I had to get another car because my daughter wrecked hers and I couldn't find a suitable replacement for her with money that the insurance company was planning on giving us so I started looking for a vehicle for myself. With the insurance money and some other savings I wanted to spend less than $20,000 and get some sort of all wheel drive wagon. If I could find a manual transmission, that would be awesome but equally important was great gas mileage and low enough to fit in the garage with my Thule box attached.