Well if you must go to the FWD camp why not look at the Sentra spec V. Alot to be said for the reliability of the car. And it has decent power for what it is. Also Scion has put out a new car this year that looks pretty hot and with a toyota power plant should be very reliable.

http://www.scion.com/drive/gallery/d...c_gallery.html

http://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/Mo...120013,00.html