Check this out. I found this on Yahoo Finance today by CNN money.com

http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/artic...for-Your-Money

Best in a Small Package
Mini Cooper

Base price range: $19,000 to $26,000

Typical five-year ownership cost: $27,000
It's rare in life that something cute and fun is also a smart buy.
The Mini Cooper is such a thing.
It boasts cool design, easy handling, the ability to park in even the tiniest spaces and the lowest maintenance cost in its class (maintenance is covered for three years or 36,000 miles).
Maybe that's why its resale value is nothing short of phenomenal: 77% after five years.

 

I had to laugh at the Avalon being named "Best Car For Small Families"! Are you kidding me? IMO that destroys any credibility the rest of the list might have.

What about the more affordable/more fuel efficient Camry? Or the Accord? Why the full-size boring on wheels?

 

stop saying nice things about the mini or everyone will want one