My wife has decided that we need a new car and anyone that's married knows that trying to resist your better half's desires is pretty much a futile effort.  At best you can delay the inevitable but it will happen so your best bet is to try to buy some time in an effort to at least get some input into the decision. I've been looking at cars, everything from the Scion xB, the Honda Element, the Mazda Speed3 (mmm, 264 horsepower) and even the family mover Mazda CX-7 or 9.  While ...