I have the opportunity to buy my stepdad's 1994 Jeep Cherokee in the summer for $500 . He was so cheap then that it doesn't even have top bar things to hold luggage. Our top turtle thing slipped off
My ideal car is the Toyota Matrix or Honda Element.
In a way the Matrix reminds me of a PT Looser which I think is terribly ugly, but it has a lot of bonuses above just looks.

My dad has a 2002 Matrix with 100,000 miles on it (NO, that's not a tyo, one hundred thousand miles) and the ONLY thing he's had to do is fix the air conditioning and ruitene matinence. The Matrix may not look so stylish but it has soooooooo much space and comfort inside, in a compact car. It gets good milage too. My dad's done lots of projects and had to bring home plywood and stuff and he has not had a problem fitting it yet.

Before I knew what they were called, I liked the look of the Elements.


I love the "Sunset Orange" that looks like Creamy tomato soup a lot. Someone on my block has it, I WANT it!
Then my dad recommended them to my mom and stepdad because we're getting a new car to replace the Jeep. He said it has a lot of the same good things about it that the matrix does.
Going ONLY on looks though, I Love the new Chevy "Truck" that looks like a morph between a futuristic car and a 1940s truck! It's called the SSR. I'd never trust a chevy though.