Start looking but keep saving at the same time. $18,000 will get you a nice driver with around 100,000 miles. $20 - 22,000 would be better. Your bigger problem will be finding a car before somebody else does.
You never know, you could stumble across something nice for less than $18,000 and surprise yourself. Don't be afraid of cars with 100K miles or more if it comes with plenty of maintenance history.
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Kurt
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