 My husband and I needed a new car that got good gas mileage.  We bought our Ford Focus in March 2008 and love it!!  The gas mileage is awesome!  While on road trips we can get 38 mpg!!  Now that's not too common.  We usually get around 34 average MPG and with bad weather in the winter, obviously the MPG drops because of using the heater.  But it's still good, about 31 MPG in winter!!  :-)