[abacis]

OK so I'm more of a fan of the Japanese car (sorry USA) but I can't decide which brand of car to get. I want an affordable, yet stylish and reliable car.

I've narrowed it down to Acura/Honda and Infiniti/Nissan. I'm going to buy a used car of course, but I first need to determine what kind of car I'm getting. I'm thinking of a 4dr sedan.

I like the way Acura/Honda's look, heard they're reliable, but also heard they're the most stolen cars in California.

I don't like the design of the older Nissan's with the exception of the Maxima line from 1990 and up. Despite their looks, I heard they were affordable yet extremely reliable cars.

Infiniti's I've heard are very luxurious but lose out in reliability and performance.

I just need some outside opinions on which cars. Thanks a lot.

Oh I have a $10K to spend, maybe $5K if the family gets an SUV in which I'll have to chip into insurance.