dude go with a volvo v70 wagon, dopest car, kids will probally be like thats a soccer mom car but its a sick car, i drive mine everywhere and its all balck with blacked out windows, throw some sweet diecuts on the windows and a thule on the top, ull be set for a sick winter, u can get a nice one for like 1200, also try like those european used car places, thats where i got mine, they usually can cut u a good deal
or just lease a car, no worries pay ur mom the money for the lease every month