Any first car recommendations besides Honda and Toyota?

I was thinking BMW might be my only recommended choice because my cousins are mechanics, car mechanics and i'm close with them with friendships. Well, I'm planning on getting a car from them, and they mostly work with BMWs, just because they say they are good cars. They even recommended I drive BMWs, but to be honest, that is a good choice because insurance is cheap on BMWs, and they have told me a lot of good stuff about BMW, but I'm kind of dazing off and looking into other cars. I don't know what to get. I'm thinking about BMW, at the same time, I'm looking into other cars such a Kia, Volvo and some other cars I can think of.

My mechanic friends are willing to sell me a BMW for a cheaper price because I used to work with them as a Co-op student, when I went to learn about mechanics, I worked with them. So, I know they will recommend me BMWs. Its not like they will push me, they will be like get any car you want but if you want us to recommend you, from experience I say get a BMW. I see BMW is a reliable car, because every tme I go out with one of my cousins, I'm always getting around with him in his BMWs.

Any ideas?

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