2009 Toyota Corolla vs. Ford Focus, VW Rabbit, Subaru Impreza, and Four More Economy

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Old 05-01-2008, 08:00 PM
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2009 Toyota Corolla vs. Ford Focus, VW Rabbit, Subaru Impreza, and Four More Economy

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...omparison_test

too much crap to post but there you go.

i know i made the right choice!
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I sat in a 09 Corolla LE last weekend and the car was very uncomfortable for my 5'10" frame. There was almost zero knee room!
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the rabbit only averages 22mpg....lol!
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Originally Posted by Walmart Gangsta
the rabbit only averages 22mpg....lol!
Thats only 1 mpg over my '97 TL
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I hate Corollas
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saw the new corolla ugly as sin
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corolla for 16k+ you don't get power windows or door locks?


I really like the way the lancer looks for some reason. I'm not sure if I trust VW yet for long term reliability. I've known way too many people with problems. But I really like everything about them, and given these choices, i'd be hard pressed not to go w/ the rabbit. I would've liked to see the civic or fit in there though.
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Originally Posted by Osamu
corolla for 16k+ you don't get power windows or door locks?


I really like the way the lancer looks for some reason. I'm not sure if I trust VW yet for long term reliability. I've known way too many people with problems. But I really like everything about them, and given these choices, i'd be hard pressed not to go w/ the rabbit. I would've liked to see the civic or fit in there though.
a fully loaded 09fit with navi pls and thxbe toj00
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Thats what pisses me off about these articles.

It’s in the subjectives that the Rabbit pulls ahead.
Well no shit. If a car is more expensive and gets worse fuel economy, it better drive better and have better power. I mean, really. Who are they writing these articles for? Who the hell would buy a base rabbit that gets 22mpg when they can buy a VW with the 1.8T that can do 25mpg easily.

When the title of your article is
Little Feet: Eight ways to shrink your carbon footprint: looking for the 35-mpg car.
and you pick a car with the worst fuel economy, you know someone's opinion is seriously flawed.
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saw a dude driving the new corolla with the window down, rap on blast speaker, driving as if he was in the back seat with the passenger.

i guess he think its a pimp car =P
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Originally Posted by Walmart Gangsta
the rabbit only averages 22mpg....lol!
Ha! I've been averaging 26 mpg city/highway in CL-S...
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Noticed no Mazda3 ...
Old 05-02-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bgsm1th
Ha! I've been averaging 26 mpg city/highway in CL-S...
my rabbit does very good on the highway, my six speed did even better. But with my five speed, i got ~370miles to the tank which is 14 gallons (13 main, 1 reserve) (~26mpg) on my last long distance trip...
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Originally Posted by stangg172004
my rabbit does very good on the highway, my six speed did even better. But with my five speed, i got ~370miles to the tank which is 14 gallons (13 main, 1 reserve) (~26mpg) on my last long distance trip...
My last tank was also at 365 with exactly 14 gallons = 26mpg AND it's mixed 40% hwy/60% city.
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