Sorry to hear that. I love hatchbacks. Just be sure to do a lot research if you're looking at Rabbit/GTI/A3. All the yuppies I know, myself included, abandoned VW, mostly for Honda, due to truly epic reliability issues through most of the decade. Then again, yuppies aren't very good at maintaining cars, and these cars
need maintaining.
Safest cars:http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspxStrangely the Honda Fit is on the list. Nothing that small is safe, watch what happens if it gets rammed by an Accord. Actually Ford and Honda dominate the list... note how Chrysler doesn't have one freaking car on there.
Most reliable makes:http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/Reliability.jpgOnce again, Chrysler brings up the rear, almost. Poor Saturn! :(
