I bought a 98 Camry with 41,000 miles for $4K a couple years ago. No problems yet.
I got a 2002 Cavalier coupe (5 speed) for my son and he didn’t want it so I took it. He bought his own car. 1998 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (5 sp).
Cavaliers run forever. The roads are full of them but they are useless in the snow.