What used cars should I look at for $3000 and under?

I've given up on getting my dream truck an F-150, 4 door, Ford because gas and etc. I've also given up on the thought of getting a camry 2007-2009 because of my current situation.

Right now, I'm looking for something that's four door, radio, a/c/heat, gas efficient and has miles under 80k.

I've been looking at earlier models of the Camry but they're still a bit out of range, as well as early buick lacrosse models.

What car model can I get that meets either all my needs or at least most of my needs and budget?

You are not gonna find anything with less than 80k miles for 3 grand. No way, especially not rice burners because people beat them up and put high miles. They are well built for new drivers though.

You could get an early ford f150 for that though. Like a 90's. Probably high miles (above 150k).

Those ford Taurus' seem to be popular, but insurance is kinda high in my experience.

You can try a chevy impala or cavalier. Or maybe a malibu.
Dodge stratus or intrepid.
Buick lesabre.
Oldsmobile aleros are ok but were used as drug runners a lot.

Those are just some cheaper cars.

For a first car i would get something like a used VW Mk1 Golf, Ford Mondeo, Ford Escort, , an old BMW 3 series, Toyota Conquest or Honda Civic, and then modify it like the rest of the guys at http://instagram.com/...team_ratio did