What's the best car/vehicle on the market today, dollar to value?

[LeftyMom]

78. Yeah, but mine's pushing 200K miles and the biggest repair it's needed was a clutch job.

Not bad considering I bought it used for slightly more money than can be found under the cushions of the average sofa.

My point is that no car is perfect, and that the best deal is the one that's closest to perfect for you, knowing how long you'll keep it and what you plan on doing with it. For example if you're going to trade in after a few years you probably don't want a Hyundai anything, because their resale is perfectly awful. If you drive your car until the wheels fall off resale matters nothing but long-term reliability is paramount. I don't really care about leg room because I'm 5'2", for me adjustable pedals would be a bigger selling point, maybe for you that's different.

Which car is the best compromise between what you need, what you want and what you can afford is different for everybody. Picking out a few models as unusually good values with no other criteria is like picking out a few houses somewhere as unusually good deals: sure, that enormous $5K fixer in Detroit might be a hell of a deal, but the $100K starter house near your job is probably a better choice for you.