Living and studying in Corvallis creates a very specific set of transportation needs for students. Corvallis is compact, bike-friendly, and walkable in many areas, yet students often rely on cars for commuting to campus, part-time jobs, internships, grocery runs, and weekend travel across Oregon.
The mix of short city trips, rainy weather, limited student parking, and occasional highway driving means that not every car is equally suited for college life here.
For students, a good car in Corvallis must be reliable, easy to park, inexpensive to maintain, and efficient enough to handle frequent short trips without constant fuel or repair costs…