The Edge is nice, my sister has one of the Lincoln MKXs. I only sort of hate it, it's very floaty and feels slow, but those can be fixed.. I might wait for the Ecoboost version of the Edge.
Honestly, I'm leaning towards the Magnum. I've got a lead on one I might be able to get for under $20k. The Audi and Sportcombi won't be $20k for another year or two, the Volvos all have pretty high mileage for $20k.
I'm not totally opposed to the Forester, but it's a little too "cute ute". One of my neighbors has one... I don't really like it. Her's isn't a turbo though. I wouldn't be opposed to a turbo Legacy Wagon either.
The new CTS is built on the same platform as the Vue, what I have now(Redline). Not gonna happen.
I long considered a TBSS, but I know that the gas mileage isn't so great, and the transmission will give out on me at some point. And if I get a tune for it(which I'd want to), GM will deny my warranty claim even thought it's a known problem with the vehicles. Plus it's a 4 speed auto. Ew.
The S6 wagon is cool, but very hard to find one with lower mileage. Same with the Volvo and the S4s in my price range though
We have just the one dog, he's only like 70 pounds, he's not very tall but he's kinda long and slinky looking.