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Drain and rinse to remove excess sodium. Or cook your own and you can control the amount of salt added. You really don't need to any salt to your food, and about half the population is really only supposed to have 1500 mgs of sodium a day, or less than 3/4 tsp of salt. This website is a good...

Originally Posted By: supton Stickshift is great and all, but if he's got lots of city driving it might be a tall order. They can also be harder to find. Six of one, half dozen of another. ...... Oh: have you figured out your yearly milage yet? You should have an idea as to maintance costs too...

Originally Posted By: surfstar A big determining factor I question: How many miles per year will you drive? Lots of road trips (hopefully - do it now when you can!) or commuting? If so look for something with higher MPG. If not too many miles, it won't matter as much. Best bang for the buck...

I'm aiming for 4000, because I'm assuming since it's used I might have to sink a a couple hundred into the thing in repairs. If the car had zero problems, I could afford around 5K but I'm guessing I'd be hard pressed to find a car that doesn't need some help. I don't know how to drive stick...

I'll be graduating from college soon and I'm hoping to purchase my first car after graduation. Honestly, I don't know much about cars.(If there's a book/website I should look at to educate myself, I'd be happy to hear about it. ) I'm working with a college student budget, so I'm looking for...