When I chose a car for my mom, I ran into a big problem. Firstly, old cars that cost inexpensively require expensive insurance, and secondly, my mother cann't afford a permanent car repair. I bought her a new car for car leasing, which my brother and I paid for a year and a half. Look at the prices of insurance in different insurance companies here
https://www.generalinsurance.com/ and you will be able to calculate how much money you will spend in vain. I believe that a newer car bought on favorable terms will be better than a supported car. As for the car model, I would choose an automatic transmission and necessarily cruise control.