re info opinions wanted on cars in this article in article c st hf ns nodak edu bell plains nodak edu robert bell writes in article apr magnus acs ohio state edu jnielsen magnus acs ohio state edu john f nielsen writes in article fibercom com rrg rtp fibercom com rhonda gaines writes i m in the market for a new car currently i own a mazda mx dx which has served me just fine however i d like to get a door car since i don t relish the thought of moving a carseat around in a door car my criteria are door a c am fm cassette quick acceleration cruise control decent rear seat legroom my husband is a footer it must also be under k preferably closer to the k range which will probably rule out the accord the cars that have caught my eye are toyota corolla toyata camry mazda pontiac grand am pontiac grand prix honda accord and civic if it s roomy enough and still comes in a door model hyundai sonata and maybe even a small oldsmobile although not the achieva all opinions benchmarks recommendations etc are welcome the civic does still come in a door model my wife and i looked quite seriously at the prizm corolla and civic as well as some other cars our impressions all three seemed well built and had the features we wanted these are similar to the features you want except for cruise control and we want a manual transmission and are considering anti lock brakes i also hate automatic seatbelts and we both think having an airbag is a plus in general comfort and performance were both significant some specific s and s are listed below mazda very comfortable and roomy can theoretically get abs on dx model though in practice this is hard to find base price for base model includes numerous little things like tach variable speed wipers rear defroster split folding rear seat more expensive than many other cars listed below honda civic dx gets significantly better mileage than other cars listed here comfortable front seat adjustable seat belt mounting no abs without ex model includes s of other things like a sunroof geo prizm toyota corolla seats not very comfortable to us your mileage may vary adjustable seat belt mounting can get abs without lots of other extras saturn sl was quite comfortable though sl less so motorized attack belts dodge spirit no real outstanding s but seemed generally ok rear seat does not fold down chevy corsica comes with abs standard lower would you buy that car again and safety ratings in consumer reports than first cars above suspension didn t feel as stiff as the others this would be a for some the honda accord and toyota camry were both more expensive than the and in our minds not significantly better we probably gave disproportionately low consideration to the big due a to my wife s family s general dislike of chrysler products b some unimpressive gm products owned by my parents and a housemate of mine c the taurus comes with automatic transmission i find the seat of the tempo very uncomfortable and the escort has attack belts and no air bag we ll probably end up with a i saw a dx with a c and cassette advertised for just under washington post april i think and my local dealer says they can match that price i will probably get the maybe tomorrow the main question in my mind is whether or not i will have to do a factory order or preference order to get one with abs and whether or not the dealership will run the price up a lot if i do so
