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We've kind of been planning for this day, but it looks like it is time for my daughter to get her first car of her own.

She's been driving my mother-in-law's old Impala that we bought from the estate (got her through high school and college) but it now needs repairs that will cost basically half the value of the car.

She is surprisingly frugal for a 23 year old and has had the Honda Fit at the top of her list pretty much since we started looking into cars.

Other contenders so far have been the Subaru Impreza (feels cheaper than the Fit but for more $$$), Mazda 3, Honda HRV, Mazda CX-3 (we're in Colorado so while not necessary, AWD would be nice -- but winter tires will go on whatever she gets).

She is pretty set on the practicality of a hatchback, so any other suggestions for what we should take a look at?

Cars she's looked at already and ruled out for one reason or another include:
VW Golf
Toyota Corolla M
Honda Civic
Hyundai Veloster
Chevy Cruze

My wife and I tend to keep our cars for extended periods and my guess is she will do the same, so long-term reliability is definitely a major factor.