Highest mpg awd 2000?

2000? Highest MPG? US? I think your limiting your self to Subarus in that
case. There was a 4WD RAV4 and a 4WD CRV in 2000, but the Subaru products
(all were AWD) got slightly better fuel economy (although as usual, your
results may vary). I have no experience with Subarus, but I might think they
are not generally as reliable as Toyotas or Hondas. It seems like about 30%
of the calls to Car Talk (the NPR program) are from people who have problems
with Subarus. On the other ahnd, the Car Talk guys are constantly
recommending them (maybe they are looking to gaurantee a future stream of
callers). If I was limiting myself to 2000 models AWD vehicles with good gas
mileage sold in the US, then I'd probably go with the RAV4.

Ed