The big drawback is the narrower width and smaller fenders. The sedan's got a slightly better suspension setup, namely the spherical endlinks on the front swaybar.
Plus you can put 225 width tires on a sedan no problem, whereas the wagon requires 215's or you can run into rubbing. I'm also just partial to the wider fender flares on the sedan... I always thought the wagon looked too narrow. If the wagon had the same flares as the sedan, I'd be driving one today. 'Course this can be fixed with rolled fenders.
Finally the lack of the rear deck on the wagon means you get a lot more body flex from the rear end in the wagon. A rear tower strut will help this alot.
That said, the wagon's usefulness can outweight it's deficiencies for most people. Plus you can really tune out most of the issues... it just costs you more money to do it. I got the sedan mostly for asthetic reasons.
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