Dr. T 
2003 Toyota Matrix Wagon Fwd 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2003 Matrix review from owner
 Overall this vehicle is quite excellent. It is a delight to drive and handles beautifully. Overall, quite excellent.  The negative aspects are: Clutch, brake and accelerator are poorly proportioned, and the clutch is especially irritating, as your foot has to be pretty precisely on the pedal or the cluthc pedal cannot be fully disengaged. I ended up adding extra thickness to the clutch pedal to allow full depression of the pedal. If I move the seat closer, then the accelerator is too close, and on it goes. The extra thickness to the pedal solved the problem.  The other negative is that the corner rear windows are difficult to see out of from the driver's seat.    