[Goat Blower]

I have or have had just about every possible foreign family car in that price range. There's a lot of good ones to pick from, but in my experience, I've had the best luck with Volvos. They have the best bang for the buck under $10K, and some are turbo and AWD to boot.

My experience with Jeeps has been souring lately, too many tranny and rear end problems on Grand Cherokees unless you're getting a 2000 or newer, which would barely fit under $10K with some miles on it. Most of the foreign SUV's aren't too impressive in that range.