You will probably need your parents to cosign the loan since you have no income.
I had to buy a car in December because my old one died. I ended up buying a new honda accord. A nice car for the price (20K new).
Basically either buy a new car or one at least 3-4 years old. With a new car you get an awesome interest rate (like 2%). With a used car it will be double to triple that interest rate. Buying a one year old car means you pay more than the new car in the long run (dumb idea).
You could probably get a 5-10 year old Honda or Toyota for around $5-10K which would be the smartest 'financial' move since paying a car loan with student loans is costing you a lot of money in interest upon interest (i.e. in the long run my 20K car will probably cost me closer to 30-40K when all the interest is added up).
Go to edmunds.com and start reading up about cars and see what fits your needs.
