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Originally Posted by me_dennis
have you considered a VW rabbit?
it's about the same price as a civic, but it comes fully loaded with power everything, a/c, and you can even get heated seats and side view mirrors.. the heated seats are awesome in the wintertime!
i have a 5door VW rabbit and my sister has a 2door civic lx-g.. she paid like 500 dollars less than what i paid for my rabbit (~$23000) and i've got a lot more standard options than she does.. my dad likes my rabbit better because he says that the ride is quieter and smoother than the civic.. plus the VW interior is a lot nicer than the civic..
another bonus is the rabbit has more power than the civic.. as for gas mileage, the rabbit is a 2.5L 5 cylinder engine, so the mileage isn't as great as a civic, but i still get 550kms per 50L tank, so it's not a gas guzzler by any means..
anyways, just thought i'd give my input.. good luck on the car shopping!
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I was going to recommend this. Although I would get that bit more and get the GTI (personally I am thinking about it in a years time along with an A4).
Also, if you do want to spend the extra money, buy German. Although this can get pricey so I won't list many (The new A4 is what I am getting in a year's time)
While the Astra looks better than the Civic, which looks good, the civic is a better car. Also, it may be a Euro car but Opel isn't that good of a badge in the first place, and they are owned by GM. Just like the British Chevy's are actually Korean.
I would say go with the Astra, if you had to choose between the two. I say go buy a Rabbit (or GTI
), if you want a better vehicle. Toyota Aigo is quite good, and the Suzuki Swift is a good little car as well.