Car search

The lease on my current car expries in 4ish months and the car is not worth near what I would have to buy the lease out (thanks to our dollar skyrocketing and car prices dropping) at so I am turning in the car and BUYING something else. I am in the first step of looking at cars right now and I know I want a small car not a Chevy Cobalt (my current car) or a Mazda3 (Ian's car - that I don't like driving as much).

I have much higher standards this time around since I know I will be spending a little more money than last time (which was the bare minimum) and actually getting some features. Right now there are four cars I am thinking of Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, MINI Cooper and Chevy Aveo (only in the running because I still love my dealerships convenience factor!). All are good on gas, all will be pretty much in the same price range by the time I add on the options I want. So the search has begun (sort of)...