Voted for the Toyota AE91. If your one and only goal is to get from point A to B then going Toyota way is the best.
I don't think there is anything else on the face of the earth as BORING as a Corolla (edit: hmm I think I was wrong here, coz I just realized the Hachi-Roku is infact a corolla, now that's not exactly boring.) , BUT it's reliable, will hold the value the most, and when you're sick of it there will be more than enough people to buy it from you!
The formula is simple
Get from point A to B =TOYOTA!