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2008 had some very interesting cars, trucks and SUVs that cycle in and out of my driveway. I have gone through the list of day-by-day reviews from Nov 2007 to Nov 2008 and compiled my Top 10 vehicles from the past year (in no particular order). More...
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Mitlov
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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2008, 06:36:56 pm » |
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I don't really get the Infiniti EX choice, and maybe the Versa (from what I've read, I'd much rather have a Fit), but otherwise, a solid list. |
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2008, 06:54:21 pm » |
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I don't get the EX either.  |
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2008, 06:58:46 pm » |
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What no pick up   I can get EX but a Versa |
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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2008, 08:12:01 pm » |
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The Audi R8 would certainly be on my list. The Versa is a nice car for the money in my opinion, too, a step larger than the Fit. |
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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2008, 08:29:55 pm » |
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I don't get the EX-35 at all. As a vehicle, much less a top 10 selection. The thiing makes no sense at all. It has one of the most impossibly cramped back seats I have ever tried to shoehorn myself into. If one wanted a "personal luxury coupe", um, wouldn't that be the G-37 Coupe. Or is you needed more people space, wouldn't the G-37x sedan be a better bet in addition to providing better performance al around? Nope, just don't get it at all.
The Versa I get - it's a pretty decent vehicle. Unpretentious, affordable, efficient, spacious, practical, not suffering from any identity crisis.... etc.
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Mitlov
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2008, 08:57:32 pm » |
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I don't get the EX-35 at all. As a vehicle, much less a top 10 selection. The thiing makes no sense at all. It has one of the most impossibly cramped back seats I have ever tried to shoehorn myself into. If one wanted a "personal luxury coupe", um, wouldn't that be the G-37 Coupe. Or is you needed more people space, wouldn't the G-37x sedan be a better bet in addition to providing better performance al around? Nope, just don't get it at all.
The Versa I get - it's a pretty decent vehicle. Unpretentious, affordable, efficient, spacious, practical, not suffering from any identity crisis.... etc.
Jaeger
The Versa IS a good vehicle. A smart, practical, inexpensive choice. But nothing about it screams "top ten material" to me. It's not groundbreaking. It's not head-and-shoulders above its competition. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2008, 09:04:08 pm » |
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is there a poll for an 08 vehicle, reviewed or not? |
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« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2008, 09:20:03 pm » |
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you guys do know this is a too 10 of the day by day reviews only?
I didn't review the cars you mentioned ;, |
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« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2008, 10:40:06 pm » |
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I agree with most of your choices: some really neat cars there. But the Versa? I think you could have found something more interesting for that spot.  STI? Speed3? Civic Si sedan? I could see the Versa winning the "best sub-compact" round (though I would go with a Fit), but there were a lot of excellent cars in the blogs this year, and the Versa seems a little out of place.  |
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« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2008, 10:48:16 pm » |
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Sure, but I couldn't pick all luxury/ sports cars I was trying to be fair to the cars under $50k |
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« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2008, 10:55:34 pm » |
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Sure, but I couldn't pick all luxury/ sports cars I was trying to be fair to the cars under $50k We don't agree with your choices, so you should let us pick the Top 10 for you. You think this is a free country or something? |
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« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2008, 11:35:38 pm » |
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Some good choices but I don't think the Flex belongs on this list, mostly because there seems to be so few of them around. Since they were introduced, I've only seen one that didn't have advertising from the local Ford dealership plastered all over it. I was pleasantly surprised to see the Versa here and I guess there are any number of reasons for and against choosing it, but it really is a very good car for the money. |
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« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2008, 11:44:01 pm » |
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I very nearly bought a Versa. Then I took a Fit for a flog and fell in love with its puppy dog personality. The Versa has much more space inside and doesn't have the go-kart ride, big pluses for it. The Fit is tiresome in long highway drives. I expect the Versa with its six speed transmission is not. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2008, 09:40:23 am » |
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« Reply #15 on: December 22, 2008, 10:32:40 am » |
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The Versa is an excellent pick, a nice package that gives you a bit of everything. The ride is is excellent and popular with the older crowd. It has a spare tire which I hear some Fit do not, Honda cheaping out is a weird one especially when Hondas are not cheap to buy. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 22, 2008, 11:07:47 am » |
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Thanks for your weekly reviews Wing, it is refreshing to read non-biased, down to earth comments.
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« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2008, 11:25:11 am » |
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It has a spare tire which I hear some Fit do not Fits have a spare tire but it is a compact one. |
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« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2008, 11:35:31 am » |
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Only for the manual transmission models. Autos have a can of sealant and a pump - the spare tire weighed too much and spoiled the Fit's fuel economy numbers. |
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2) pseudonym used by Valentine Wiggin in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game to alter the events of world history
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« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2008, 11:43:30 am » |
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Only for the manual transmission models. Autos have a can of sealant and a pump - the spare tire weighed too much and spoiled the Fit's fuel economy numbers. Oh dear god, that's one of the most ludicrous things I've heard recently. If a spare tire ruins the fuel economy, imagine what a human being or two inside the vehicle would do!  |
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