Late 90s Subaru Legacy, manual. You can comfortably sleep in the back (I did for a year and a half just to save money), and I averaged 28mpg. I've had 5 people and all their gear piled in for a weekend of rock climbing and camping. The car handles better in the snow than any other vehicle I have driven, can climb things usually reserved for Jeeps, and can pull trucks out of ditches.
I used to keep a sleeping bag in the back for spur of the moment over-night trips to the beach. 230,000 trouble-free miles and smiles.
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