There is nothing like best and cheapest car.
It all depends on your budget. Decent Used cars Will go anywhere upwards of 6 to 7 thousand dollars. The most reliable ones are from Toyota , Honda and Nissan . These cars are value for money and even if they have run for more than 100k miles you can still rely on them. These used cars are sold by dealers and private individuals . If you buy from dealers then they do all performance checkups for you and make sure that the car you get will be in good condition and not break down the moment you take them on road. These cars will be higher priced than one owned by an individual owner because of all these extra expenses.
However, if you are lucky enough you can find some good owners who has maintained their car very well and are selling it very cheaply. For instance, one of my friend bought her car in 200$. This cars is 17 years old Toyota Corolla and has run 150k miles and she uses it without any issue to go to college and do groceries. She of course doesn’t go on long drives with this car but hope you got the idea.
So, get into this process only when you are physically there in Canada and who knows you might end up on the luckier side.
