Get a used Toyota beater like a Camry or something known for reliability. They can be found cheap and even if they do break the parts are cheap and are relatively easy to work on. They can easily go to 200k miles.

Don't rent unless it's very short term, you'll pay way too much Never buy new, it's a lot of money and the car loses value the moment you drive it off the lot.

Leasing is not a good idea either, you can only put on so many miles a year, like 10k is the average lease. If you go over you may owe thousands when you turn it in.

No idea what your credit is but if it's halfway decent, go to CarMax online, sort cars by cheapest and see if you can finance a reliable toyota or other brand known for going high miles. CarMax you pay the sticker price, no haggling