vs. Mini Cooper S vs. Lexus IS300? I know this is an odd mix of cars, but I am 18 and my dads wants to help me get a car for college. I am paying around 3/4 of the price so I want to get something that is a good blend of performance, looks, features, reliability, fuel economy, and low maintenance costs.

Here are the years of the cars, and please do not worry about the prices, I have found all these for around 15k or less. Also, please dont tell me about insurance, I have it worked out so I will be registered on my moms explorer. Here are the years:

2005 MB C230 Kompressor
2006-2008 Honda Civic Si Coupe
2006-2007 Eclipse GT V6
2004-2006 Mini Cooper S
2004-2005 Lexus IS300

As I said I am an 18 year old male, and want some good performance and looks, but still want a car that is reliable and does not cost a ton to maintain and is good on gas. Please let me know what you think about these, even though they are all not in the same class.