I’m 67yo, living in Hall County, GA.
I have no dependants, nor do I own any property.
My wish is that when I die, my sister will inherit my “estate”, which consists of $20,000- cash in checking/savings and a paid off 2020 Chevrolet.
Online research is showing me that a basic DIY online will is around $100.
My question is this, am I correct in believing that my situation is quite basic and would be adequately served by a simple online will. Am I correct?
G_E, A few years ago I used this website: https://www.freewill.com/ to do my will. I also have a simple will, never married and no kids. For a simple will they do not charge. In my state you need two witnesses to make it valid. I went to my local bank and 2 employees did the witness thing and signed their names.
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One comment about witnesses - they cannot be named in the will. I had to do some documents for my mother’s estate. Went to the UPS store, paid the notary and grabbed two customers.
One other thought - fair warning that I despise attorneys. They will figure out a way to make money. Case in point: my mother’s only asset was her home. In NC when real property is sold, it does NOT go through probate. Proceeds go directly to the immediate heirs. In other words, the proceeds of the sale of the home is not part of the estate. Thus her estate was less than 10k. The attorney failed to mention this. It tuns out that in NC, most of the counties have online presence and provide a lot of information. I could have done a very simple probate for less than $1k. But it varies by state.
Make sure your sister and you are on the same page. Also, ask yourself what happens if your sister passes before you? I have a DIL that got burned by this here in Georgia. Since your estate is small, I would look around for organizations offering free legal advice.
Your listing of primary and secondary beneficiaries for your bank accounts, rather than a will, determines who inherit the accounts. My understanding is that in certain states you can add a transfer on death beneficiary to your vehicles title. Then, if you predecease your sister, she would have immediate access to your vehicle. If not already done, consider doing a Financial Power of Attorney, a Medical Directive and completing a list of how to access your accounts etc. will be helpful.
After completing the above give yourself a thumbs up 
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Double negative. “The attorney failed to mention this.”
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Noted and corrected. I normally don’t make that mistake. Jeesh.