Reverse Progress by Auto makers

I need to buy a car because a lady ran a red light and totaled mine. I am looking for a car about 3 years old with manual transmission, that gets good gas milage and is decently built. I had a 1996 Geo Metro, and the only cars I can find that get as good or better gas milage are hybrids. This is really, really irritating. My own car was running well, and I will probably have to replace it with one that gets less milage.

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