Great post, so glad i found it. I was gonna ask exactly the same thing. I was looking for a daily family vehicle and considered the new clioEDC. I also considered the focus st and the new mazda 3. Don't know why, but i only recently thought of the Megane 250. I actually thought that 3 dr cars would be difficult to live with, with the kids. Kaesh, do you ever think "geez i wish a had a 5 door car?" Im just trying to imagine if it would be an issue getting the seat and baby in and out all the time. Im really excited now about test driving a Meg 250!