Car Shopping

As the weather was not too good we decided to go car shopping. we really do need a nice-ish car. The Mazda 121 we have on loan is not much fun to drive and not very comfy, as not A/C. We are not sure what we are looking for, so just wondered around the car dealerships to see if we saw anything we fancied. I found an Audi A4 Estate, a few years newer than my Audi in the UK, but it was around AUD 35k and too much for a car I think. I also quite liked a 3-series BMW coupe, which was just under AUD 40k.
Martin was quite keen on getting some sort of flat-bed truck ??? then a Volvo XC90 as it had DVD players in the back and he could put me there ??? but he also quite liked a baby-blue Audi A4 convertable or a larger version of the Toyota Yaris.
I think we have a while to go before we find something suitable.
It is a shame the German cars are so expensive here, I don't know much about Asian ones.
Karin, we did look at Hyundai and they suggested something smaller than the Santa Fe, just slightly smaller and still 4-wheel drive, but I think it is too large to drive around in. However it was fairly cheap, around AUD $25k brand new.