We are a manual car kind of family ourselves. In fact, except for one time when manual wasn't an option, I've always avoided automatic transmissions. That said, last year when I had my foot problem and had to buy an automatic to use for a few months, it got me thinking. Sometimes, if you've got more than one car in the family, having one of them as a automatic for emergencies is not a bad idea.

I'm having issues with my husband on all of this. I swear that he is looking for a sports car SUV. He likes the Escape because it had 'balls', so to speak. He didn't like the Mazda for that reason. I assume he won't like the Subaru or the CR-V for the same reasons. He says he understands that fuel efficiency and space are more important in this particular car but I am getting the impression that's not really what he believes. Ugh.

When I left for work, he was watching videos of the 2014 Subaru Forester where they added a turbo option and CVT for better MPG. Men!