Sticker Shock

I've been trying to price the two cars that I'm considering purchasing, The Ford Focus and The Chevy Cobalt. Both are small, fuel economic vehicles. Both have a sticker price near 17,800.

BLERGH!

I will not consider a Toyota, for one..UGLY is what I can afford there. Honda. BLECK. Plus living with a man that served in WW2, well if I brought a non-US made car home, I'd better be prepared to move into grandma's house.

I guess there goes that Mini-Cooper.

What really gets me is that the local Chevy Dealer in Rostraver has no Cobalts with automatic transmission. NONE! 57 Cobalts on the lot and all are 5 speed manuals. Uh, I can't drive a stick and I'm not willing to learn either.

I just want to be able to find my car a bit easier and I'm getting the feeling that when I do decide to buy one its going to be a pain in the ass to do, not to mention totally unaffordable. I refuse to buy an Aveo or a Yaris, they are freaking UGLY!

I'm glad my purchase time is looking to be spring though I had wanted it to be this winter.