Import car choice, Please Help?

I am not a big "tuner" car fan, I like them but I just like muscle cars better, so I just want to throw in my 2 cents first and tell you to buy a 03/04 cobra mustang. Now, that being said, out of the cars you have listed I like the Toyota celica and RSX the best all things considered. I deffinately agree with you that first and foremost, I want a car that is reliable so I am not spending all of my money just to keep my car running. Both the Celica and RSX are very reliable cars. I own a 04 cobra but I actually had the celica on my list of cars to buy for myself when I was looking. I think they look great, have great reliability, and great potential for modifications. The RSX is going to be a little more expensive but it is also faster and better performing stock. I do like the 300zx, but I would not buy one due to reliability issues like you have noted. If I had to make a decsion, I would go with the Celica. I really like the look of the celica (they remind me a little of the supra) and they have a curb weight of around 2500lbs which is very, very light. This will allow you to make huge acceleration and handling gains with very simple modifications. This will also allow you to keep good miles per gallon of gas and keep your fuel costs down. They are also one of the more reliable vehcials on the road. They really dont have a down side as far as I can see. They are not the quickest car on the road in stock form, but like I said, due to there very low curb weight, you can add acceleration very easily. Go with the Celica, I think they are great cars all around. If you throw a turbo on it like you are planning to, look out!! That car will absolutely fly. You will be able to out run just about any car on the road. Damn, I have just about talked myself into trading in my car for a celica, lol.