[jc3900]

Here is the deal. My sister has just gotten her license and the car I was driving is now hers and my parents have decided to buy me a car. I wan't to get the best bang for my buck and cost my parents as little as possible while still having great reliability. I think I have narrowed it down to a toyota or honda. However I am unsure as to what model would be best given my desire for value and reliability. Some of the cars I am thinking of our the toyota yaris, honda fit, and the honda civic sedan. All of them have similar gas mileage but the yaris is about $14,500 , the fit is around $16,000, and the civic sedan is about $18,500. From what I've heard, honda's engines have higher quality. What do you guys think? What model do you think would maximize reliability and value? Are there any cars that I havn't mentioned that I should look into?