Drive a Bargain

The sport-utility vehicles below are equipped with automatic transmissions, four-wheel drive, antilock brakes, alloy wheels, air conditioning, cruise control, CD players, dual air bags, power windows, and power locks. All but the Honda CR-V include a luggage rack.

CarBargains, which provides the data for "Drive a Bargain," is a new-car shopping service that, for $165, gets bids from five dealers in your area on the car you want (800-475-7283).

1999 Sport Amount over (+) Factory

Utility Best Amount under (-) invoice

vehicles price factory invoice cost

Honda CR-V EX 4-cyl

$21,665 $20,224 +$400 $19,824

Toyota RAV4 4-cyl

22,332 20,394 +400 19,994

Jeep Cherokee SE 6-cyl

23,840 21,330 -650 21,980

Subaru Forester S 4-cyl

24,210 21,945 +0 21,945

Mitsubishi Montero Sport V6

27,445 23,342 -1,400 24,742

Source: CarBargains