Thanks for the input guys. It was a close fight between the Ion and the Cobalt but the latter won out because it had the least mileage (80k, sick!) and I was able to negotiate a better price with the others as leverage. Also, I didn't have to pay for extra doors that I don't want
Actually I got an awesome deal because the previous owner had a dog who chewed on the parking brake handle and gear shift knob. Pretty simple to swap those out with a c-note at a pick-your-part but they brought it down to my price range.
No more 'girl car' comments because of the Sunfire ^^
And my old winter tires will still fit
Edit: And the battery is under the trunk. So strange!