[ivkowalenko]

Well, it looks like my little Saturn may be nearing the end of the road. She's down a cylinder, and depending on what the cause is, it might just be a smarter decision for me to replace it. Trick is that I'm looking for something cheap. It doesn't need to be too big, but I do on occasion drive people around, so four seats is kind of a must-have.

Catch is, when I say cheap, I mean cheap to buy too, so we're looking at mostly ten year old cars at this point. Unfortunately my budget puts hybrids right out, but there seem to be a couple of diesels still straggling within the fudge factor above my price range. But what are some makes/models of cars, in general I ought to look at? I live in Minnesota, so unless it's got killer grip, I'm probably going to have to toss out anything with rear wheel drive (assuming it survives into the winter months).