Sorry Aussie, but a wagon, SUV, or minivan all scream "soccer dad" about the occupant. I agree that the Mondeo is well styled, and allows you to haul a$$ along with the wife and kids, but it's still a wagon... so it still screams "family truckster" as it screams down the road.
Drive a wagon, and you'll never get laid, as all the girls will think you're cheating on the wife.
The Protege 5 is NOT a wagon, it's a 5-door hatchback. I do understand where one gets the impression with that ugly roof rack, but it's removable. It does not give the "family truckster" image.
The Matrix/Vibe and the ZX5 are also 5-doors (though the styling of the ZX5 is an abomination), but the WRX is a wagon. It's all in the horizontal plane of the roofline. At least it doesn't look totally like an AMC Pacer anymore
My next car will be a 5-door hatch too. The Mazda 6!
Don't believe the reviews. None of them know their posteriors from holes in the ground, and they'd be afraid to give the Yugo a bad review.
Don't knock the Kia Rio. For it's class, it's really a pretty good car.
zero, where is the Elantra "best-in-class" in anything? Sorry, but that car just screams "cheap" at about 140 decibels. It also has a worse-than-average reliability record.
Tiburon is going into a market like the new Eclipse. It lacks substance, and really isn't a deal at the prices they're charging. A 3.8 Mustang would be a better deal there.
