I was looking for a car 2 months ago and the one advice i can give u is be patient and try and extend you budget as much as possible

I borrowed 3k from my parents and when i look at the type of car i would have gotten for 3k and compare it to my current car which I bought for 6k its amazing at the diffrence.
I did pay a bit higher for my car btw but it was cause it was in excellent condition for its age.

I ended up buying a 1996 Civic CXI that had just over 118,000kms on the clock and came with full service history as well as log books plus im the second owner and the previous owner always serviced their car at a Honda dealership so I knew the work being carried out on the car was well done.