 I research every one of my purchases to DEATH and buying a new car was no different.We have a young child and two dogs, so needless to say we needed something that could haul them all comfortably.I am not a fan of SUVs and a minivan was out of the question.Browsing Edmunds I ran into the Elantra Touring, scheduled a test drive and never looked back.The SE trim game me everything I wanted and the manual transmission keeps it fun to drive.Only about 300 miles on her to date, but so far this has been a great purchase!