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Re: CR Article [backy]
by bobw3
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: backy (Nov 03, 2006 11:03 am)
I just flipped through the article at lunch in the bookstore, and I only know that they had two categories, Manual and Automatic, and what I said in my previous post was about all I could remember. But they tested the Fit, Versa, Rio, Accent, and Yaris all in both automatic and manual versions. Plus they threw in the Focus 3dr because with discounts, you can get one for the price of these other cars.
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- #209 of 239
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Re: CR Article [bobw3]
by germancarfan1
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:24 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 03, 2006 10:54 am)
"The Rio, Accent and Yaris were grouped at the bottom for various reasons."
What reasons did CR give for rating these cars bottom of the pack?
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- #210 of 239
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Re: CR Article [germancarfan1]
by snakeweasel
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:34 am)
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Replying to: germancarfan1 (Nov 03, 2006 11:24 am)
They didn't pay off CR? (did I say that?  )
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- #211 of 239
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Re: CR Article [germancarfan1]
by bobw3
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:39 am)
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Replying to: germancarfan1 (Nov 03, 2006 11:24 am)
I don't remember everything from my quick read, but it seemed like it was on the driving characteristics, handling, braking, etc, and on road noise, interior space, and reliability.
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- #212 of 239
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Re: CR Article [bobw3]
by backy
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:41 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 03, 2006 11:39 am)
Reliability doesn't factor into CR's rankings of one car vs. another. It does factor into whether CR recommends the car.
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- #213 of 239
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Re: CR Article [bobw3]
by germancarfan1
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:43 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 03, 2006 11:39 am)
"I don't remember everything from my quick read, but it seemed like it was on the driving characteristics, handling, braking, etc, and on road noise, interior space, and reliability."
That about covers everything. So, they pretty much disliked the cars?
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- #214 of 239
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Re: CR Article [backy]
by bobw3
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:45 am)
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Replying to: backy (Nov 03, 2006 11:41 am)
Okay, I'm not too sure. I just remember from my quick read that they commented on the reliability, but there were actual points for the rankings but I'm not sure exactly how that's calculated. Too bad you can't just go online and pull down the CR report for free...anyone here have a userid/logon?
I like to read the narratives because sometimes they'll point out things that they consider bad, but that I don't. Or they'll mention things you might not think about. And then I do like looking at the actual mpg, braking, handling and other more objective stats, again just to compare, but if you have 4 cars that all handle great, just because one is slightly better it doesn't matter so much, but at least you can see the real dogs.
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- #215 of 239
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Re: CR Article [bobw3]
by backy
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Nov 03, 2006 (11:47 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Nov 03, 2006 11:45 am)
My local stores don't have the December issue yet. Should have it out in a day or so.
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Re: CR Article [backy]
by fitluver
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Nov 03, 2006 (8:54 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Nov 03, 2006 11:47 am)
My local stores don't have the December issue yet. Should have it out in a day or so.
Maybe if I am lucky, mine will be in my mailbox tomorrow. 
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- #217 of 239
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Re: CR Article [fitluver]
by backy
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Nov 06, 2006 (9:30 am)
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Replying to: fitluver (Nov 03, 2006 8:54 pm)
I finally found a store with the December issue today. The Fit and Accent were pretty close with automatics, just two points separated them. But it was a runaway for the Fit with the MT-equipped cars, with a score 20 points higher than the next car in the B class, the xB. (The Focus ZX3 was tossed in also, and was 2nd in the MT ratings behind the Fit, but CR admits it's in the next class up.) I put my overall impressions of the review in the Low-End cars discussion, since more than the Fit and Accent are discussed:
backy, "Low End Sedans (under $16k)" #3704, 6 Nov 2006 9:17 am
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