I geuss that time has come, Time for a family car Options

[marco-polo]

well as the title says i will be needing a family car since my girlfriend and i are expecting a baby some time in early august. With summer time coming up i will have the extra money to purchase another car. i would like some ideas and input, if any one could help out that would be great! I am not that picky with vehicles but we all know how most girls are with being picky....with that being said the only criteria that I am looking for is

1. anything under $8000
2. Auto (for the girl lol.....)
3. A/C
4. Perferably sedan or small SUV
5. ok MPG
6. not high miles (ex:150k+)

if you know of any links of any sort feel free to pm me so the thread doesn't get overcrowded.
Thanks for any help or advice in advance!

-Marco

[azian_advanced]

my sister has a 4-door 2002 golf.. and while it's way newer than my celica, i don't like a lot of things. it doesn't shift as smooth (feels kinda clunky) takes a bit more force to put it in gear while accelerating. shifting while cruising is fine though. and i don't like the placement of the Reverse gear how you have to push down on the knob and put it to 1st. it bugs me having to lean forward to put weight on the knob because it's not something you can do while sitting comfortably, with your back against the seat. but then again, this is a golf.. i'm not sure how a passat drives but passats and golfs share a lot of things..