What would the experts in here recommend as an ideal car for a young College student in here? I mean in a general sense. Reliable, Affordable, Fuel Efficient, Good looking, fast.....? If one were to wish to buy a car that'd fall under catagory. would his/her options be limited to Honda Civic's or Toyota's Sedans or are there anything else? Pictures are welcome as well.

P.S. I only seek to know what cars appeal an ordinary college student. I personally am ruing the mistake of buying a SUV thanks to my shitty driving record which has kicked my Insurance to over $1000/ 6 months and it is NOT fuel efficient at all. I might even think about trading in after going through the responses in here.
Thanks in advance

But even in this category ....i would go with the 2001 CIVIC COUPE...IT MAY NOT BE EXTRAORDINARY SPORTY ..but nonetheless it has everything that the ECLIPSE and CELICA lacks and that includes ..ample space, top class reliability, good turns, engines that are not too noisy, better gas mileage to name a few..........

hmmm Cheers..

hardsoulrocker

So far I haven't got any problem with my Mitsubishi.
Only thing I had to change was some kind of arm in rear suspension. That too happened when I took my car to Tyre Plus for tyre alignment ( I don't know how they broke it) . That cost me around 200 total.

As far as I know, Eclipse till 98 had Crysler 420a engine. I guess from 2000 they started using Mitsubishi engines, which I think is better than Crysler.

If you are looking for used Eclipse then get 2000 or newer.

I will recommand Acura Integra GSR. Its sporty and fast enough to go head to head with most car in the street. It ain't bad and gives u good mileage too. Thats why i drive it.