To work and back about 4 miles takes 8-10 minutes sometimes a little more if there is traffic. But then there are other trips to the store, to grab food, etc, that are a shorter distance. Thats why I'd say my average one way drive is 2 miles.
Also, how do you like your Toyota Tercel. There is a guy on craigslist right now with one for $500. Only has 89K on it. It's a 1990 liftback. I was considering this car. I want one car I can mod the heck out of.