You guys are awesome!

Mrs. Tuttle is not enamored of her MDX. Too big. Too tall. Now that we've taken The Boy to college, there is less inherent need for hauling people (if not things).

She wants to trade it in... on a Mini Cooper. I... just... can't. Everyone I've ever known has said that they're fun when they're not in the shop.

Remember, our other car has two seats and RWD, so I'm trying to steer her towards something at least not laughably impractical. But she wants something fun and cool. Fortunately, she has no such inclinations about husbands.

She drove a Mazda3 (with an automatic - strongly prefer a manual). Hated it SO MUCH. Same with the Mazda6. Gutless, horrible and cheap-feeling. That's about as far as we've gotten. Others I've pondered:

VW Golf
VW GTI
Honda Civic Si
Ford Focus ST
Volvo C30 (she'll never do it, but I'm smitten)
Hyundai Veloster
Kia Forte5
Subaru Impreza (although probably too slow without the WRX package and too expensive with it)
Hyundai Sonata Turbo (for Mark and Adrian)

Probably need 2-3 year old used.

Whaddyagot?


bibere usque ad hilaritatem