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Which used car would be better to buy? Subaru or Nissan?

Alright. I'm 17. and i am looking for a cheap car to buy. My uncle has a Subaru Outback or legacy. looks like a 1999ish , Stick Shift/Manuel for about $1800. My mom has a Nissan Pathfinder, automatic, a 1995ish for about $2000. This will be my first car so which one would be better suited for me? Also I am only willing to spend tops $2100 for a first car. So hummers and Audi's are out of the question. and please people, just between these two cars.

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NIssan. Have a 2006 X and happy. Great car. Rugged. Very happy.
Go with the Subaru Outback. Better reliability and safety. Has all the regular maintenance been done?
Nissan
I would go with the subaru, cheaper insurance, safe, durable, all around good starting car.
Had two Subaru's, Imprezza and then the Outback. LOVED both of them, till the warranty ran out. Owned a Nissan 200sx, Loved that too! Subaru is probably you best bet. 5 Star crash rating and AWD. If I had to pick one for my son's, I would go with the Subaru.
definitely the Subaru. AWD, Manuel, cheaper buy, and only 8 year oldish instead of 12years oldish.
Subaru is a lot better than Nissan in build quality and reliability.