A good 1st reliable car ?

[Mz Revvv Head]

Hey all, I'm trying to talk some sence into my nearly 18 yo daughter at buying a good reliable 1st car ...
She had her heart set on buying this mocked up brock commodore :|
I was so against her buying it, due to the fact I knew nothing about it ...
Last night her friend who said he would sell her this car, he has now sold to a mate, Ah what a releif
She told him, she's just shattered ! He said the car was a mess !
I was like, hmm, please tell me more ?
He said it had been cut on the roof & had so many things wrong with it ...
I knew it was not right & that it would have huge problems for only $2500 :|

Sadly my daughter is like her dad in that they both follow the dark side :|
as he has a brock that is no mock up, an ss & a vl ...

My daughter doesn't know the 1st thing about a car, which alot of young girls don't, but wanting that mocked up was so not worth it ...
And with buying some thing so old, if the car breaks down, which I have no doubt at all it will because of the cars she likes is a drama just waiting to happen ! And if she forgets to take her mobile there's a yet another problem !
she likes the old corolla hatch, I keep telling her they are to old now & would no doubt have many k's on the clock ... Unless she can find one from an older person, where it has been looked after, serviced on a regular basis & maybe even garaged ...
She also likes the camry, which may be a better choice, but comes down to the same deal with finding it like the corolla ...

I would like her to get an AU
1. reliable IMO
2. nice to drive
3. at a good price now
Yep I may be biased here, I had 1, it was a great car ... XR, but nothing wrong with knowing rather than the unknown, that she keeps wanting to do ...

She has driven my BA XR & luv's it ...
When I have taken her for a few driving lessons she always says
Mum, I feel so relaxed when you take me out to drive & feels safe ...
She has picked up other people's bad habbits, so I then have to explain it all that to her ...

It's just a shame, she doesn't take my advice when it comes to buying a car ...

Now it's back to looking for another car for her, I don't know where to start,
because she wants 1 of the 3 cars I mentioned :| ... OMG help ! lol ...