I'll be honest. I'm a 19 year old girl. I know NOTHING about cars and my daddy is going to have to help me so that I don't get totally screwed and scammed lol I'm about to buy my first car. The one I'm looking at is a 2002 Mini Cooper, perfect condition, a little under a hundred thousand miles on it. They are asking $10,000 for it. I make about $300 every two weeks. (Give me a break. The economy is awful and I was lucky to land this job) lol. I need to get a car ASAP so that I can get myself to work and back. I tried to buy a total piece, but my parents insist that I get something new and dependable that won't need to be fixed anytime soon, hopefully. Whatever down payment I put on it, my parents will match. So whatever I save, the down payment will be twice as much. Someone, please help me out here! How much should I save??