Look at the gas mileage. Both of those are great cars with excellent re-sale value. My tenant has the S and it's pretty sweet, but the air dams leave NO ground clearance and if you ever have to take your car somewhere with uneven or dirt roads... watch out. Personally, I prefer Hondas (well, I REALLY prefer VWs but... you look at a Jetta yet?). They feel just a little lighter and zippier. Toyotas are pretty powerful once you get into a larger engine size, but the trade-off on a big engine is $$$ on gas.

I also strongly recommend against ANY mods, however tasteful, if you will ever be carrying weed with you. I like tint and rims as much as the next person- I used to have a stunning white Jetta with dark tint and white 7-spoke 17" low-profile wheels... REALLY nice looking ride... REALLY got the cop sticking his whole head in the window for sniffage more often than I had expected, and I didn't even smoke herb back then. Oh- and they eventually got stolen, causing significant body damage to the vehicle. Just FYI.