Well, I'm still shopping around, learning about cars. I should say I'm in Canada, so the market is slightly different as some cars are made here in great numbers and those should be cheaper to buy and repair. I checked out Edmunds.com, but it seems to require a US zipcode, which of course I could just put in a Seattle one, but it's odd that it is tying to dealers in that area or whatever. Lemon-Aid is the used car "bible" in Canada, but I wish there were a nice review and comparison site like there is for digital cameras, dpreview.com. The autotrader site was helpful, so thanks for that. Better than craigslist for multiple results output, even if I'd probably end up going with a private seller on craigslist.

A lot of the newer small cars I see don't seem to have the same kind of roof rack attachment grooves that my truck and a lot of older cars have. Do they even take roof racks? I want one for my canoe, definitely.

One type of car that I don't think can take a canoe is a smart car. Too short. Imagining it with a canoe on top makes me think of Mary Poppins, up, up and away.