test drove some new cars today

My Dad has a 2011 Impreza. He really likes it with one exception.... He does not like the lack of seat adjustment (but a complaint like this depends on the driver).

I think it's a great car.

For a daughter with a new job a Hyundai or Kia would be hard to beat. 10 year warranty and usually a lower entry cost.

The trade off is lower resale.

My wife had an 05 Kia that we sold in June. It went 60k without missing a beat. I was skeptical when I started driving it (I didn't want to drive a Kia) but it really was a great car.

The Toyota Highlander is a great rig too. Drives like a car, room of an SUV, if optioned correctly they get good MPGs, Toyota reliability. Buying one that is a year or two old could be a good deal.