For The Car Buffs...

[PBO]

Ah...your first car. You will learn a lot, mostly the hard way!

"The main reason for their new car was to get rid of this "problematic" car"

Run for the hills. If your family are telling you this, you don't need to ask anything else

I'd buy a Subaru or something like that & for the same money, you'll get half the trouble & a car half the age/mileage