well, since we now know that the new wheels is a Mazda, and it's replacing the dying celica, imna go with a Mazda 2 since you hate the Mazda 6, and the Mazda 3 isn't MPG friendly enough for you. An RX8 get's slightly better MPGs than an SUV, so definitely not that, a miata is only if you're a woman or gay, the CX-7 and CX-9 is if you're a soccer mom but you don't have kids yet. The Mazda 5 is if you want a minivan but don't want everybody to know you "have a minivan". Plus, only one with kids would want one of those as an alternative to a car.