Please help me buy/lease a new car for ~ $25k

What sedan would you buy brand new that is in the mid $20k range. Here are some I've tried:

1) HYUNDAI ELANTRA / SONATA: Love all the tech in the 2012. Wasn't impressed with bluelink in sonata. I do like being able to send to gps from google maps to my garmin gps, but looks like the sonata doesn't support this feature. The Elantra seems to be similar yet costs $6-8k less. The acceleration and the noisy rpm grind for both leaves much to be desired. I can't seem to find a comfortable sitting position in both cars. In my current Audi I like being able to see the hood of the car to get a sense of how far I am from the car ahead. With both these I need to crank up the seat height quite a bit till the top of head is mashing up against the roof of the car and I'm not that tall either. If I lower the seat i get a slightly more comfortable position. The rear view is limited as well. On the other hand, the braking of this vehicle (along with all the tech abs/ebfd/esc/etc) are great and should safer on turns when it rains and even with some snow on the ground. The other car I had driven way back was a pontiac g6 that was fun to drive back then (probably cause it had v6, I guess). Currently leaning on the elantra but I want it in white exterior, beige interior and navigation + rear view dimming, and this is a hard combination to get in the new england area (or so I'm told by the dealers here). One offered to get one for me but there goes my negotiating power plus he wants a $500 deposit which he claims he will refund even if I don't buy the car. But this means I'm paying full MSRP, forget trying to get amex zag pricing. OTOH, if I get one in stock then i could possibly save about $800, but it won't be the color i want. Also I dislike the lack of automatic climate control on the elantra. At the same time I can't justify the additional $6k for sonata to get the climate control. There is a $500 incentive through motozuma/Hyundai but I have to wait 30 days to buy (which i can).

2) FORD FUSION : Love all the tech, or so I think. I haven't been able to test drive one with a navigation unit as they all seem to be reliant on a chip manufacturer in Japan that is still reeling from the tsunami. Seems odd, but this is what the dealers tell me. The non navi unit I drove was a SEL without v6. It also seemed somewhat noisy to me. I did prefer the front window view and rear view on the ford from the driver seat. Not quite as cramped as the Hyundai. I like the fact that v6 is an option but haven't test drove one yet. Availability appears to be very limited. I dislike the fact that if you add navigation you're leaning closer to $28k, or $30k if you add v6. I do like that owner satisfaction is high in Consumer reports. For such a tech car it is a shame they don't offer key less entry.

3) NISSAN ALTIMA: Similar to Ford fusion, once you add the navigation/ tech, you're close to $30k but with incentives it brings it down to $28k. The financing is great on this car. 2012 for 60 mos at 0.9% plus an additional $500 for recent college grad is great. However, similar to ford fusion I can't get navigation currently because everyone seems to be out of it. I have yet to test drive the altima. I'm not particularly fond of the external appearance but do not weigh that as much. Keyless entry is a plus

So what car would you get from the above?

Items on my would like to have list:
(a) quiet / comfortable ride
(b) navigation
(c) stability control / anti lock break / ebfd / other safety tech
(d) send to gps from google maps would be a plus
(e) moon roof
(f) tech - key less entry would be nice
(g) would prefer HID lights

I wonder if we need a thread on SD just for and slickdeals on new cars (esp wrt financing or deals that are significantly lower than invoice, plus other manufacturer incentives to sweeten the pot).

Thanks!

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yiikes! none of the above! For your price range, I'd look at this:

http://www.dodge.com/en/2011/avenger/index.html

For a little more, the Charger.

Look at the Chevy Malibu - tons of safety & comfort features, affordable, VERY quiet interior. Only drawback is that nav is not an option - GM wants you to use Onstar as the nav sytem. I say just get yourself a Garmin...

there's a great car buying tips thread (stickied) in the finance forum. you should check it out for more info.

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Nissan versa, price is good, car not so much.

Quote from dealgate : yiikes! none of the above! For your price range, I'd look at this: http://www.dodge.com/en/2011/avenger/index.html For a little more, the Charger.

Charger has better reviews but blows my budget (no rwd in snow). avenger is rated 43/100 on consumer reports, but does fit the budget.

Quote from Jeffbx : Look at the Chevy Malibu - tons of safety & comfort features, affordable, VERY quiet interior. Only drawback is that nav is not an option - GM wants you to use Onstar as the nav sytem. I say just get yourself a Garmin...

I have a garmin. For a car that I'll keep for 10+ years (my old audi is 11 years old), that is one convenience item worth spending to me.

Quote from serra : there's a great car buying tips thread (stickied) in the finance forum. you should check it out for more info.

Link?

Thanks guys!

Also any thoughts on selling the old car? Selling to private party may be the way to go - perhaps craigs list? The issue is up here in snow country, most folks prefer quattro in their audi and mine is an audi a4 1.8 Turbo (no quattro).