So, what do you buy when you love your Evo, but you need something with room for your 60lb dog, two kids under the age of three and a weekend's worth of clothes, kid stuff, etc? Needs to be manual trans. I can't cope with automatic. I also need something that has good passive and active safety.

 

What all have you thought about getting instead? I have a friend that had an 08 STi but he had a kid and got rid of it for a brand new Jeep Liberty but no manual transmission there.

 

.... Most are automatics, once you get into the SUV type is that what your looking for?

Edit: forgot about the jeep's lol

 

The wife loves her SRT-8 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Lots of room and lots of power. It is by far the funnist suv that Ive ever drivinIMOA.

 

Funny, there is a used car lot near me that has something like 4 of those SRT GCs. It sounds like they're always trying to take themselves apart though. (and no manual trans).

I thought about BMW 535xi wagon, 2009+ Forester, maybe Legacy Wagon (2.5 turbo, can have some fun with that.) There are manual cayennes out there, but the good ones are more than my budget - and I'm not a baller. I prefer something not too conspicuous.

 

xterra has worked for me for 10 yrs and is a great fit.

 

V70R fulfills those requirements precisely.

 

Bmw e39 m5?

 

Audi S6/A6 wagon type.

or the almighty caliber SRT-4

 

Good suggestions! I was looking at the E39 m5, but really need a wagon-type hatch area for the dog. The S6 wagon is nice too, but only available in automatic, AFAIK. Did the V70R ever come as a manual trans? (My wife would chuckle, she already has a volvo.)

GMC Typhoon, right?

 

I'd keep the Evo and buy a '03-'05 WRX wagon for $10k. That was a fun car and I took it hunting all the time. Many a dead deer was piled up in the back.

 

what about a S4 Wagon they come manual.

 

No. I like those a lot too though.

 

^Yes they did.

 

Just test drove a Q5 and a FX35 no 5spd avail but it was nice.