Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Here are a few that can be had for cheap, are often overlooked, but quite reliable:
1. Mazda Protege
2. Ford Escort
3. Mercury Tracer
I don't know if the later year Chevy/Geo Prism is any good. My mother has an old 1989 with the Toyota Corolla engine in it. Still purring like a kitten, but has NO power/torque. 
I would second this opinion. Especially the Protege. It's every bit as reliable as the Corolla, but a lot cheaper.
Dueling Duratecs
'95 SE V6 MTX 0 Mods
'04 Mazda6 S Wagon
'03 Kawasaki Z1000
But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!
Friedrich Nietzsche
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