I'd prefer to stay American, personally, venturing out into Mazda (still under the Ford Umbrella) would be my first "Import" choice I think.

My girl likes the Ford Edge a little; prefers the Mustang Can't hate her for that! FWIW, I'd prefer to see her in the Mustang - I've got my reasons but economically speaking, it's not the "right" fit at this time. Vehicle Cost, MPG, Insurance Cost, MODS! Outside of that, she's really only made mention of the SVT-Focus being anything in the Ford Family that she'd rock...

Me on the other hand, I'm going to almost *have* to get something that can tow. With Frankie being part of our family for the long haul, we'll need to have something to pull the car around with. My father's got a Ranger 4x4, which could get the job done - but who wants to have to borrow someone else's car to trailer their own?

I'm not sure what we're going to do. Financially speaking, this is on the list of "to-do" - but it's right behind a few other things we've got to take care of in the next few weeks.