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Old 01-02-2011, 09:21 PM   #4 (permalink)
RobertSmalls
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Wagons have huge cargo capacity, and I like Toyota and Honda cars for their efficiency and build quality. Since you're looking to spend more than $8000, that rules out most older cars, and lots of good (but getting quite old) station wagons.

Aside from the obvious excellent hybrids and diesels, there are only a few good hatchbacks from a FE standpoint. Focus, Yaris, xA, Fit, and Versa are the only ones that come to mind in your price range.

And if you're actually doing 60,000mi a year, I would cross anything off the list if you can't get >50mpg out of it. Does that leave anything but the Prius and Jetta TDI wagon? Or does it even leave them?
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