If you can hold out, the honda fit is coming out soon...looks cool, like the scion Xa...supposed to be peppy, good gas mileage, good reliability, nice handling...get the new car perks and don't have to worry about which hurricane the car was saved from.

Starts at 13K, at 16K it's loaded.

A drawback might be if you like to cruise down the road at 80+ mph. It might not be geared to go that fast.