Around here a car the size of a Fiat would not cut it. One run in with a deer; happens about every 5 years on average and the passengers would be toast. The mileage would be nice. I wonder how long they last before rusting out. When they were last imported the would last only a few years before body cancer set in.
The best car going for me is a Ford Econoline. When I purchased this one 5 years ago, I looked for the Diesel version but couldn't find one for even $6000 more, so I got the 5.4 V8. Runs smooth and quiet. Great viability. You can see over traffic.

It holds anything; last summer coming back from our farm we had 4 motorcycles, 3 dogs, camping gear, guns, ammo and more. On another trip we carried 8 people in it and still had room for 3 more.