car, something medium size and a long term investment for me. I’d be happy with a second-hand but low kilometre car. Maybe a small SUV?