I am a rural carrier. First off you want something reliable and fairly cheap. Using a really good, newer vehicle on a route is not too smart. This job trashes cars. Try to find something with a column shifter and flat front seat…it will make your life much easier. Mercury sables are good as well as the ford taurus. I currently drive a Nissan quest minivan. It’s got great space for deliveries and is set up perfectly without my doing anything besides taking the middle seat out. I got it for 2 grand and it has lasted 4 years on the job. Not bad! It also gets surprisingly good mileage on the route so my gas allowance certainly pays for it. It seems to wear alot better than the taurus I used to drive. The plymouth voyager is essentially the same vehicle as the quest…I use my quest to deliver in vermont, about 20 miles from the border…so it’s about as north and cold and rough as you are gonna get. Good luck!