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Re: Dodge Dart Turbo 6 Manual - SAAB alternative? Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:50:33 In Reply to: Dodge Dart Turbo 6 Manual - SAAB alternative?, Philip Schall, Thu, 26 Jun 2014 05:45:22 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
There has (sadly) been a lot of negative press about the Dart - from performance, to dynamics, to fit and finish. Nobody says it's a genuinely bad car, but it positions itself as a very nice car, and ends up falling noticeably short of the goal. My experience is limited, but given all the variables (the car, the ownership, the resale) I'd buy an Elantra or a Fiesta for the same money. As Norm points out, the Cruze is also in that class, but IME it's pretty darned bland. It does it's job and checks off all the boxes, but it's more than the Elantra without delivering pretty much anything, isn't as nice to drive as the Fiesta, and isn't as good looking as the Dart. If you need an appliance it's a fine choice (and exactly why my buddy got one - in beige, blech), but it certainly wouldn't be on my car shopping list.
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