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I'd ask city or highway? City it's going to be something super lightweight and small displacement with a manual. A late 90s Saturn with the SOHC maybe. The Toyotas are good too but everyone thinks so, so they aren't cheap. I personally don't think Hondas are any better reliable wise than most domestics but the parts cost 2-4 times more.
On the highway you need something aerodynamic with a small frontal area but sometimes a v6 or v8 and automatic transmission will still do well as it just idles along and weight isn't a big penality once up to speed.
I personally would look for a government fleet auction 10 year old Prius. It gets much better economy in town or on the highway than something old and simple. But that's assuming you are going to put 15,000 miles a year or more then getting 50mpg instead or 30mpg pays for a $5000 premium in initial purchase in 6 or 7 years and you get a nicer car the whole time.
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