That's exactly the car I'd be considering, though I will try hard to have the wife drive a manual just once to see it's not like the last manual she drove (1974 VW Kubel Treffen) hehe.. But I love the honda 4, though I'd also love to fit a 6 in the budget, have to have leather period (two little kids) so I guess that's an EX-L of some kind.. maybe an I4 manual, I4 auto or V6 auto.. One of those I guess. If I put money on it, I4 auto. I drove one and it felt quite adequate for typical everyday driving, if I can get over that auto-tranny gear hunt when you're on the highway and you have to punch it. 20 bucks says the next gen will have a sequential shift?