[Leland Pate]

Wife and I are looking to add a car to the stable when we (hopefully) move to NH at year's end.

I need something with good mileage and would like something comfy (but at least mildly fun to drive) as I'll be putting 70 miles a day on the car.

We are talking about starting a family so it'd be nice to have a car that could do baby duty but this car will not be the "family car."

I'm weighing pros and cons of both. I really like the A3 but it's hard to ignore the 60K/5 yr top to bottom warranty offered by Volvo. I personally also like the new GTI but my wifey hates VW and gives me "the look" everytime I bring it up.

Input?