I think you have seen a lot of great replies already. The questions and comments I have for you are:
1. OR to MD - will you be driving? This is a road-trip. You would want a comfortable and fun car for the memories. This will be a very important memory of your life~
2. What's the duration you will need to drive in the States? 1 yr or 2 yrs?
3. If you think you are only going to be driving for work, you will be mistaken. You are going to be doing a lot of driving for FUN~!
4. Cars are much cheaper to get in the States. If this is the first time you are learning how take care of a car, Japanese would be good. Audi's in the 30k range new. They have great services.
Toyota, Honda and Nissan's cars are all very different. They all have their one personalities. Honda's car rev high to give you great driving experiences at high speed. Toyota is an all-around well built car that give you a sense of peace when you are in one. Nissan is changing so much of their image lately to a FUN and FAST car. I would highly recommend the Altima or Maxima which you dont get to drive in Taiwan. They are really great cars too~
If you really want to be different, you can get Korean. They are CHEAP to buy, CHEAP to maintain and they got crazy warranties. You should have nothing to worry about.
And if you have the budget, then German cars are great~
Again, I dont know what kind of person you are, so I dont know what kind of car would fit you. However, 20k for a used Prius.... a bit too much and you might find a better deal somewhere else.
Just my thoughts.....
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