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Mazda3 2.3 vs. '07 VW Rabbit

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Re: Hatch or Sedan? [d_hyper] by bodble2
Nov 08, 2006 (3:45 pm)
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Replying to: d_hyper (Nov 08, 2006 10:47 am)

"...not only contradicts itself but also questions itself."
 
Huh? It's my turn to say, please clarify.
 
"...but usually people, especially professionals, make a distinction to point out the differences."
 
Please note that I'm not disagreeing that the distinction should be made as you stated, I'm just saying that a hatchback may, technically, be a sedan. Playing devil's advocate, if you will.
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Re: Hatch or Sedan? [bodble2] by backy
Nov 08, 2006 (3:47 pm)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 08, 2006 3:41 pm)

Would that make the Ford Five Hundred, which has huge interior volume, moreso than cars like the Mazda3s "hatchback", a hatchback too? Not in my view.
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Re: Hatch or Sedan? [bodble2] by d_hyper
Nov 08, 2006 (4:33 pm)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 08, 2006 3:41 pm)

From WIKIPEDIA: A sedan car, American English terminology (saloon in British English), is one of the most common body styles of the modern automobile. At its most basic, the sedan is a passenger car with a separate hood (bonnet in British English), covering the engine in the front, and a separate trunk (boot in British English), for luggage at the rear—the archetypical "3-box" notchback car.
 
Historically, the usage of the term sedan has changed over time. Several versions of the body style exist, including four-door, two-door and fastback models.
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Re: Hatch or Sedan? [bodble2] by d_hyper
Nov 08, 2006 (4:38 pm)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 08, 2006 3:45 pm)

No problem. Nevermind
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Re: Hatch or Sedan? [backy] by bodble2
Nov 08, 2006 (6:43 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Nov 08, 2006 3:47 pm)

I don't think you understand what the point I was trying to make. I think you kind of got it ass-backwards. I was't saying interior volume defines a hatchback. But rather, it defines what can be classified as a sedan.
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Re: Hatch or Sedan? [bodble2] by backy
Nov 08, 2006 (6:48 pm)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 08, 2006 6:43 pm)

Either way, I don't agree with you.
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Re: Hatch or Sedan? [backy] by bodble2
Nov 08, 2006 (6:58 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Nov 08, 2006 6:48 pm)

Well...too bad!
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The Jetta by eldaino
Nov 09, 2006 (7:54 am)
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Replying to: backy (Nov 08, 2006 10:21 am)

well, maybe a stripper version of the jetta (what vw calls the value edition) starts just a tad (not WELL UNDER 18 thou), could have been compared but then it would have not done very well given that it doesnt come with certain things that the other cars were offering (ie alloy wheels)
 
But thats completely beside the point. Volkswagen does not make the jetta to really to compete with these cars. Vw calls the jetta a midsize sedan. Ever see the 'how the rabbit stacks up against the civic' ads from volkswagen? That is thier inteded target with this car, the jetta is for a different demographic, kind of a wierd one, but thats just how it is.
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Re: The Jetta [eldaino] by backy
Nov 09, 2006 (8:38 am)
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Replying to: eldaino (Nov 09, 2006 7:54 am)

A Jetta with alloys is stil several hundred bucks under $18k, and includes features not found on some of the tested cars such as ABS (not on the Corolla) and traction control (not on most of the cars).
 
A mid-sized car that is the size of a compact? Well, if that's how VW wants to play it... I guess it has the fuel economy of a mid-sized car at least.
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rabbit vs corolla by steven39
Nov 09, 2006 (9:39 am)
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the toyota corolla should not even be mentioned in the same breath as the rabbit or jetta.i test drove a corolla before deciding on the rabbit and there is no comparison really.the rabbit blows the doors off of the corolla in all categories.power,handleing,build quaility,and safety features,as well as overall features for the buck.

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