Consumer Reports lists its ‘Top Picks’ for 2008
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But seriously, I don't really see how it could be one of the worst, although their citing vague steering and poor acceleration may make it nerve-wracking merging and going on today's "deathrace 2000" highways around cities.
Now the FJ Cruiser - so glad it's on the list - thank you CR. The FJ Cruiser 'idea' had potential but the implementation is so poor. It's a solution looking for a problem no one has.
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Sorry but no way in hell I'd get a Yaris over a Fit unless you like the Yaris exterior looks better. The Fit is based on an older design but it just "Fits". The Yaris interior is a damn mess and YELLS cheap.
Seriously, go to an auto show and sit in a Fit then sit in a Yaris and the difference is pretty obvious.
Seriously, go to an auto show and sit in a Fit then sit in a Yaris and the difference is pretty obvious.
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Sorry but no way in hell I'd get a Yaris over a Fit unless you like the Yaris exterior looks better. The Fit is based on an older design but it just "Fits". The Yaris interior is a damn mess and YELLS cheap.
Seriously, go to an auto show and sit in a Fit then sit in a Yaris and the difference is pretty obvious.
Seriously, go to an auto show and sit in a Fit then sit in a Yaris and the difference is pretty obvious.
But at the end of the day I wouldn't buy either. I want a Civic!
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OK, here goes... Toyota Yaris is one of the worse [sic] cars on the planet. It's ugly, plainer than a pig's butt inside, has center stack guages, and I wouldn't be caught dead in one.
But seriously, I don't really see how it could be one of the worst, although their citing vague steering and poor acceleration may make it nerve-wracking merging and going on today's "deathrace 2000" highways around cities.
But seriously, I don't really see how it could be one of the worst, although their citing vague steering and poor acceleration may make it nerve-wracking merging and going on today's "deathrace 2000" highways around cities.
The Yaris is about the 2nd or 3rd lowest starting priced car in America (after Aveo and Accent). Do people expect it to be among the better cars out there? If by definition cheapest makes you the "worse", then what's wrong with that. It should be the "worse". Just like the Aveo is probably the "worse". Hell, it's starts at $10K.
I would hope a million dollar car would be among the "best".
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I know many people don't like center stack gauges but it's mostly by people who haven't driven with them for anymore than one test drive.
I've read hundred's of consumer reviews (as a perspective shopper) and 95% of owners say they now prefer the gauges in the center and say it's easier to view. Even those that didn't like it innitially.
I've read hundred's of consumer reviews (as a perspective shopper) and 95% of owners say they now prefer the gauges in the center and say it's easier to view. Even those that didn't like it innitially.
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Sorry but no way in hell I'd get a Yaris over a Fit unless you like the Yaris exterior looks better. The Fit is based on an older design but it just "Fits". The Yaris interior is a damn mess and YELLS cheap.
Seriously, go to an auto show and sit in a Fit then sit in a Yaris and the difference is pretty obvious.
Seriously, go to an auto show and sit in a Fit then sit in a Yaris and the difference is pretty obvious.
And the Fit, agreed, is larger and has more room inside than the tiny 3-door Yaris hatchback. And I agree the Fit's dash is more attractive......the Yaris center-stack gauges? Yes, IMO, you can HAVE them......see my posts above.
But both cars....the Fit and Yaris......show very high build quality no matter which one you personally prefer. (though, if you remember the Fit review I did two years ago in '06, I cut my finger on a very sharp piece of metal next to the hood catch while trying to open it.....it may have been a defect. It delayed the test-drive about a half-hour while the dealership got me a butterfly bandage and I had to want for the bleeding to stop)
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So according to CR, Honda makes the best cars overall sold in the US. At the same time, CR's 'top picks' of 2008 only has ONE Honda on the list. It has several Toyotas on the list. This does nothing but lower CR's credibility. If Honda makes the best cars overall according to CR, then there should have been several Hondas on this CR list.
If you scored all A's--except for one class, where you got a B, would that mean you weren't a better student than the guy who had all C's, except for 1 A+?
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It's just an average. If Honda had a car that scored 2nd on every list, and only lost out by a couple of points, it may have a better "average" showing than Hyundai. Hyundai's minivan is scored as having reliability "much worse than average"--that will bring the "average" rating for the entire car's line up down.
If you scored all A's--except for one class, where you got a B, would that mean you weren't a better student than the guy who had all C's, except for 1 A+?
If you scored all A's--except for one class, where you got a B, would that mean you weren't a better student than the guy who had all C's, except for 1 A+?
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No, that isn't the question. That's just an example of how Honda could have "averaged" better than all others. The best average score goes to the make that, company wide, had an average score better than the average score of all other makes (whether any individual car was 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). I haven't checked CR's math, but they report that company was Honda.
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So according to CR, Honda makes the best cars overall sold in the US. At the same time, CR's 'top picks' of 2008 only has ONE Honda on the list. It has several Toyotas on the list. This does nothing but lower CR's credibility. If Honda makes the best cars overall according to CR, then there should have been several Hondas on this CR list.
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No, that isn't the question. That's just an example of how Honda could have "averaged" better than all others. The best average score goes to the make that, company wide, had an average score better than the average score of all other makes (whether any individual car was 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). I haven't checked CR's math, but they report that company was Honda.
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