A Toyota RAV4 -- a nice balance between carrying capacity and mPG. What people think they need is none of our business, really -- if you are complaining about SUVs because of their emissions, or their low MPG, then you should likewise aim your bitchin' at '58 T-birds, which woould be an orful shame. The 2WD, 4-cylinder manual transmission model probably gets 25 miles to the gallon and can be had for about 16K$ new.

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