I think by the time this thread withers Sky-Guy will have his daughter riding bikes and homeschooled.

When I was in high school in the late 70's, my mom had a '67 Impala....the back seat was bigger than our couch. But my girlfriend had a Celica hatchback....we spent a lot of time at drive-in theaters....don't recall watching any movies though.

Just helped our daughter get a VW Jetta a few years old but twice what you are looking to spend. Didn't want her walking to work or wherever in Seattle anymore in the dark and she has proven herself to be responsible since totalling her last car. Couldn't be more proud of her being clean and sober for 9 months.

Lol.