test drove some new cars today

I am a happy VW owner, currently have 165K trouble free miles on our 03 TDI Jetta wagon. Car has been totally reliable, and has only seen routine maintenance, abuse and neglect.

I know 2 accountants who lease Acura TSX's, they're nice cars and hold their value well.

Hyundai seems to have spent a lot of effort to make a nice quality product, but not sure of the resale.

Compared to even a few years ago, cars have come a long way. With limited dealers in your area, my advice would be to shop dealers as much as cars. Nothing is worse than a crappy dealer.