Hey guys, if you are looking to buy a cheap and SAFE second hand car then this list from VicRoads may be of some assistance:
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="538"><tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" align="center">VicRoads Safe Car List for Young People</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Size</td><td align="center">Make</td><td align="center">Model</td><td align="center">Year</td><td align="center">Crashworthiness
(number of stars)</td><td align="center">Likely to harm
another road user#
(number of stars)</td><td align="center">Price from</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Focus LS/LT</td><td align="center">05-07</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$11,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Golf</td><td align="center">04-07</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$14,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Focus LR</td><td align="center">02-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$6,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Astra TR</td><td align="center">96-98</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Honda</td><td align="center">Jazz</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$7,100</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Mazda</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">03-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$13,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">306</td><td align="center">94-01</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$3,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Impreza</td><td align="center">01-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$7,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Yaris</td><td align="center">05-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$10,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Golf</td><td align="center">95-98</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$4,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Golf</td><td align="center">99-04</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$5,900</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Bora</td><td align="center">99-04</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$6,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">BMW</td><td align="center">5 Series E39</td><td align="center">96-03</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$9,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Mazda</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$9,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Honda</td><td align="center">Accord</td><td align="center">99-02</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$5,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">406</td><td align="center">96-04</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$3,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Saab</td><td align="center">9000</td><td align="center">86-97</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$2,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Audi</td><td align="center">A4</td><td align="center">95-01</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$4,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">BMW</td><td align="center">3 Series E46</td><td align="center">99-06</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$10,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">BMW</td><td align="center">5 Series E34</td><td align="center">89-95</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$3,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Mondeo</td><td align="center">95-01</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$2,900</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Vectra</td><td align="center">97-03</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,800</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Mercedes-Benz</td><td align="center">C Class W202</td><td align="center">95-00</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,900</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">405</td><td align="center">89-97</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$2,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">505</td><td align="center">82-93</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$1,800</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Saab</td><td align="center">900/9-3</td><td align="center">94-02</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$4,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Liberty</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$5,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Outback</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$7,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Liberty</td><td align="center">03-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$12,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Statesman</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$6,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Caprice WK</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$7,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mitsubishi</td><td align="center">Magna TL-TW</td><td align="center">03-05</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$7,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mitsubishi</td><td align="center">Verada KL-KW</td><td align="center">03-05</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$10,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Fairlane AU</td><td align="center">99-02</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$5,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">LTD AU</td><td align="center">99-02</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$6,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Falcon BA-BF</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$7,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Commodore</td><td align="center">VY/VZ</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$6,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mercedes-Benz</td><td align="center">E Class W124</td><td align="center">86-94</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$4,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mercedes-Benz</td><td align="center">S-Class W126</td><td align="center">82-92</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$5,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Honda</td><td align="center">Legend</td><td align="center">86-95</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$2,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Cressida/MkII</td><td align="center">89-93</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Avalon</td><td align="center">00-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$5,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Camry</td><td align="center">02-06</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$6,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">850</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$3,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">S70</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$4,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">V70</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$5,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">C70</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$11,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">700 series</td><td align="center">84-92</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$2,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">900 series</td><td align="center">84-92</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,000</td></tr> </table>
More info:
[url="http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/initiatives/safer_vehicles/the_first_car_list/the_/the_list.html?#"]http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/initiati...the_list.html?#[/url]
You can get a PDF version of the safe car list here:
[url="http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/files/initiatives/firstcar/VRD0592_Used_Cars_Safety_List.pdf"]http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/files/in...Safety_List.pdf[/url]
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="538"><tr><td colspan="7" valign="top" align="center">VicRoads Safe Car List for Young People</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Size</td><td align="center">Make</td><td align="center">Model</td><td align="center">Year</td><td align="center">Crashworthiness
(number of stars)</td><td align="center">Likely to harm
another road user#
(number of stars)</td><td align="center">Price from</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Focus LS/LT</td><td align="center">05-07</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$11,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Golf</td><td align="center">04-07</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$14,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Focus LR</td><td align="center">02-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$6,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Astra TR</td><td align="center">96-98</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Honda</td><td align="center">Jazz</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$7,100</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Mazda</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">03-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$13,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">306</td><td align="center">94-01</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$3,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Impreza</td><td align="center">01-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$7,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Yaris</td><td align="center">05-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$10,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Golf</td><td align="center">95-98</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$4,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Golf</td><td align="center">99-04</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$5,900</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Small</td><td align="center">Volkswagen</td><td align="center">Bora</td><td align="center">99-04</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$6,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">BMW</td><td align="center">5 Series E39</td><td align="center">96-03</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$9,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Mazda</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$9,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Honda</td><td align="center">Accord</td><td align="center">99-02</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$5,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">406</td><td align="center">96-04</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$3,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Saab</td><td align="center">9000</td><td align="center">86-97</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$2,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Audi</td><td align="center">A4</td><td align="center">95-01</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$4,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">BMW</td><td align="center">3 Series E46</td><td align="center">99-06</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$10,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">BMW</td><td align="center">5 Series E34</td><td align="center">89-95</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$3,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Mondeo</td><td align="center">95-01</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$2,900</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Vectra</td><td align="center">97-03</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,800</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Mercedes-Benz</td><td align="center">C Class W202</td><td align="center">95-00</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,900</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">405</td><td align="center">89-97</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$2,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Peugeot</td><td align="center">505</td><td align="center">82-93</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$1,800</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Saab</td><td align="center">900/9-3</td><td align="center">94-02</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$4,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Liberty</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$5,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Outback</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$7,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Subaru</td><td align="center">Liberty</td><td align="center">03-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">$12,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Statesman</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$6,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Holden</td><td align="center">Caprice WK</td><td align="center">99-03</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$7,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mitsubishi</td><td align="center">Magna TL-TW</td><td align="center">03-05</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$7,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mitsubishi</td><td align="center">Verada KL-KW</td><td align="center">03-05</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$10,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Fairlane AU</td><td align="center">99-02</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$5,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">LTD AU</td><td align="center">99-02</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$6,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Ford</td><td align="center">Falcon BA-BF</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$7,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Commodore</td><td align="center">VY/VZ</td><td align="center">02-07</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$6,700</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mercedes-Benz</td><td align="center">E Class W124</td><td align="center">86-94</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$4,400</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Mercedes-Benz</td><td align="center">S-Class W126</td><td align="center">82-92</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$5,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Honda</td><td align="center">Legend</td><td align="center">86-95</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">Not available</td><td align="center">$2,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Cressida/MkII</td><td align="center">89-93</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Avalon</td><td align="center">00-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$5,500</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Toyota</td><td align="center">Camry</td><td align="center">02-06</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$6,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">850</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$3,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">S70</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$4,200</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">V70</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$5,300</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">C70</td><td align="center">92-05</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">$11,600</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">700 series</td><td align="center">84-92</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$2,000</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Large</td><td align="center">Volvo</td><td align="center">900 series</td><td align="center">84-92</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">$3,000</td></tr> </table>
More info:
[url="http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/initiatives/safer_vehicles/the_first_car_list/the_/the_list.html?#"]http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/initiati...the_list.html?#[/url]
You can get a PDF version of the safe car list here:
[url="http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/files/initiatives/firstcar/VRD0592_Used_Cars_Safety_List.pdf"]http://www.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/files/in...Safety_List.pdf[/url]