Yesterday, my wife finally had to put some gas in her new car. Eight more days and she would have made it 2 months on a tank of gas. She had 4 gal. left, so she probably could have made it.
Sounds like she didn't need a new one that bad.
She only drives it in Reverse, so she can watch that new TV channel "Backup Camera"! 
Wasn't gas mileage one of your purchase considerations?
She's scared to use the backup camera, but she seems to be catching on. It turns out that the gas mileage is very bad when you only drive 9 blocks at a time. I really thought it would get the city gas mileage rating of 28 (I think), but when you only make short 9 block trips with 3 stop signs, it turns out to be around 16 to 17 mpg.