Your schooling is completed; you have finally moved out of your parents' house and are working at a steady job. You have come to prefer bars over clubs and may have even found your first grey hair already. Welcome to your Carlsberg years.
Now is the time to get rid of that heap of steel in your driveway that you have been rolling around in since high school. While you would love nothing more than to pick a sporty convertible out of the latest issue of Robb Report, chances are you also need to consider inconveniences like mortgage payments, as well as where to fit passengers, the dog, and maybe even a car seat and stroller. Not only have you become the target of strategic premium beer marketing campaigns, thoughts of responsibility, accountability and practicality are now commonplace.
Not to worry, there are a number of auto manufacturers who build vehicles to suit your particular predicament. The crossover was designed to be the ultimate automotive compromise, allowing for the utility that most people enjoy from a minivan or SUV but also driving characteristics, and more importantly fuel economy, of a car. The second generation Toyota Matrix is just that vehicle.
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2009 Toyota Matrix Review on AutoGuide.com