Limerence,

As all have said about finding a well sorted wagon.....I've bought so many cars I can't count, but when you read ads or go to see, pay attention to the passion in the seller's voice about what they've done to the car for maintenance/upgrades.....that's where you'll find the "best" vehicle for the buck.

There's a lot of flowery language descriptions and dealer cars that have isolated you from the owner/driver. You want to look the owner/seller in the eye and feel their experience with said vehicle....

Just my .02