thinking about a larger family car...ideas?

[thebarber]

well, my wife loves the new jetta tdi wagon, but i was underwhelmed when driving it....we took out a 6spd manual....just wasnt as impressive-feeling as when we drove a golf tdi 4 years go....didnt have the grunt i was expecting from 236 ft-lb. that and they start at like $25000CAD

id like to spend less than 15kCAD used....

as for the gas guzzler comments and the magnum...i realize itd be a bit of a pig, but it'd be mainly for family stints on the highway and etc....my wife and i commute together in the yaris and the aveo is good enough for grandma and zoe in the day....

wee, what year equinox do your folks have? im leary of actual economy claims and i don't really like that first-gen ones, but i could cope