A wagon? Really? A no-sh!t wagon? Not just a hatch but a wagon. You guys are kidding. I suppose if Mazda made a MS5 you'd be all over it. I got a MZ5, I like it ok for the family, but it's a minivanvan/wagon, y'know? Those Volvo turbo wagons have been around a long time & I never could get warmed up to them.
4-Given, you want the MS6. GET THE MS6! DO IT! Make wifey happy & get a GT in Whitewater Pearl with navi & sunroof (you'll be looking for a while). But ya, women just love that color. Or be real bad & get it in Red or Black. Other women just love those colors.
IMO, the Speed looks better than the S60R. Smoother & sleeker in comparison.
i vote red......... Red is a power color, and those things just look GREAT in red.
white is a hot number too.........but I would get red over white if I had a choice and didn't get my black cherry.
4GIVEN
get a Whitewater pearl MS6 GT with navi and sunroof and get the white and black leather......... that would be dope, especially with a set of CLEAN and nice looking black wheels (nothing ugly or ghettofied, maybe some "racing" wheels)
if you feel like WAITING........
they're supposedly discontinuing the 2008 MS6 but coming out again in 2009......... most likely with the new remodeled look that the 2008 Mazda6 is going to have.......
between the volvo and the MS6
I've driven both, I spent 1 week3end (one day actually)
going to a Subaru, MAzda, and Volvo dealer (all within a 5 mile vicinity of another) test driving 3 cars back to back (LGT spec.B s60r and MS6)
the S60r definitely had the nicest interior.......but performanced based, at least stock, I loved the way the MS6 was
not to mention I think mike's MS6 with his stock turbo would have beaten zigger's chipped s60r.
he DID after all beat a Vishnu chipped 355i (the twin turbo beemers).
Do yourself a favor and try to do it in one day, and test drive both the S60R and the MS6 so you can compare them back to back, and see how you feel.