Mazda 6 MPS or Blobeye Impreza WRX??

[rich12]

I am needing to down size (Value) and they both have attributes I look for in a family car. I have owned a few Imprezas so know them quite well but never even looked at a Mazda let alone driven one so which would you go for and why?

Looking at spending circa £4k
AWD
Isofix
Reliable
Pretty much driven by my misses with my son (14 months old) during the week and then 3 of us at weekends.

Mazda;
stealthy
great value
Leather/Bose
-high tax for some reason
-not many to choose from

Impreza;
great 4wd system
standard WRX doesn't look too chavvy
reliable
-bad image
- people wanting to race all the time
-standard WRX may feel slow

So... What and why?