1. MPG since I drive over 20k miles a year
2. Early model interiors. Imports have so much more refined interiors in the early 90s compared with domestics, which was in my price range. Compare and 89 crx vs. 89 cavalier.
3. I'm just not a V8 guy. I respect them, and sometimes wish I had one, but I'd reather just have a four-banger.