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#49 of 389 C/D comparo by d_hyper Nov 07, 2006 (10:14 am)
There is a reason I'm starting to prefer Edmunds over C/D. You may witness this "full of content" comparo involving Rabbit, Mazda 3, et al. titled "Six Sedans" on the cover of the print version as well as in the text. http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/11873/2007-toyota-corolla-le-vs-2006-hon- - da-civic-lx-vs-2007-hyundai-elantra-se-vs-2007-mazda-3s-touring-vs-2007-volkswag- - en-rabbit-vs-2007-nissan-sentra-20s.html   I always draw my own conclusions from the tests, but this one is a pure nonsense. You can't call Rabbit a sedan and then give it more points than Mazda3 because you can put more luggage in the former. Not to mention "Got to have it factor"! Replies to this message: backy (Nov 07, 2006 10:20 am)
#50 of 389 Re: C/D comparo [d_hyper] by backy Nov 07, 2006 (10:20 am)
Replying to: d_hyper (Nov 07, 2006 10:14 am) There's also the little problem of both the Mazda3s Touring and the Rabbit 5-door listing for over C/D's self-imposed price limit of $18k (especially true for the Mazda3s Touring; the Rabbit can be had for under $18k but might not have tested out as well). But I guess that quibble is for another discussion.   Also giving points for something as subjective and personal as styling is pretty lame IMO.
#51 of 389 c/d comparo test by steven39 Nov 07, 2006 (12:27 pm)
i actually test drove 3 of the cars in the comparison test before purchasing the rabbit.i test drove the elantra,mazda 3,and the sentra.it came down to between the mazda 3 and the rabbit.i felt that while the mazda 3 handled well it had a rougher ride than the rabbit and was much noiser as well.i think that the rabbit has a very good balance of ride comfort to handleing.also,the rabbit just felt much more solid on the road.and vw's 4/50 warranty was iceing on the cake for me so i went with the rabbit.have almost 1,000 miles on it and so far so good with the exceptions of some stereo issues that i am dealing with.
#52 of 389 Well... by eldaino Nov 07, 2006 (12:38 pm)
Well, i'm sure that if the mazda had won in the 'gotta have it factor' many mazda loyalists would not have been complaining much. Even though styling is subjective, i don't see the wrong in letting that have a little influence on who wins a comparo. Have you not seen the edmunds civic vs mazda 3 article? Looks was very much so a factor there. That was over the top imo though. But back to the subject on hand its not like the vw one by a drastic amount of points on this article due to 'gotta have it factor' alone, it was a combination of things and even then it barely won. Replies to this message: d_hyper (Nov 07, 2006 12:49 pm) backy (Nov 07, 2006 12:55 pm)
#53 of 389 Re: Well... [eldaino] by d_hyper Nov 07, 2006 (12:49 pm)
Replying to: eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 12:38 pm) I tried to point out the fact C/D considers Rabbit a sedan (not once, but few times), makes no apologies for it (because there isn't one) and gives more points for luggage space. Where's Mazda3 hatch has 2 cu.ft. more on Rabbit. I won't renew their C/D subscr. not because MZ3 lost, but because their comparos suck and there's very little substance in it while a lot of pictures instead. Replies to this message: backy (Nov 07, 2006 12:55 pm)
#54 of 389 Re: Well... [d_hyper] by backy Nov 07, 2006 (12:55 pm)
Replying to: d_hyper (Nov 07, 2006 12:49 pm) Also, recall that the last time C/D did a comparo like this, back in 2002, they didn't include the Golf then. The Protege won that comparo.
#55 of 389 ? by eldaino Nov 07, 2006 (1:12 pm)
when did they call it a sedan? I read the article in a bookstore and then again just a few moments ago... also keep in mind that the mazda 3 hatch would have been even more expensive than the rabbit, and perhaps that would have been too big of a price increase for them to justify the added features. Replies to this message: backy (Nov 07, 2006 1:24 pm) eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 2:16 pm) aviboy97 (Nov 07, 2006 3:40 pm)
#56 of 389 Re: ? [eldaino] by backy Nov 07, 2006 (1:24 pm)
Replying to: eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 1:12 pm) You didn't look at the cover, right at the top, where it talked about the six $18,000 sedans they compared? Replies to this message: eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 2:16 pm)
#57 of 389 Re: ? [backy] by eldaino Nov 07, 2006 (2:16 pm)
Replying to: backy (Nov 07, 2006 1:24 pm) Well since i read the article about 2 weeks ago at borders, no i don't recall. It must have been smaller print, because i don't think i picked up the magazine to read that article, i just stumbled upon it. Its just that after reading the article i didn't think that the kept pushing the 'sedan' thing. If they said it once on the cover, ok fine but it was made to seem like c/d was saying over and over that it was a sedan comparo.
#58 of 389 Re: ? [eldaino] by aviboy97 Nov 07, 2006 (3:40 pm)
Replying to: eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 1:12 pm) also keep in mind that the mazda 3 hatch would have been even more expensive than the rabbit   The Mazda3 5-door is the same price as the Mazda3 sedan when equipped with the same equipment.

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