Help us car shop......

ZenGum · 12-10-2011, 05:48 AM

I was going to suggest All Wheel Drive, but I didn't know of any hatch-type cars that have it. My Subaru has it and it is stable and self-correcting, even when I deliberately try to hang the back on a corner on a dirt road. If you drive in snow or wet (or dirt) a lot it might be good. I'm not sure how it will work on a hatch - the length of the subi also helps keep it stable, I think.

And that Suzuki looks pretty cool.

Griff · 12-10-2011, 06:35 AM

The Subaru Impreza comes in a hatchback in the States but costs quite a bit more than the Suzuki. Pete has a 2005 or 6 (?) that she adores with a ton of mileage on it. The 2012 has much better gas mileage so when repairs start outstripping car payments, she may go that way. I'd rather drive my Suzuki in the snow but she'd rather drive her Subaru. I think the Suzuki has a shorter wheelbase but I was a Jeep driver early in life so I'm very comfortable with it.

Make sure you take your hockey gear with you when you test drive to make sure it fits. We can put two fencing bags in the hatch. The rear seats fold down for cargo as well. If I take the front wheel off my mtn bike it fits in the cargo area.

Beest · 12-12-2011, 10:35 AM

Very tempted by a Subaru with the AWD, two of my work collegues have just bought them. I can get dealer invoice through a work discount, guess I'd better go look at one.

BigV · 12-16-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

I was going to suggest All Wheel Drive, but I didn't know of any hatch-type cars that have it. My Subaru has it and it is stable and self-correcting, even when I deliberately try to hang the back on a corner on a dirt road. If you drive in snow or wet (or dirt) a lot it might be good. I'm not sure how it will work on a hatch - the length of the subi also helps keep it stable, I think.

And that Suzuki looks pretty cool.

You might be doing it wrong.

for grins!

12-10-2011, 05:48 AM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I was going to suggest All Wheel Drive, but I didn't know of any hatch-type cars that have it. My Subaru has it and it is stable and self-correcting, even when I deliberately try to hang the back on a corner on a dirt road. If you drive in snow or wet (or dirt) a lot it might be good. I'm not sure how it will work on a hatch - the length of the subi also helps keep it stable, I think. And that Suzuki looks pretty cool. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-10-2011, 06:35 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The Subaru Impreza comes in a hatchback in the States but costs quite a bit more than the Suzuki. Pete has a 2005 or 6 (?) that she adores with a ton of mileage on it. The 2012 has much better gas mileage so when repairs start outstripping car payments, she may go that way. I'd rather drive my Suzuki in the snow but she'd rather drive her Subaru. I think the Suzuki has a shorter wheelbase but I was a Jeep driver early in life so I'm very comfortable with it. Make sure you take your hockey gear with you when you test drive to make sure it fits. We can put two fencing bags in the hatch. The rear seats fold down for cargo as well. If I take the front wheel off my mtn bike it fits in the cargo area. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-12-2011, 10:35 AM	#3
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	Very tempted by a Subaru with the AWD, two of my work collegues have just bought them. I can get dealer invoice through a work discount, guess I'd better go look at one.

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