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Yeah, decent idea.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Tuttle thinks it is one of the ugliest cars ever made, and looks like the drunken love child of a PT Cruiser and a Smart Car.
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Lol! Cant win em all. Great power to weight ratio. 0-60 6.9. Pretty quick and super low.
The new kia forte and hyundai genesis coupe are popular and sporty.
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I had a friend in photography school who was involved in Rally racing in his GTI. He loved driving other cars for the experience, so we frequently traded off with my Datsun 210 econobox (1.2 liter engine). A year after photography school, I was in the market for a car and found a fantastic 4-yo GTI. Ironically, it was at a Cadillac dealership. I test drove it, but the oil light came on. The dealer's service department checked it out and told me at the end of the day it was the sending unit; they ordered one. The next day, with it spelled out that they will replace the sending unit at N/C when it arrived, I bought the car on my lunch hour and drove it the 1/4 mile to where I was working at the time. After work that day, as I was heading home 5-6 miles from work but only a couple of miles from home, the engine seized in the left lane. I coasted into the center median, walked home, called them, and told them where they could pick up THEIR car. The next day, they offered to put in a new engine if I wanted the car, but I didn't trust the Cadillac mechanics to know their way around a VW at that point. For a few hours, though, I owned something more than utilitarian. I bought a new 1988 Pontiac LeMans; I shoulda tried the repaired GTI.
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I would avoid anything with 'Direct Injected' engines (coking problems) down the road that I'm not convinced are solved yet.
Furthermore, I don't believe that CVTs are ready for prime time either.
Recently I convinced that the Toyota RAV4 was the best choice as it has neither of the above. My newish Highlander also has a 'Multi Port Injection' V6 that doesn't 'coke up' & has real gears in the transmission instead of belts.
Beware that consumers are being used as guinea pigs by the manufacturers that are trying heroically trying to meet the more stringent EPA CAFE fuel mileage standards with a bunch of questionable technologies. Search out 'DI Engine Problems' - lots of horror stories out there...
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Good story, Mark.
Every CVT I've driven has been absolutely awful.
I liked the Genesis Coupe I drove a few years ago. Lots of compelling Hyundais. Never thought I'd type that sentence.
I'm going to make her decline the Abarth version. I think it's kind of cool. Probably not any more reliable than a Mini, though.
Jeezus, I'm considering an Italian Chrysler? WAKE UP, ME! AAAAAHHHHHGGGGG!
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I see that VW has been cited for falsifying it's emissions for some of its vehicles - putting out up to 40X more than allowed. Serious stuff! Their stock dropped 30% in the past couple of days.
A friend just had his 2010 Jetta DI Motor pulled apart to clean out the coked deposits - not uncommon I understand. Not for me...
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VW's diesel foibles make the Cruze diesel look that much more impressive.
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Tom, of those you list, the 2013 Honda Civic Si is rated exceptionally highly for reliability in CR.
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My post above (414611) should have stated - I convinced my daughter to buy a 2015 RAV4.
Still getting used to posting on my tablet, ha!!
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I've been happy with all the Civics I've owned, but the newest one I've had is an '01.
I've heard really good things about the Scion xB, but I'm guessing your wife would not be fond of it.
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