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Her profession is indeed irrelevant to selecting a car; it's really a matter of what her budget is, does she want to pay cash or finance the car and her personal preferences. The word 'appropriate' really isn't relevant here.
The FWD Honda CR-V is rated similarly to her current Camry, which is a bit better than the competitive Toyota RAV-4 in terms of fuel economy. The Subaru Forester is also a good choice in the segment, but has an economy penalty with standard AWD.
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Her profession is indeed irrelevant to selecting a car; it's really a matter of what her budget is, does she want to pay cash or finance the car and her personal preferences. The word 'appropriate' really isn't relevant here.
Elaborate? Her income may be relevant, as it debt/income ratio, debt load, etc - but none of those have to do with her profession directly.
Now - if the question was "she is a traveling nurse and carries xyz supplies, and drives 30k miles a year", i would agree with you - but the profession in that case still does not matter.
As someone else mentioned, profession will only matter if the car is used directly for work purposes - whether a work truck for hauling or a realtor's car for taking out clients.
Wow this topic is ridiculous we're not in Kindergarten...
She should be old enough to know what car she likes and can afford.
He profession does not matter at all.
How come you don't know that?
Lexus is a luxury brand. She says all options are on the table. for practical reasons are luxury brands good for a nurse?
Why not a older but very dependable Lexus? Our neighbor drives a 1990 Lexus that looks like new and runs like a well oiled top. I had no idea it was that old until he told me. When I asked him how much it cost him in repairs he floored me when he said a fan belt & spark plugs after 210,000 miles!
The thing is luxury cars are almost always better engineered and and assembled compared to mid or lower priced cars. They have to be to earn the big bucks price they ask for them or the rich folk's will drop them like a hot rock.
I know a nurse who makes 50K a year. She is planning on buying or leasing a car. She asked me what cars would be good for her. I am asking you what in your opinions is appropriate for a Hospital nurse?
Get a fuel efficient car, obviously. And I always recommend buying a car. See if she can get hooked up with a dealer who will bid for cars on auction for her. I got a 2010 Ford Fusion that gets 30 MPG for $3K.
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When I asked him how much it cost him in repairs he floored me when he said a fan belt & spark plugs after 210,000 miles! 
