Which used car to buy (stuck between 5)?

I've never bought a car before so this is all new to me! I really want to get the minivan (Ford Windstar) but I have NO idea if it's worth the money, or if it'll end up breaking down in the near future. Thanks!

2001 Kia Rio (96k) - http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4506018770.html

2001 Mercury Sable LS (97k) -
http://greensboro.craigslist.org/ctd/4497926121.html

2000 Chrysler Concorde (89k) -
http://huntington.craigslist.org/cto/4506351055.html

2000 Ford Windstar (126k) -
http://lynchburg.craigslist.org/cto/4499226503.html

2000 Isuzu Trooper (117k) -
http://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/4507435040.html

We'd love for you to be part of the Kia family. A clean history and service record show the life of the vehicle and will help you determine if you should purchase the Rio or not. Good luck and we hope to see you driving a Kia soon!

Raul T.
Kia Social Team

Kia is reputable as a high end carmaker, i do not know much about their certified preowned cars, but you will make a very good choice with them.

Fit the Rio with the current equipment it has if its avaliable by the kia dealer to install providing they are willing to do it on a preowned. (or you can do it aftermarket, much riskier). But anyway with that one you are looking at a very dependable car that will do well for you long term.

Mercury and its products are discontinued, and many of them are involved on a recall list. You may not want to gamble with the sable ls.

Chrysler has been bought out by Fiat, they are now known as Fiat Chrysler. The Concorde is a gamble as this maker is involved in a recall as well due to being a GM product.

The ford windstar, ford products again are involved in a recall as well. I would be careful if i were you as you may be on the list again in a few years of owning it. I would pass on this one

The Isuzu Trooper, i've ridden around in a Rodeo, they get very hot very quick, and you can lose lots of body heat off yourself very quick. For the trooper, its a gamble at your risk.

As the first answerer is saying and i support the response, go with the Kia Rio, grant it Uvo (powered by your compatible smartphone), (anything else i'm assuming Uvo won't work), a backup camera, tire pressure monitoring and electronic stability control (both are mandatory along with the backup camera), front and rear parking sensors, etc. Or what kia has in its current Rios if they can be put on a 2000 Kia Rio?

If Kia can't, arrange to do it aftermarket, or do it yourself aftermarket if the current equipment set for the vehicle is available in its entirety

I hope this helps, go with the RIo as the warranty this reputable car maker has means your getting a highly dependable product that you'll enjoy for years to come. Buy from them above everyone else, i rode around in a soul once and enjoyed its ride, and what it could do and do well that other makers of cars may not excel at.

While no one has a crystal ball so any of these car could be a lemon, the Kia Rio had a 100,000 warranty, the others did not. I would go with the Rio.