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#52 of 389 Well... by eldaino Nov 07, 2006 (11:38 am)
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 11:49 am) backy (Nov 07, 2006 11:55 am)
#53 of 389 Re: Well... [eldaino] by d_hyper Nov 07, 2006 (11:49 am)
Replying to: eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 11:38 am) 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 11:55 am)
#54 of 389 Re: Well... [d_hyper] by backy Nov 07, 2006 (11:55 am)
Replying to: d_hyper (Nov 07, 2006 11:49 am) 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 (12:12 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 12:24 pm) eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 1:16 pm) aviboy97 (Nov 07, 2006 2:40 pm)
#56 of 389 Re: ? [eldaino] by backy Nov 07, 2006 (12:24 pm)
Replying to: eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 12:12 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 1:16 pm)
#57 of 389 Re: ? [backy] by eldaino Nov 07, 2006 (1:16 pm)
Replying to: backy (Nov 07, 2006 12:24 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 (2:40 pm)
Replying to: eldaino (Nov 07, 2006 12:12 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.
#59 of 389 your right by eldaino Nov 07, 2006 (7:28 pm)
yes it would. Just checked it myself. Dunno why they didn't use it then, typicall cd. But then again if the only bodystyle that vw offers to compete with these cars, so be it.
#60 of 389 edit by eldaino Nov 08, 2006 (9:10 am)
sorry i meant to say that if the only body style that vw offers in this segment is a hatch, so be it. Replies to this message: backy (Nov 08, 2006 10:21 am) eldaino (Nov 09, 2006 7:54 am) backy (Nov 09, 2006 8:38 am) and 2 more...
#61 of 389 Hatch or Sedan? by bodble2 Nov 08, 2006 (9:44 am)
In technical jargon, is it not true that a hatchback can be technically a sedan, since the technical criteria for a sedan classification is not so much body-style, but rear-seat passenger volume, or such similar measurement? Hence you can have a "2-door sedan", or "4-door sedan". Whether it has a trunk, or a hatch is just more permutations. Replies to this message: backy (Nov 08, 2006 10:23 am) bodble2 (Nov 08, 2006 3:41 pm) backy (Nov 08, 2006 3:47 pm) and 3 more... d_hyper (Nov 08, 2006 4:33 pm) d_hyper (Nov 08, 2006 10:47 am) bodble2 (Nov 08, 2006 3:45 pm) d_hyper (Nov 08, 2006 4:38 pm)

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