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Comment on What’s the deal? by chrischasescars

chrischasescars — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:12:47 +0000

Hi Gardiner! Nice to see your name show up here. I left Autos.ca in December to work for Sympatico: autos.sympatico.ca. Mostly new car stuff now, but I’m working toward a major site upgrade in the summer that will add a lot of used car content. Thanks for reading!

Comment on What’s the deal? by Gardiner Westbound

Gardiner Westbound — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:27:14 +0000

Your new and used car reviews are the best in the business. Glad I discovered this site. Have bookmarked it.

Comment on What I think: 2011 Porsche Panamera V6 by Korbey White

Korbey White — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:24:20 +0000

I have the Panamera 4 and love it! People always ask, “why are you driving a Porsche in the snow”? I tell them about how great the all wheel drive system is. I live in WI and one day we got 11 inches of snow. I watched Ford Escapes in ditches even a Cherokee was stranded as I drove right by them. The all wheel drive system in this car is outstanding! GO PORSCHE!

Comment on What I think: 2012 Toyota Camry by What I think: 2013 Nissan Altima « This Is What I Think Of Your Car

What I think: 2013 Nissan Altima « This Is What I Think Of Your Car — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:28:14 +0000

[...] Altima doesn’t have the brand heritage that the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry possess in the family car segment, but Nissan must be doing something right: in 2011, the Altima [...]

Comment on What I think: 2012 Dodge Journey R/T AWD by Semuel Hatchell

Semuel Hatchell — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:50:23 +0000

Yeah Buddy I own a 2012 Dodge Journey Crew myself. My Journey rides and performs pretty well and far as Im concerned with all you have said is wrong with brakes and rotors and wheel bearings I would say that you probably drove the car like an irresponsible Bat out of Hell.

Comment on What I think: 2012 Dodge Journey R/T AWD by Colin

Colin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:06:48 +0000

Don’t buy, had a Jourbey for 4 years, on my 4th set of brakes, rotors and caplars, gets to expensive. Also had wheel bearing go, tensioner belts go, 4 whell alignemnt 3 times, all before 80,000 km.

Comment on What I think: 2012 Buick Verano by david

david — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:48:31 +0000

A considerably firmer suspension and re-calibrated steering system round out the performance updates from the standard Verano for the 2013 model year.

Comment on What’s the deal? by chrischasescars

chrischasescars — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:55:58 +0000

You’re very welcome, Mikhail! And good luck.

Comment on What’s the deal? by mikhailkabakov

mikhailkabakov — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:51:06 +0000

Thanks Chris! I really like the Ford Focus especially in the hatchback variant. Now I just have to convince my wife to learn how to drive standard transmission.

Comment on What’s the deal? by chrischasescars

chrischasescars — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:46:44 +0000

Hi Mikhail, thanks for reading, both here and at Autos.ca.

It depends what your priorities are. I only like the Focus with a manual transmission. The Cruze is really nice, but only comes as a sedan, so you’re out of luck there if you want a hatchback. The Focus and Cruze are the best-driving cars in the bunch. Honda and Toyota have the best proven reliability, but the Corolla’s not satisfying to drive. The Elantra is a fantastic deal, but I find the styling overdone and the ride is twitchy on rough roads. If I had to choose one of these cars, I’d take a Focus with a stickshift, or a Cruze with either transmission. Those would be my first choices, but this is from the perspective of someone who puts a higher value on how the car drives – especially ride and handling.

From a purely value-oriented standpoint, the Elantra is a good car (not quite a great one) at a fantastic price. For a buyer looking for value above all else, the Hyundai would be my recommendation.

Cheers!