Need an "affordable" family car - recommendations?

I need to buy my wife another vehicle. She does not want another Minivan. We have 3 kids; ages 13, 10 & 9. Budget is whatever I can sell my 99 Ram Quad Cab for - figure around 5 grand.

Any ideas? Most cars look too small to me...And she does not want something that gets bad gas mileage so most SUV's are out.

Oh, yeah - if anyone is interested in my 99 Ram Quad Cab Sport PM me - got it listed in the for sale area...