Like Baraka, I'm a Mazda fan. I drive a 2001 Protege, and aside from the lame name, I like pretty much everything about it. Mileage is good, I've had very few mechanical problems, it's a manual, has decent pep, and was dirt cheap ($5k a year and a half ago). A friend has a newer Mazdaspeed 3 hatchback, and loves it.
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