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Post A Reply Login Name: Password: Message: HTML is enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. [QUOTE]Originally posted by LOA: [QB] As far as the choices go, here's where I'm at: I don't like the new Celica... the headlights scare me, and Snay is aware of that. Plus they're tiny. Civics, I enjoy... I had a Civic up until last summer, and I LOVED That car. Mechanically, never a problem, and I drove it HARD. I didn't notice that it was underpowered at all, and I found out from experience several times that in a crash, the car holds up pretty well, plus it was pretty roomy and comfortable, for it's size. A perk for the Civic as well is that you can get the Hybrid Civic and it gets 50+ MPG which is VERY nice and environmentally sound :) Jettas? Don't have one, never have HAD one, but I have a lot of friends with them and they wouldn't give those cars up for anything. None of them have ever had a problem (these are all the newer body-style Jetta, not the older one) and I just think they're so CUTE! Plus there's plenty of room in both the Civic and the Jetta for a kicking stereo system ;-) And a family, if Snay chooses to have one of those in the near future :) BUT, I think that in determining the car for Snay, we're all missing the boat - given his history crashing into "objects" (ie. deer), maybe instead of coolness and design we should consider something even more important - Crash Safety Ratings Civic~ The 2000+ Civic is rated a first choice by the Institute for Interstate HIghway Safety in all categories. Definately a winner! Jetta~ The Late '99+ Jetta is rated the highest score in all categories by the IIHS except the Structure/Safety cage and Restraints/Dummy Kinematics which both scored average. Still a good choice, but the Civic scored better. Celica~ The IIHS has not tested the Celica, but according to crashtest.com, it is rated good overall, doing very well with frontal impact collisions, but only average with frontal offset. Also, it's very lightweight which raises some concern. Also remember, 4 door cars are generally safer than 2 door cars, AND are cheaper to insure. The moral of the story? I think you should look into getting a Toyota Corolla Sport - they're cute, reliable, and even safer than the Civic! Plus there's still room for a stereo ;-) ~LOA [/QB][/QUOTE]

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