My husband's car (a 2005 VW Jetta) had about 115K miles on it, and was getting costly in repairs. After doing some research, we decided we needed to sell it STAT due to the potential of expensive repairs. So we were able to sell it last week and began looking for a car "for smart people!" using MMM's list as a starting point.
My husband was mostly leaning toward finding a Ford Focus wagon. They were very reasonably priced and abundant in our area. We started perusing the used car lots, but lo and behold we found a beautiful blue 2005 Scion xA for 6995! It was in wonderful condition outside (just one minor dent on the roof) and impeccable condition on the inside. We took it for a spin and love, love, loved it! Very spacious, and for a small car it actually feels like you're sitting up higher than a normal car. So we bought it!
We laughed at the fact that we had just purchased the same car as MMM, feeling very good about the decision. We are loving the car so far!
Just wanted to share. Anyone else have a good experience driving "cars for smart people"? Just wondering for when it's time to replace my Accord :-)
