What car should I get?

Going to make a semi left field suggestion and say Subaru Forester. I learned to drive on a 1st gen one, and a friend of mine has the very newest generation(i believe a '14). It still has awesome headroom, is easy to drive, etc... but now the interior is WAY nicer and the dashboard looks like something from star trek TNG(bluetooth phone audio, etc). My dads one is approaching 250k miles and is still doing ok, with no major screwups or even major maintenance required through that time. Does it feel a bit like a grey nosed dog? Yea, but it just... wont die, or break in any not-worth-it- way yet. I also drove my dog around in it for years, and he loved it. The back area is so tall and just generally spacious for how small the car is. It's also the easiest car to park i've ever driven, which i think is a combo of seating position and window placement. Gas mileage isn't incredibly, as subaru has never really been tier 1 on that point... but it's decent, and the newer ones are better. It's not amazing like a fit, but it's just a more comfortable car that will much more comfortable fit a wheelchair or a dog crate. It's also just... nice to drive. I completely understand why people fangirl over these cars. Oh, and like the honda, subarus hold value incredibly well. A used several year old one will cost almost as much as a new one, and even my dads olddd one would still be worth an amount that shocked me if we hadn't put so many miles on it. Also, and i don't know how much you care about this... but the automatic transmission is brilliant. I hate the one in my partners newer nissan, and have driven or ridden in many cars with blatantly frustrating ones that don't kick down when they should, or shift up inexplicably and kill your acceleration. The subaru is crisp, and only shifts when it makes sense. A+. Don't buy a new VW. They're not any better, and if anything worse when it comes to random BS repairs. My uncle traded his in after maybe 3 years around 2010 because he was so frustrated with the stupid problems, and that is not an uncommon story. He had a golf TDI 4 door, like what was suggested to you... and got in it one day to find it full of water from either a failed sunroof drain or a bad seal, on a two year old car! The dealer basically just went "oh, heh, yea that happens once in a while..." and that was the tip of the iceberg. Nope. If you search through ask, you'll find plenty of other people going "NOT A NEW VW NO".

I had a Honda Fit that got totaled in a car accident a year ago and loved it so much that when I got the insurance payout I turned right around and got another one. They are AWESOME for being small, efficient cars that pack in a ton of cargo space. NB: it turned out that it was about 3k cheaper to buy it in Georgia than it was in Texas, for reasons that are unknown to me at the moment. I had snowflake reasons that would have let me buy it in either place equally well, but if you also have travely snowflake reasons this might be an option--well, maybe look into that?

For others, you might look at the Jetta TDI if you want a similar feel and lack of spark plugs as the Golf. Prius V is a large station wagon. Subaru Forrester has high ground clearance and a large cargo compartment.

I got half way through and was shouting, FIT! Husbunny, who is 6 ft LOVES his, all kinds of head room. Great on gas, easy to park, cheap to repair. Holds its value. I like that you can configure the seats easily and haul whatever. Puppy should love it. I like the features you get in a Fit. My bestie just got a Mazda 5 and she loves it! It's a much larger vehicle. I will say that you should maybe buy the car you like most for your daily commute. FWIW, I LOVE the Town and Country for long trips. The gas mileage sucks so hard, but we go on trips with 5 people and it's just great for 4 adults and a teenager. We put the kiddo in the far back with her books, tablet, videos, head phones, etc. We listen to Sirius and chat. So fun!

Love our 2013 Passat SE TDI; not a damn thing has gone wrong with it. It gets 50 mpg on the highway. It starts easily down to 4 degrees F, and slightly less easily below that. It fits three kids across the back, and a six-one passenger in the front regularly. The early-2000s reliability problems seem to be a thing of the past. It's a workhorse and ps the sound system is awesome.

Thanks, everyone!

http://#4004316 I got half way through and was shouting, FIT! Husbunny, who is 6 ft LOVES his, all kinds of head room.I'm 6'2" and mostly leg. I loathe my girlfriend's Fit. She thinks there is plenty room and at 5'6" there is ... if the driver's seat is all the way back. Where does that leave someone eight inches taller to go? Nowhere -- knee and ankle cramps within 10 minutes. Oddly, my Mini Cooper had more leg room than her Fit did ... but then again I could also put the driver's seat so far back it touched the rear passenger seat.http://#4004325 I'm 6'4" and I don't have any problems with a 2012 VW Golf or my old 2005 VW Jetta Wagon. Most modern VWs have adjustable seats so you can crank them up and down. My 6'4" teenage son fits in the backseat of the Golf fine. So if you like your VW, you can keep your (new) VW. Apparently the Jetta wagon is going to be replaced by a 2015 Golf Wagon and while there are reviews of it, it's apparently not yet for sale, so who knows what the price will be.I'll jump on the VW bus (hah!) too. I love my 2011 GTI (same interior room, etc. as a the 2012 Golf mentioned above, different engine) and fit so well I don't even need to put the driver's seat all the way back. I can also fit in the back seat of my car too. As for the Jetta wagon being replaced by a Golf wagon, everywhere but the US, it was called the Golf wagon (I mean, look at it, it's a Golf in the front with a longer body in the rear ... but the same wheelbase as the Golf). http://ask.cars.com/2013/01/whats-the-difference-between-the-volkswagen-golf-and-jetta.html As for reviews, things might be a bit different because the entire Golf line (Golf, GTI, wagon, TDI, eGolf, etc.) just got updated to the MQB platform and a few other changes so now they're all MkVIIs. (But everything I've read on the GTI side said improvements all around.)

I love my Mazda 3 Sport. My 6 foot 4 inch boyfriend fits into it no problem.

Was going to suggest a Subaru Forester or Outback. The Outback is a little smaller but has a nicer and quieter cabin.