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Sedans in general all look sooo similar. For the person not too deeply interested in cars, how will their lives be different if they chose a focus, civic, or co
by kylehotchkiss 9y ago
Sedans in general all look sooo similar. For the person not too deeply interested in cars, how will their lives be different if they chose a focus, civic, or corolla?
It seems like car safety standards, which aren't a bad thing, have just led to an uninspiring and very similar collection of sedans here. Would be refreshing to see a 4-door car that is interesting without being a muscle car or a sports car.
- varroa 9y agoIt seems like car safety standards have led Don't forget about aerodynamics.
- WalterBright 9y agoThe cars all look the same (like lozenges) these days because of fuel efficiency requirements. The lozenge is the slipperiest.
- AmVess 9y agoA Corolla or Civic will generally be more reliable than a Focus, and have greater resale value. Compare a used Focus and Civic in the same model year, condition, mileage, trim level, and price. The Civic sells for $3k more than the Focus.
- technofiend 9y agoExactly: these cars don't sell because they're unreliable; both the Ford Focus and Fiesta are on Consumer Reports worst car list of 2017. Unfortunately there are a few American SUVs on that list as well. So caveat emptor.
- tbihl 9y agoIronically, they've probably ended up there for their persistently terrible automatic transmissions. Silly mistake for an American company to be making...