mid 2000's Subaru Legacy GT. I prefer the wagon flavor (mainly because I have one). They can be found for under 5K, and a good amount of STI parts can be used on them so the aftermarket is quite large. Tons of room, AWD, a turbo, heated leather seats, etc.

And if I am gonna blow $500 on a fishing rod holder, I'd rather get this. Powdercoated 18ga stainless steel, padded inside compartment, and lockable.

I use 2 clothes rack poles in my Subaru LGT Wagon and hang my shorter rods from those on the inside, kinda like this photo. Gonna make 1 or 2 PVC tube ones to mount to my roof rails this summer for my 9 & 10ft fly rods.

I'm sure a lot has to do with the roofline of the car. I'm 6'1 and had about 2 or 3 fingers worth of clearance between my head and the roof in my Fusion (with a sunroof). I've got a lot more headroom in my Legacy GT and it also has a moonroof. Both seats were all the way down, and has the same recline on them.

One of my friends is around 7 foot...he drives a Subaru Legacy and fits. Pretty impressive for a mid-size car. (His actual car in the photo).

Wrong. Those are Belorussian citizens who went to a store and bought the jets. Just like the Ukrainians who went to the store and bought Russian issue Grenade Launchers, assault rifles, and sniper rifles. Poor Russia, having everything blamed on them...

My weapon of choice - Nikkor 50mm f/1.4.

Yeah, my average drops like a rock when I drive it how it should be driven...If I get 230 miles out of a tank of gas, I consider that good. haha

Or this. I test drove a few WRX 5dr's, but they were too small for my needs (no family here, but I go camping, fishing, biking, and carry a bunch of stuff often) so I got the 2nd best thing IMO. Added on downpipe, up-pipe, 3" catback, and a Cobb Stage 2 tune. It's perfect. The ultimate sleeper-wagon, minus the loud…

I get about 26-28 at highway speeds (usually between 70 & 85) on my 05' LGT Wagon. Cobb Stage 2 93octane tune, STi up-pipe, catless down-pipe, 3' catback. You can get fairly good gas mileage out of it if you just watch the boost gauge and the RPM's. But it's more fun to mash the gas, obviously.

I love my LGT! Same gen too. Might not be as fast as the Magnum RT, but it's a lot more refined. Plus - Turbo. lol. Mine's only lightly modded for now, but I hope to start putting more performance parts into her in the next few years.