Is the Nikon d3000 still a good camera to start off with?

It's a few year old so is this still a good camera or would you recommend something else.

If you can, get the D3100 instead. It is superior in every way

if you can't afford the D3100, the D3000 is a perfectly capable camera to start with.

Certainly - and it's going for silly money right now.

Yes.

You already know that is old camera, now in the market there are newer version of Nikon camera, it will be better if you buy newer version of Nikon like d3100, d5100, d7000 for beginer

Buy the best one you can afford. If you can't afford the D3100, go with the D3000. Learn how to use it, and you can take some great shots with it.

I would suggest Nikon D3100 the newer version.