Hmm, this thread has me interested. A little comparison will give me something to do while nursing this hangover…
Goober’s first pic was an LE Automatic Corolla which has a base MSRP of 16795, the second pic was an S Automatic Corolla which has a base MSRP of 16630. The base/manual/bare bones Corolla CE has an MSRP of 14785. The Civic DX comes in at 15355. The 2 door bare bones Rabbit has an MSRP of 15620.
The rabbit has 4 wheel disc vs the other two’s disc/drum combo. Standard air conditioning, cruise control, power locks, remote keyless entry, all of which the other two do not have. The Civic has a couple of things that the rabbit does but the Corolla does not, like power windows.
It acutally kind of looks like you get what you pay for. The rabbit has the most features but costs the most. Gas mileage is the same tradeoff. The rabbit doesn’t get as good of fuel economy but is by far the torquiest.
The rabbit has the longer warranty. 4 years vs 3. Yikes, the Rabbit is assembled in Brazil, vs US for the other two.
Info from kbb.com.
The civic and Corolla have two extra doors, 8-11 more mpg’s on the highway, and virtually guaranteed reliability. Similarily equipped, they’d basically be the same price.
I guess for me it would come down to which one I “like” better.
Corolla CE:
Civic DX:
Rabbit:
