I just went through this last year, we needed a relatively cheap 4 door that was good on gas but had some power to it. We went with an 05 Chevy Malibu with the V6...its @200hp and gets 27/31mpg. I found one that was a demo and paid $13,000 for it out the door. Regular price is 22k...its not bad at all, i smoke most kids in imports and i think i'll take an NPI GT too