Ford's probably not in the same league.

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Post #123,688

by Another Scott

11/2/03 10:20:08 AM

Ford's probably not in the same league.

The Focus is a good car that has had reliability problems - Car and Driver has liked it for several years. Maybe Ford has resolved the quality issues by now.

The Corolla is a good car. The 03 and 04 have a nice upright seating position and is pretty comfortable in the back. A friend has one, but I've never driven one myself.

The Honda Civic is a good car. The newer ones seem very plain to me, but mechanically the car should be top-notch.

The Civic and Corolla will probably drive differently. Civics usually are a little "sportier" than Corollas. You should drive each of them to see whether you have a preference. Either should be a very good choice. The Focus may be fine, and should be substantially cheaper, but unless things have changed recently you're taking more of a chance on the quality with the Ford.

[link|http://www.edmunds.com|http://www.edmunds.com] has lots of good information.

HTH.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #123,689

by pwhysall

11/2/03 10:38:32 AM

Jap > American

The Focus is a nasty little piece of engineering. It's no good if you're tall, has horrible visibility out the back, and the 16V Zetec I drove had the world's notchiest gearbox and a clutch that was clearly designed to be used by faery maidens with a feather touch, rather than a six foot three engineer in a pair of size 13 steelies.

While I haven't driven the Civic, a co-worker had one for a long time and said it was one of the best cars he ever owned.

The Corolla has a bit of a reputation over here as an old man's car. Make of that what you will.

Car comparison - (bluke) - (19) - Nov. 2, 2003, 08:46:39 AM EST

Well now... - (bepatient) - Nov. 2, 2003, 09:17:36 AM EST

Ford's probably not in the same league. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 2, 2003, 10:20:08 AM EST

Jap > American - (pwhysall) - Nov. 2, 2003, 10:38:32 AM EST

Honda or Toyota - (kmself) - Nov. 2, 2003, 03:45:01 PM EST

Re: Car comparison - (Ashton) - (14) - Nov. 2, 2003, 07:52:37 PM EST

What is this thing you Earth people call "automatic"? - (pwhysall) - (11) - Nov. 2, 2003, 08:00:47 PM EST

You haven't driven in LA traffic jams, have you? - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Nov. 2, 2003, 09:15:13 PM EST

I blame by bad left knee on standard in the border line - (FuManChu) - Nov. 2, 2003, 09:38:22 PM EST

automatics trannies - (rcareaga) - (6) - Nov. 3, 2003, 09:56:31 AM EST

Treat the tailgaters as an opportunity... - (admin) - Nov. 3, 2003, 10:04:24 AM EST

Re: automatics trannies - (deSitter) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2003, 10:23:24 AM EST

I can leave mine in LOW for that maneuver. Next? -NT - (Ashton) - Nov. 3, 2003, 05:03:33 PM EST

Point - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Nov. 3, 2003, 05:16:01 PM EST

Sitting still in smog is sitting still in smog. - (admin) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2003, 05:51:47 PM EST

Re: Sitting still in smog is sitting still in smog. - (deSitter) - Nov. 3, 2003, 05:54:31 PM EST

slushbuckets as opposed to honest gearing - (boxley) - Nov. 2, 2003, 09:27:06 PM EST

Straw-box issue in '03 - (Ashton) - Nov. 3, 2003, 06:04:35 AM EST

Explanation of the deal - (bluke) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2003, 08:44:33 AM EST

If it's about "fun", then the Civic wins. -NT - (pwhysall) - Nov. 3, 2003, 09:55:14 AM EST

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