We were having a baby and I wanted to get the car before he came. I didn't want to worry about my wife getting used to a new car and a baby at the same time, I hated her POS neon since the day we got together, and was originally going to buy her a Lightning. When she got pregnant I toyed with the idea of getting her a Raptor, but at the time they had the small 5.4 and only extended cab. Sure enough, now they offer the 6.2 and the crew cab, so I think I'll have to save up and get that one for my self.
We found ours by accident, my wife doesn't know the difference between Honda and Hyundai, and we were going to look at the Genisis. I was debating between the Audi A4 and the Taurus SHO, since they are family cars that I can have fun in. We went to the Honda dealer by accident and saw a white CT is the service drive while making a U-turn.
I think it was the rear seat fold down handles that got me, and the reversable panels in the hatch