not really if you got the kinda budget where you'd even consider a 2K car then you probably can't afford the monthly payments on a 10K car and most def don't have the cash for a 10K car.
most people's first car cost under $1000. i'm talking about doing a Dave Ramsey style trade up plan where you cop a junk car and drive it till you get the money to trade up to the next car.
i got a $1800 beater right now and i'm gonna drive it till it dies. i haven't paid a dime to fix it and while its having issues now if all it cost me was $1800 and it last a year it was worth it to me. i just came off paying $421 car payments monthly and the insurance was an extra hundred and that car was a 14K car that didn't have issues when i bought it but started having them like 6 months later.
if you're really concerned about pumping money into a car then any used car you cop is gonna take your money. nobody gonna fix up a car to sell it.
What kind of car?