3G Eclipse questions, any opinion? Options

[90GSX]

Well next year im gonna try to get me a brand new eclipse. Im deciding between that or a stealth/3000gt and i may just get it for the warranty. Anyone out there have a 3G eclipse that would give me any feedback on what they are like? Are the GTS models very quick factory? Mods= void warranty, so it will be lightly modded if at all. Handling any good, i love the handling of my 1G DSM's, never tried a AWD though. Newer cars i have drove feel bulky in cornering and dont offer the secure feeling that my 1G dsms seem to give me, so im not sure if the 3G is one of them. I will of course test drive it first, but trying to decide if I want an eclipse or get an older stealth. One more thing, the sporttronic vs manual tranny, i would think the manual would be better, not sure how good the sport tronic trannys are. Thanks!

[scorp28]

I enlisted in the army,

Im not looking for something to race, im looking basically for something that would be reliable, quick if i wanted to play around with it, and a definate chick magnet  :

Congrats and thank you for your service to our country. What is your M.O.S. and where is your basic training and A.I.T.?

As far as the car goes, for my money it would be the 2G AWD. If your not going to mod it that much you won't need to worry that much about crankwalk, plus the AWD will get you off the line quicker. IMHO the 2G looks alot nicer than the 3G too. But then again, I'm not a "chick".