I have mostly drove 98-03 Honda Civics. They get 38-40 mpgs pretty much always and aren't that bad to work on. The 01 I currently have I spent the most on and I gave $2800 for it with under 100k miles. Insurance is higher than giraffe love box here in Mississippi so it keeps me from buying anything of value. I drive 62 miles one way to work and work atleast 5 days a week. So the miles add up pretty quick. 45 of those miles are on Natchez Trace, so if you know anything about it you know the deer usually get my car before they have time to break down.