I don't really have an opinion about Hyundai's, I've never owned one so can't comment; but Micras are reliable too, so I don't understand the 'preferring reliability' argument? Both Micras I've owned have been fantastic - the only things that ever went wrong was the throttle body on the LX, which was my fault, and the electrics, but the engines themselves are sound.
5 Turbos and 306 GTi's are very decent cars, I agree, however I'd never presonally own a French car no matter how good they are, I just don't like Saxos, Clios, or 5's, they're not my taste of cars, and the many stories of unreliability deter me somewhat.
We all have our own opinions, yes, I just think it's a bit of a daft idea coming on a
Nissan Micra forum then saying you prefer Hyundais as they're more solid. Which car do you think the majority of people on here prefer?