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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / January 2006Plz Recommend Car To Newb
guys what would you recommend if a total newbie told you fuel economy, performance and safety are the key points? comfort and roominess are of relatively little importance. I like the Civic but it continues to look flimsy to me. then again what do I know? RSX and Celica both appear a lot sturdier in my eyes but are they really? also what kind of power difference would I notice between the former car's top trim line and those of the latter two? thx a lot > guys what would you recommend if a total newbie told you fuel economy, > performance and safety are the key points? I'd recommend changing your key points. You can have fuel economy OR performance. Once you decide which of those two you want, get back to us. But FWIW, I drove a Civic that performed pretty darn well. -Dave > guys what would you recommend if a total newbie told you fuel economy, > performance and safety are the key points? comfort and roominess are [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > thx a lot 3 recommends: 1) A4 chassis VW Golf or Jetta TDI. awesome torque, awesome economy, nice interior design, materials, and fit/finish. Does require a little more care and feeding than a Japanese car, and make sure you can get Diesel easily in your area before you buy. I would personally not buy a new one because the A5 chassis is even bigger than the A4 and also VWs seem to be on the high end of the price range for the size car you get. I had an A4 chassis GTI 1.8T and loved it. It was a little too big for me, and I would have traded a little comfort for better handling, but overall it was a great car to just hop in and drive halfway across the country. It got "OK" gas mileage; but if you can live with a little less in the acceleration department the TDI can get >40 MPG easily. I would not buy a base model gas motor VW, the old 2.0 is archaic at best and too small for the weight of the car. 2) whatever the small Hyundai is these days. Performance is probably not up to par but you can't beat the 10 year warranty and they are cheap. Quality has supposedly improved markedly since they first came to the US; I know several people who have newer Hyundais and they love them. 3) Toyota Corolla. The quintissential "appliance" car. It's not exciting, but it's a Toyota Corolla. good luck, nate >2) whatever the small Hyundai is these days. Performance is probably >not up to par but you can't beat the 10 year warranty and they are >cheap. Quality has supposedly improved markedly since they first came >to the US; I know several people who have newer Hyundais and they love >them. I'll add that the Hyundai styling has also come a long way. I recently saw a new Hyundai, I forget which model, that looked pretty good. ------------- Alex > guys what would you recommend if a total newbie told you fuel economy, > performance and safety are the key points? comfort and roominess are [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > thx a lot Recommend that you read the reviews on Edmunds.com and visit the make-specific forums on the same website. A Civic seems in my mind to be a completely different car than a Celica, so it may be difficult to compare them. thx for the input, all. any thoughts on which of these you'd rather be in when an accident occurs? > thx for the input, all. any thoughts on which of these you'd rather be > in when an accident occurs? Probably a VW but to tell you the truth I don't give such things much weight when it comes to making car purchasing decisions. I would rather buy the car with the best suspension, brakes, tires, etc. and plan on avoiding a wreck altogether. nate > > thx for the input, all. any thoughts on which of these you'd rather be > > in when an accident occurs? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > nate I know what you mean. then again it's only possible to control your own driving ability. >> > thx for the input, all. any thoughts on which of these you'd rather be >> > in when an accident occurs? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >I know what you mean. then again it's only possible to control your >own driving ability. What you do goes a long way to avoiding an accident. If you can spot the idiots on the road and keep well away from them, you've won half the battle. A car with plenty of power to get away from those idiots on the road is a big plus. ----------- Alex >thx for the input, all. any thoughts on which of these you'd rather be >in when an accident occurs? The smarter thing to do is figure out which is better equiped to avoid accidents in the first place. ------------ Alex >guys what would you recommend if a total newbie told you fuel economy, >performance and safety are the key points? I'd say he was dreaming. Performance and fuel economy are mutually exclusive; the more you have of one, the less you have of the other. >I like the Civic but it continues to look flimsy to me. then again >what do I know? RSX and Celica both appear a lot sturdier in my eyes >but are they really? The Acura RiceX *is* a Civic.  SignatureWhat the heck, I'll play too. - Dave http://www.edmunds.com That said, get the Civic. |
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