Reddit mentions of Lemon-Aid Used Cars and Trucks 2012–2013

Reliable and close to new are two different things. A Honda Civic with 100k miles on it will probably give you less trouble than a brand new Chrysler. The good news is that used cars have historical data about reliability. You can get a used car guide that compiles that info into a form that you can actually use. You could also just use the MMM guide and pick one from there.

Ideally, you'd sit down and make an estimate of your driving needs. Maybe you go 30k miles per year and need a car that lasts 3 years. If you had your eye on a Toyota Yaris, you can figure that a new one will last 15 years and 200k miles. So doing the math backwards, any well maintained Toyota Yaris that has under 110k miles and is less than 12 years old will do.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/4379931720.html looks like it's pretty close to your needs. You'll have time to keep doing searches until you find one that's the right price and meets your needs.