+1 Honda Fit. The magic seat is a thing of wonder. With two kids its harder to make use of it, we only have one so have it folded down on the 60% of the split all the time. If we don't have the kid though, we fit a 7' tall, 6' wide christmas tree (netted, of course) and two adults (she was 'rolling' around in back because they didn't flip the 60/40 split to a 40/60 driver-on-left) inside the car, hatch closed.
Other stupid things we've hauled in it include: a treadmill (with the kid in his car seat, though we didn't get the hatch to close. I think we could have with a minute's work to shift stuff around but it was literally 2 blocks to home so not worth it). 8' pipes (multiple times). A fully assembled wheelbarrow, plus misc garden fencing, plus 7' metal posts, etc.
That said, most important thing is to go sit in them and make sure whatever it is is comfy for both adults... but make sure you try the fit. If you need seat up/down, look for the GF, not the GE or GD as they have only fore/aft adjustment, not up/down. It should be old enough you can start to find it used.