If you don't get a WRX, you'll need Help. Personally I have nothing against VW, There's on in my family, but the WRX has far too much going for it, AWD, 227 Bhp, cheap and Rally Heritage and it's tons of fun wiht a manual, but I hear San Fran has some nasty hills, so that would rule out the manual, for me anyways.
If jesus was a car he'd be a WRX, God would be a 911 GT2.