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Hatchbacks Volkswagen Rabbit Fit vs. Rabbit
167 messages, Last post on Feb 27, 2007 at 10:31 AM
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Replying to: eldaino (Feb 26, 2007 7:13 am) |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Feb 20, 2007 9:48 am) I agree with chrono; ecomomy is relative. I know your accord and accords in general get good mileage, but do you think that despite great milage that anyone tight on the pocket book look at a 21k+ accord as ecomomical even though it can be argued that it is? The scion tc and scions brand in general is marketed as a great quality car that is easy on the pocket book. And yet the tc's all aluminum (lighter, more efficent) 2.4 liter four cylinder gets fractionaly better mileage than the 2.5 five cylinder iron block in the rabbit which weight a lot more. The rabbit gets very competitve mileage, i'm starting to average 30mpg on a regular basis. Not bad for a car with all these factors against it.
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Replying to: backy (Feb 26, 2007 7:24 am) |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Feb 22, 2007 2:47 pm)
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Replying to: eldaino (Feb 26, 2007 7:28 am) Just like the Rabbit, there are cheapo versions of the Accord too! The Value Package Accords are going for $16k. Mine has many more features than that though, and cost more as a result. And yet the tc's all aluminum (lighter, more efficent) 2.4 liter four cylinder gets fractionaly better mileage than the 2.5 five cylinder iron block in the rabbit which weight a lot more. That same engine in the Camry gets 24/33 MPG I believe, but the Scion has insanely short gearing in my opinion. At 80 MPH in the Automatic (at least the old 4-speed in 2005), RPMs were near 4,000 RPM. Talk about killing mileage! I know it sounds like I'm making excuses, but I guess that's just as valid as talking about the Rabbit weighing a lot and hurting mileage. Whats a guy to do?  It has been a while since we chatted eldi, nice to see ya!
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Replying to: eldaino (Feb 26, 2007 7:36 am) To me, having a compact with 150 horsepower get lower mileage than a midsize with 166 would just drive me crazy. I'm WAY practical though.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Feb 26, 2007 7:45 am) You are arent you?  thats cool man, all valid points, i wish i was making more horsies but i really don't mind the torque. I just think my bunny makes a good showing for itself given its disadvantages over other cars.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Feb 26, 2007 7:43 am)  Nice to here from ya man.
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Replying to: eldaino (Feb 26, 2007 7:30 am) They didn't rank cars on economy. Here is how they did rank the Fit and Rabbit (numbers are numbers of stars awarded for each category, with 5 stars being the best): Category / Fit / Rabbit Engineering / 4 / 3 Design / 4 / 3 Interior / 4 / 4 Performance / 2 / 2 Ease of Use / 4 / 3 Safety / 3 / 3 Value / 5 / 3 Although the Rabbit trailed the Fit in 4 categories and tied in the others, MT's harshest criticism on the Rabbit was on its engine, e.g. "The five lacks refinement and feels primitive. It's thrashy and harsh abd seems as if it's been pulled from another era." MT did say several positive things about the Rabbit too. But I won't go into details because you don't care what MT thinks.
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Replying to: backy (Feb 26, 2007 9:15 am) in my opinion the engine is hardly thrashy, It is very low revving and exceedingly quiet. I was impressed with that aspect of her the day i bought it; i could hardly hear the engine at idle. The fit is known for having a buzzy engine and many have pointed that out.
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