POLL: If Honda and Acura did not exist, which car would you have bought?
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POLL: If Honda and Acura did not exist, which car would you have bought?
... instead of your Civic, and within the same price range? (I purposely did not include Acura, cuz most people would've said "RSX"... )
Just curious about what other makes/models you guys are into (besides Hondas and Acuras).
Personally, I think I would've bought the Mazda Protege 5 hatchback: 2.0 L DOHC, 4-wheel disc, fogs, 5-spoke 16" alloys, 3-spoke leather steering wheel, and receiving great reviews all over the place, and it's around the same price as our Civic EX. But, like I said, I would've bought it only if our Civics did not exist, cuz I still love mine ...
Just curious about what other makes/models you guys are into (besides Hondas and Acuras).
Personally, I think I would've bought the Mazda Protege 5 hatchback: 2.0 L DOHC, 4-wheel disc, fogs, 5-spoke 16" alloys, 3-spoke leather steering wheel, and receiving great reviews all over the place, and it's around the same price as our Civic EX. But, like I said, I would've bought it only if our Civics did not exist, cuz I still love mine ...
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Rep Power: 318 hmmmm the insurance wasn't so high for a sports car, probably a celica, or push for a used eclipse or something. If not, I'd probably get a Sentra, cuz altimas are way too expensive nowadays. Maybe even a camry 
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Kia Sportage, or a Suziki XL-7.
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Golf GTI 1.8T
For now...I wanna get a Toyota Matrix XRS for the freaking same price i got for my EL!
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Toyota Matrix, At A Glance
MSRP range $16,645 - $24,110
Body 4-door wagon CUV
Configuration Front engine, front drive, 4WD
Engine 1.8-L 4-cyl with VVT-i
1.8-L 4 cyl with VFTL-i(XRS)
Horsepower 130 at 6000 rpm (front wheel drive)
123 at 6000 rpm (four-wheel drive)
180 at 7600 rpm (XRS)
Torque (lb. ft.) 125 at 4200 rpm
120 at 6800 rpm (XRS)
Transmission 5-speed manual/ 4-speed automatic/ 6-speed manual (XRS
Curb weight 1211 - 1290 kg
Wheelbase (in/mm) 102.4 / 2600
Length (in/mm) 171.3 / 4350
Width (in/mm) 69.9 / 1775
Height (in/mm) 60.6 / 1540 (Matrix and XR) 61.0 / 1550 (XRS)
Ground clearance (in/mm) 5.9/150.5 (Matrix and XR); 6.2/157.6 (XRS)
Brakes front disc, rear drum (Matrix and XR)
4-wheel disc with ABS (XRS)
Fuel consumption (city/highway) 7.7/6.0 l/100 km (Matrix/ RS manual)
8.3/6.5 l/100 km (Matrix/ RS automatic)
9.3/7.1 l/100 km (XRS manual)
9.1/7.2 l/100 km (XRS automatic)
