I found one Honda with a great price, but then I test drove it. First of all, there was no documentation on repairs so a new timing belt and water pump right off the bat. The airbag light didn't go off, another repair right off the bat. One of the windows didn't work, a new window motor there. The blower motor was making odd noises on high speed, new blower motor. I drove over some speed bumps, okay probably needs new struts. Didn't even bother looking at the CV boot covers or anything else.

This is so great--Miami banker gives $60 million of his own to employees:

Lots of bosses say they value their employees. Some even mean it.

And then there's Leonard Abess Jr.

After selling a majority stake in Miami-based City National Bancshares last November, all he did was take $60 million of the proceeds -- $60 million out of his own pocket -- and hand it to his tellers, bookkeepers, clerks, everyone on the payroll. All 399 workers on the staff received bonuses, and he even tracked down 72 former employees so they could share in the windfall.

For longtime employees, the bonus -- based on years of service -- amounted to tens of thousands of dollars, and in some cases, more than $100,000.

FTR, I have friends who love their Fit -- the gas milage is apparently incredible, and I'm pretty sure they've done distance driving in it with two adults, one baby, and two greyhounds. It's not pretty, but it's doable.

I can say my MIL really likes her Honda Fit and another relative really likes her Toyota Yaris Hatchback.

I have friends who bought a Fit, a friend who bought a Yaris hatchback, and a friend who bought a Versa last year and they all love them.

I drove and was a passenger in a Yaris non-hatchback rental in Florida last month and hated it, ftr. But it didn't feel at all like my friend's does when I'm a passenger in her's.

Oh, there's also the Nissan Versa that's really cheap if you are willing to go pretty barebones on features. Don't know anyone who owns one though.

We have a Versa and we are quite happy about it. Very roomy back seat, hatchback. We got a floor model that is tricked out with several awesome features, so I smiled at your barebones comment. We have keyless ignition and entry, a MP3 input, and in car Bluetooth capability, which is great for handsfree cell phone talking. Cruise control, 5 CD player, A/C, floormats. The gas mileage is pretty good- usually averaging 32-35MPG

When we bought, we looked at new and used, and the used cars we looked at were at dealerships that made our skin crawl. The Nissan guy was very nice, low-key, and had a huge sale with great financing.

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We got a floor model that is tricked out with several awesome features, so I smiled at your barebones comment.

I'm sure you can load them up with cool stuff, but they have a special no-frills low cost sedan version for just under 10k.

There's also the Kia Soul, which looks kinda interesting, but I don't think it is out yet.

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