I guess the decision is yours. But hearing your needs, it sounds like you should get the sedan. But I gotta admit, being financially strapped (college student) myself, the lower cost is attractive.

 

Interesting. I've never seen 2 child car seats that could fit side by side in a compact car before. You must have some pretty small kids!

 

I vote for the sedan.

Who really cares anyway just as long as its a Subaru and you like it.

MMMM! New car smell!

 

I absolutly LOVE my 04 wagon.

 

i also luv my 04 wagon
sweet!

i'm 16 and i still think the my wagon looks tite. great first car... i think.

go wagons. haha.

oh.. it does feel a bit diff in the turns... but that's ok. it's fast enough.

 

wagon is nice, its spacious, but it costs $1000 cheaper because its not as great a performance compared to the sedan, it weighs more and does not have better weight distribution than the sedan, not at all. the sedan looks better in my opinion but the wagon is good if u want to be a family man or a pimp, if u are a racer, dont get the wagon. stick sedan is faster than a stick wagon. sedan has good space too but if u want to put ur bike in the back everyday then get the wagon.

 

if you need the space even a few times a year the wagon is worth it, with the 1000$ put into mods. OHHHH BABY

 

cool. that's cheap rite? not trying to be all "mainstream" but... could i just get a brand-name suspension kit? i'm thinkin of also getting teins. sweet... if that's too expensive... i'll do that rear sway thingy. haha. i'm such a noob.

 

I think we're all obviously biased one way or another...

The common sentiment is that you get the car that best suits your needs. Performance wise, they are indeed very similar.

I personally chose the sedan, but that's primarily cause I'm a) partial to sedans, b) my wife already drives an SUV, and c) we don't have any kids nor do we plan to haveany for at least another 10 years.

-C