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[quote=Anonymous]Unless you get a hybrid or electric vehicle, pretty much all cars and smaller SUVs get the same gas mileage -- about 30 mpg.

There are some that under-perform that.  But, you would be surprised that you really DON'T get a boost in mpg by going smaller.  It's just the way gas engines work.

So, a Honda CRV would be a good option for you.  Rav4 is the same.  Crosstrek, also a good option -- it is giving you less cargo room and you don't really get any better mpg in the trade.  That's why you see a ga-zillion CRVs and Rav4 on the highways -- they are literrally the ALL purpose/maximum space/maximum mileage/best price value vehicle out there.

If you want a Subaru, you could do the Forester as well.

DH wanted to look for vehicles that were a little smaller than my CRV - - this is what we found.  You just don't get a notable value for going smaller.

For your price point -- 30K, you can definitely get any of those that I've listed.

We also looked at the Kia Soul (cute car) and the Honda HRV.  My opinion is that the Crosstrek seemed better than the HRV.  And the Kia Soul -- just didn't have the quality that we wanted inside.  Plus we hated the way it automatically shuts off the engine whenever you come to a stop (like at a stop light or in traffic).  It was disturbing to wonder "did the car just quit working????".

There are lots of cars out there -- sedans, hatchbacks, small suvs -- but the best value for space, efficiency, quality, functionality comes with those small suvs that you see EVERYWHERE .... CRV, RAv4[/quote]

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