Bit worried about the age, and about the safety rating. But my budget is 10k and cant seem to find anything else that doesnt have 100k+ miles on it. My next option would be a heavily used rav4 for closer to 10k. Any tips? Thanks. For the record, this is to be my daily driver for short commutes. No longer than an hour every once in a while.
Id say go for it, I drive a 2000 Rav4 and got it at 65k miles and have literally done just a timing belt, radiator, and fluids/tires within the last 6 years of ownership. I had to replace an oil filter seal and also should replace my valve cover gasket at this point but it runs perfectly fine. Im about 1000-1300 USD invested as I have done all the work myself. These older toyotas are really easy to work on.