What are your thoughts on Mazdaspeed and the Mazdaspeed Protege in general. We're looking for a car around $19k to replace my GS-R. We want something with 4-doors, and it seems like the WRX is gonna be just a bit too expensive.

Here's the other trick of the whole thing. I owe like $16k on my GS-R, so we're gonna be a bit upside down on the next car - which is why we need a new car.

Side note: There's no way I could convince my wife (or myself, for that matter) to get a Neon - even though it is quite badass.