Looking for a New Car - PB

My family and I have had my red 2003 Dodge Durango for as long as I could remember. It served as a family car the whole time, driving the Boldt family around from state to state for various vacations. Each year we would stuff the Durango with all of our luggage and venture out across the Eastern side of the United States searching for a nice beach to drive the red beast across. The four wheel drive would kick in and we would't have any trouble getting to our sandy destination. The sentimental value of the Durango is at an all time high considering the path it has taken through our whole family. It all started when my family bought the Durango way back when for my mother, who used it has an everyday car. Once my sister was old enough to be licensed and drive her own car, my mother passed on the lovely red beast to be driven by my sister. Then, once I started approaching the age of driving, my mother started to search for a new car, mainly for my sister, Casey, because the gas mileage of the Durango is absolutely absurd in this economy. So once my mom found a car for Casey, and I reached the time of my life to drive by myself fully licensed, I was handed down the Durango. After two years of driving the tank (Abraham is his name based off of the M1 Abrams tank the U.S. Military uses) I thought it was time to finally save money on gas, and pass the legendary Durango onto another family in need. The Durango has been nothing but helpful to the Boldt family and I love it, but it's time to move on and start saving money with a more fuel efficient vehicle. Like they say, all good things have to come to an end. No, not necessarily, just this one unfortunately. 
So thus began the epic adventure of search and seizure of a new and improved vehicle. One more stylish, fuel efficient, and holds less storage, because the Durango is a very massive four-wheel-drive tank. However, a high school student like myself doesn't necessarily need all the space in a car, so I planned on searching for a mid-sized car, like a sedan. Especially since the time of the yearly Boldt family vacations have come to an end, such a big sized car is somewhat useless. Even though I loved the Durango, and all the memories it held within itself, I continued my search for a different car. It has been one of the most difficult and frustrating adventures I have ever had because of my parents' qualifications. "It needs to be this... it has to have that," so many aspects of a car that keep holding me back. Not a lot of vehicles have met their criteria and lies within their zone of capabilities. Nonetheless, given the complications and hardships, I have found two vehicles that piked their interests. However, both failed to make its way back to my driveway. The first one, a 2010 Mazda 3s, was in Akron so it was a long drive. After many e-mails with the dealership, we scheduled an appointment for my parents and I to go look at this sporty sedan. But, of course, 10 minutes before we were leaving for Akron, and e-mail popped up on my phone telling me someone else has bought it. The other car was a 2008 Dodge Avenger SXT, another sporty sedan, that was waiting in Lordstown. My parents went to look at it while I attended my baseball game only to come back with bad news. The car was in terrible condition, and the Internet lied to us, who would've thought. So my adventure of finding another car continues, to replace the wonderful, dear to our hearts, big red beast named Abraham.