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Favorites on this site tend to include the lean-burn Hondas (96-00 HX trim and 91-95 VX), the Geo Metro and Honda CRX and Insight. Off-the-lot, a Prius is a great buy for a new car.
The Geo will set you back a lot less than a clean Honda. The Civic VX/HX are capable of getting gas mileage relatively close to that of a first-gen Insight if driven carefully but have the advantage of having back seats. Sounds like your cargo requirements are quite minimal and most any car should satisfy them.
I think a really awesome car to have would be a 2nd-gen CRX with a D16Y5 engine (Civic HX) and VX transmission (the tallest D series tranny) but making such a beast would be rather involved.
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