Car shopping

I really dislike shopping for cars.  I have always disliked it.  Before ever looking here in Australia, I had figured it would be pretty easy.  We have a cash advance from NGC so we know how much we can spend.  Not nearly as easy as I thought it would be.  Everything here is so much more expensive than anything in the States.  We are looking for two used cars, a small commuter for Jay and a 7 passenger for the family.  We are looking for a 7 passenger so that we have room for guests when they come visit, plus it is hard to fit 3 kids in car seats across the back of a 5 passenger vehicle. 
So, here's how expensive the cars are:  In the States, we spent about $25,000 on my truck (2006 Nissian Pathfinder) and we got it brand new.  Here we could get a 2005 Pathfinder with 80,000km (45,000 miles roughly) for $35,000.  Now, the US dollar is worth a little more than the Australian dollar, but not that much.
So, we cannot afford something as big as what we had in the US.  Then again, most vehicles here are smaller anyway.  The Pathfinder is by far the largest truck that available here.  That's okay, because we don't need anything bigger anyway.  We don't have to tow anything around here. 
We saw a couple of 7 passenger vehicles yesterday, but at over $30,000 each, they are out of our price range.  We will probably end up with a Kia.  That's pretty much the only brand of car that seems to be available in our price range.  Well, that's not completely true.  There are some Toyota Taragos available.  It's the same kind of van as our rental.  It has a lot of blind spots because of the way it is shaped.  I'd rather not get one of those.  We are trying to find something with less than 80,000km for us. 
There are several small cars available in Jay's price range for his car.  They are all compact cars that are all at least 10 years old.  We are hoping for a car with less than 200,000km for him.  Jay seems a bit nervous after having his last compact car squished.  Unfortunately, he's probably just going to end up with a compact car. 
We have an appointment to look at a Kia Rondo today.  It's a small 7 passenger wagon.  It is a 2010 and barely has any kilometers on it.  It is down in our price range so we are hoping that it works for us.  Not that we need something this new, but it's one of few cars that fit what we need.