Ask HN: F*ck HostGator. Can anyone suggest a better managed VPS alternative?

I'm sick of HostGator's constant outages, including today's. Can anyone recommend a solid managed VPS service not related to BlueHost/HostGator?

I'm currently paying $51.95/mo for the following and would like to stay in the same price range for similar specs:

2.3Ghz (1 core) 1024MB RAM 60GB Disk Space 1000 GB Bandwidth

I'd gratefully appreciate any input.