On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:17:53 -0000, "Capt. Rob"
wrote:

didn't see the Corolla listed there.


Wife just got a Forester. Highest rating in all categories of crash
test including the most recent test for rear impact whip lash
potential.



The Forester is great. I've been driving a 2006 Forester Turbo and
it's really fun...handling and power wrapped in a wagon. My father
loves it and surprise the hell out of a lot of pricey sports cars. A
manual forester will shock a Porsche Boxter or Cayman off the line.
Only problem is that the Forester Turbo is 30K...a lot for a car with
soon-to-be-updated styling.

No turbo here, she got a loaded up L. L. Bean. Loooking for MPG over
sport. She liked the interior and the green color. You know, almost
no manufacturers are using forest or medium green color at the present
time. With the dealer discount to cost, finance cash, and the after
tax effect of the finance rate (leaving your money invested at a much
higher interest rate) it turned out to be a pretty good deal.

Subaru dealers are few and far between here, however, the two that I
talked to and negotiated with mostly by phone, were completely honest.
Assumed you might know how the business worked and were candid and
polite in there discussions. Not typical of other makes. We started
out moving toward a RAV 4, but the salesman took my written offer,
accepted it, confirmed it twice, then reneged on the deal. During the
process, lied about a dozen times. Can't stand that. In this area,
Toyota, good products, lousy dealers.

I pick it up Saturday.


All of the Subaru Cars have 5 star crash ratings. Only the imprezza
falls a bit short, but still leads the class overall.
A Corolla is also fine, but it's NOT as highly rated. Here's the link:

http://www.autobuyguide.com/2007/12-...sts/index.html

To be fair, cars like the Legacy are in a much higher class competing
with BMW and Audi. The Corolla is for kids or folks like Scotty.



RB
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