Ford Focus... I really like the Focus ST.
^^^^^^^my vote. Or for a wife/girlfriend, Fiat 500.
... Abarth if I had to do a 500!
What about a VW Jetta TDI? 40+ mpg and it's a very nice car! My wife loves our SportWagen, I do too. It's a diesel, that takes some getting used to but not that much.+10000
Wife driving one way 40 miles to get to work and already unhappy with the Jeep Wrangler gas mileage. On a good day it will be about 15 mpg. So, we are tossing around the idea of getting a car that is good on gas (does not have to be 40 or 50 mpg), but also is stylish. Got the following in mind:
Mini Cooper
Honda CR Z
Hyundai Veloster
One other car that peaked my interest is the Hyundai Genesis. Looks like you can get a good package for under $30k.
Any thoughts or other suggestions? Do not prefer rear wheel drive car as this is snow country.
Going against the grain here.. When I test drove the Mini Cooper, I had a BLAST! I was hoping that I could tow with theI dont know how much 'trunk' space the Mini's have, I can affirm that the Subaru's have good storage room in the back
Countryman (4x4), but no dice. Bmw's 4 year 100K maintenance program too.. Plus I let my SO drive it, she smiled the whole time,
but we both purchased Subaru's, mine the 3.6 Outback, her's a Legacy, both awd's. If I didn't have a garage queen already, I'd consider
a John Cooper Works Edition Mini.. Here's an example of one..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/John-Cooper-Manual-Hatchback-1-6L-CD-4-wheel-disc-brakes-ABS-brakes-AM-FM-radio-/110931271458?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item19d404df22
I dont know how much 'trunk' space the Mini's have, I can affirm that the Subaru's have good storage room in the back