Need an "affordable" family car - recommendations?

My bud in Ontario was in the same position so he bought a rust free MOPAR wagon - seats 7 comfortably. Lot cheaper than new..looks cool..what you save can b dumpted in a bit higher gas consumption.

The reason we buy domestic made forign is that the American cars just cannot handle the miles my wife puts on 'em and with awd / cruise, etc..we are still med/higher 30mpg.

I know there are exceptions but we push our cars to over 350,000 Kms with very little fixing ..just prevent maintaniance.

You guys are losing a phnomial number of manufacturing jobs so buying american made is good...but americans also make subaru, etc....we have lost a lot ourselves...once, we actually had a garment industry.

Rather than supporting high tech firms all the time, support your local farmer..it will go so much farther than a call center..

Grassy