For the price, the Elantra IS the best equipped car in it's segment. Granted, the leather feels like plastic/Nogahide (from the dreaded Noga-beast), the radio controls are designed for elves, and it doesn't *feel* that quick... but for my needs, it's perfect. It's my day-to-day car, I don't do that much mileage, it's comfortable, the dash is really cool (shameless vw clone, but i'm not complaining...) the shifter is well gated, and it has the single best warranty, which is important since I plan on keeping the car a while. The Sentra I drove (Spec V) was rocket-fast, 6spd manual, rocking sound system, and handled like it was on rails, but every bump I hit felt like the Grand Canyon, which was not the case with the gt. I already have a fast summer car (old-school Trans Am with a 468 rear-wheel hp 350 in it,,,), so I didn't really need all that power at the price of comfort and convenience. The Protege5 is pretty cool, but less-eqquiped and more $ than the GT. Don't even get me started on the new Toyota Corroded S, what a poor-granddady-thinks-he's-michael-schumacher car... and the Matrix and Vibe twins are just too $ and, imho, butt-ugly. It's a station wagon, don't try to gussy it up by calling it a crossover-sport-wagon-buttplug-whatever.... it's a wagon. And YES, I did drive all of them. All prices and warranties equal, I would have taken the Sentra Spec V, but that is not the case, so here I am, anxiously waiting for my 5spd black GT... do you think I made a good choice?<img src=/images/forums/snitz/uhh.gif width=15 height=15 border=0>
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