A Geo Tracker is missing from your list -

The budget and reliability needs scream 2003+ manual Toyota Corolla, with winter tires.

Live a little!

1st gear correction - too many unsold sedans...

I test drove one as a joke a while back... god awful ride quality. The car’s greatest feature is only useful when you’re not driving it - when it is parallel parked in tight urban environments that are too tight for even the Chevy Sonics of the world.

Dodge Dakota Sport Convertible. There. I said it. Home Depot by day; honey cruiser by night.

Since we’re posting FWD cars... Volvo C70 and yes, you can find ‘em with manual trans. Hard tops are a nice option for when the novelty of a convertible wears off, and it will.

I don’t think this is what you had in mind, but...

new school

OG -

The S90 only comes in long wheel-base in the US. Which means there’s plenty of room for that car seat to stay rear-facing until your kid goes to college. As a Floridian, you can also enjoy the ventilated front seats.

While the obvious choice is an Accord, a low mileage fuel sipping Infiniti G25 (compared to the G35) wouldn’t be a terrible decision.

The Nissan Frontier is such a good buy it’s not funny - it’s everything we love about Tacomas without the unnecessary markup.

The US needs more than one AWD van... The Sienna is fine, but... it needs competition.

When on battery-only mode, in slow moving traffic, the Pacifica is quiet and pleasant. On the highway, road noise is very pronounced in the Pacifica (especially in 2nd and 3rd row).

There’s also a tax credit on the XC90 T8.

Your wife has better taste and car-sense than you do. Trust her.

Never knew that about euro spec Prius V... mildly interesting. I guess that would make Prius V ubers in France an uber XL...

way more than $50K... and the model 3 isn’t big enough for Thomas.