April, 2003 "Annual Auto" issue of Consumer Reports. Their Annual
Buying Guide. Repair records etc. Recent J.D. Power's reports (Google).
Forbes (magazine) - http://www.forbes.com/2003/04/12/cx_mf_0414test.html
MotorWeek - http://www.mpt.org/
Autoweek - http://autoweek.com/

Happy Hunting!

"Alex Devlin" <Alex@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:gAnQa.33082$o86.12590@news1.central.cox.net.. .
> nospam@hey.com.invalid (lurker) wrote in news:3f11fbe5.1739976824
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> >
> > Two others to consider: The VW GTI, both VR6 and 1,8turbo, and the
> > Subaru WRX. If you can stretch the budget, look at the Mitsubishi EVO
> > and Nissan Z too.
> >
>
> The VW GTi isn't as good now IMHO but still a nice driver and good for day
> to day town hopping. Although.... the VR6 4 wheel drive (was available in
> Europe, not sure about here in the USA) was a smile generator :-)
>
> Alex Devlin