[nostatic]

Ok, so I have control issues. I can't take driving an automatic any more...no matter how cool the DSG is. So I'll wave goodbye to a chunk of money, but I gotta have a clutch. Easier to trade it in (otherwise I have to pay it off, deal with title, etc), so the current candidates are:

Audi A3
Subaru WRX Wagon
Mini Cooper S

The VW has been ok (10K miles on it), but there are some issues. I have to admit that I've gotten spoiled by the nice interior though...the Subie is pretty cheap/spartan by comparison. The A3 is on par (and is the same platform, albeit built in a different factory with some different parts). Cooper might be a tad small. I'm still diggin' hatchbacks as I can haul my music gear, head to the beach, etc. WRX is about 4K cheaper than the A3, but the A3 would have leather and is arguably a much "nicer" car.

Anyone had one of the above and loved/hated it? I'd ponder another GTI like mine with a 6 spd as well.