Get her a VW diesel - Jetta or Passat. They are good looking cars, run FOREVER, and I average about 48mpg in mine city/highway mixed. Just exceptional little things. Mine has 200k on it and runs like it's brand new.
lol thats a good joke. yea they get great mpg but those tdi's are a ***** to mess with. expensive to repair to boot. friends parents owned 2 of them. always in the shop. one dropped a valve. ruined the head. ruined a turbo. 2 transmissions. electrical issues etc etc. the other just transmissions and electrical issues. i had a 97 nissan sentra. biggest pos ive ever owned. sold it and bought a 94 thunderbird with a 4.6. no problems. everything works. dunno too much about the newer nissans. i know the 3.5 is a solid engine. the cvt sux in the murano. 100k miles and they are usually done. personally im an older american cars type guy. honda has gone down hill in the last 10 years imo. toyota seems to be solid. corolla s is a pretty nice car for the money. they are made in the same factory that the subaru impreza is made. look in the interiors. pretty similar stuff on the inside. they have a timing chain now and the 1.8 is a solid little engine with 35mpg highway on a bad day. friend of mine ownes a 2010 drives it from owasso to bartlesville everyday.