2007 Awards - Station Wagon under $35K

[SVT666]

Poll closes August 1st.

[Raza]

WRX is my choice. 

Probably the most desireable wagon on the market next to the E63. 

[omicron]

Rex.

[the Teuton]

WRX is my choice. 

Probably the most desireable wagon on the market next to the E63. 

+1

It's the only one of these I dream of owning.

[heelntoe]

one more for the rex.
i'm guessing hemi voted for the magnum.

[SVT666]

Magnum

The WRX is more hatchback then wagon.

[JYODER240]

WRX

[Raghavan]

WRX

[Onslaught]

Mazda6

[the Teuton]

The WRX is more hatchback then wagon.

My mom has said the very same thing about Impreza wagons before.  Oops, I mean hatchbacks.

[S204STi]

Ha, I voted for the A3...

[the Teuton]

Ha, I voted for the A3...

You're either a liar or you hate your life and everything about it.

[S204STi]

You're either a liar or you hate your life and everything about it.

No really, if I could have had an A3 with the 2.0T and AWD I would have had that instead.

[the Teuton]

No really, if I could have had an A3 with the 2.0T and AWD I would have had that instead.

I'm kicking you out of the Subaru club. 

[S204STi]

I'm kicking you out of the Subaru club.?

[The Pirate]

Legacy, though it's unavailable in the states, it's my first choice.

[TBR]

WRX, assuming we're talking about the current car and not the gawdawful ugly '08 model.

[Raza]

Magnum

The WRX is more hatchback then wagon.

Explain how this is more of a hatchback:



I'd tend to call the A3 more of a hatch than a wagon, specificallly because it's marketed as a hatch and it's sold as a 3 door.  Obviously, though, a car like that can blur the lines. 



Although, if you want to define a wagon as a hatchback that has a third section behind the C pillar, then the WRX is a wagon and the A3 is not, but I don't want to get into another definition argument.

EDIT:  Found a pic of the 4 door.  Now that definitely is one of those that blurs the lines, since there isn't really a C pillar like on the WRX or Magnum. 

Quite the dilemma.

[SVT666]

Explain how this is more of a hatchback:

The luggage space behind the backseat is so small it may as well be a hatch.

[Raza]

The luggage space behind the backseat is so small it may as well be a hatch.

I don't think that matters much.? It's a small wagon, not a Caprice Classic Woody.

[CMan]

Another taker for the WRX here.

[SVT666]

I can tell who has kids and who doesn't.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I voted for Magnum. It's a real station wagon.

[SVT666]

I voted for Magnum. It's a real station wagon.

[Raza]

I can tell who has kids and who doesn't.

I think that people over-car when they get the first kid.? You don't need a minivan for one kid.? I mean, sure, a folded up stroller takes up some space, but you can fit that shit in a WRX.? I'm probably going to buy a hawkeye WRX wagon (like Roy's, different color though) when I buy my first house, unless I have a wagon already.? I'll use it mostly for hauling and stuff.?

[SVT_Power]

how can you not take the WRX in that group

[Eye of the Tiger]

how can you not take the WRX in that group

Because it's not the best station wagon.

[Raza]

Here's my logic:
If the Legacy 2.5GT Limited wagon came with a stick, I would have chosen that, since that is more useful as a wagon and almost as fun as the WRX.  However, it doesn't come with a stick. 

So that leaves the Mazda6, the A3, and the Magnum.

The A3 isn't a wagon, it's a hatchback, and even less roomy than the WRX.  So that's out.

The Mazda6 is very good.  Perhaps the best choice here, if it came with a stick.  But if I didn't choose the Legacy because it lacked a third pedal, I wasn't going to choose this.  So that's out.

That leaves the Magnum.  Massively powerful, good looking, and very useful.  But it's bigger than I need, still lacks a manual, and the WRX is more nimble.  So that's out. 

[SVT666]

The Mazda6 is very good.? Perhaps the best choice here, if it came with a stick.? But if I didn't choose the Legacy because it lacked a third pedal, I wasn't going to choose this.? So that's out.

Aince when is the Mazda6 wagon an automatic only.  I can get it with a manual on www.mazda.ca

[Raza]

Aince when is the Mazda6 wagon an automatic only.? I can get it with a manual on www.mazda.ca

I checked MSN for the current model, and it said automatic was the only transmission offered.  So, for this model year, in the United States, it's automatic only.