Okay... I've read over other threads with "hail damage" in the search.
So. We found a '10 Honda Fit with 45K for ~$10000 with hail damage (we plan to have this evaluated by a pro and asked for KBB minus actual cost). We have $4500 cash. While the asking price is high for '10 Fit, we are not sure it is worth the risk of have it devalued if we are in a future accident (rf. other posts how cars in accidents with hail damage, often are totalled as the the insurance company evaluates pre existing damage and reduces current value of car). If this were to happen, then we'd be out of a car, and the money put into it.
We recently sold our '01 forester with 240K on it. Now my wife and I are without a car. We have ~3 weeks to purchase a car, as we now have no car, and are borrowing a friends from church (though actually biking mostly, which we do year round in Boulder, CO).
Emily really wants better MPG than '01 subaru (22~24 combined).
I am concerned about ground clearance (mtn trailheads, snowy pull-outs, backcountry camping, etc).
While non-MMM value, we've considered new as many '15 honda's & toyota's & subaru's are getting significantly MPG than past. But I understand how the math doesn't work out....