[Calum]

I'm looking for suggestions for a new car. The musts are; new, can fit four people, and cheap. The desire is a car that is fun to drive and has something of a suspension after market. I'm not worried about power, less is better in all reality as it makes snow driving easier. Mainly I want to be able to put some decent dampers on it as just about every factory damper in this price range is crap.

Fitting four people, to me, means cars in the size range of a honda fit and bigger.

I've looked at Civics, but I have an aversion to them. If it all there is I'll revisite the Civic, but for now I'm hoping there's something else.

Time frame is variable. If the soon to be released Mazda 2 will have a decent aftermarket and won't be an absolute piece of shit like the present 2, I'd be happy to wait for it.