Anybody see this review?

[GWDavis281]

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060605/FREE/60526002

Interesting review.

Glenn |B)

[GoProtege]

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060605/FREE/60526002

Interesting review.

Glenn |B)

Very interesting read.
Not all that surprising, from my experiance, chevy is more about style and as much hp as possible. However, Japanese cars are more refined, have superior handling, and are overall much more fun to drive, especially Mazdas!
That's why I got my Protege over a cavalier.

[GWDavis281]

I test drove an HHR when they first came out and I was pleasantly surprised. Though it was an automatic, I thought it was a fun car to drive and it was in a price range that I liked.

Your right I think the Mazda is a lot more fun to drive and they do away better job designwise as far as space goes.

Glenn |B)

[GoProtege]

I test drove an HHR when they first came out and I was pleasantly surprised. Though it was an automatic, I thought it was a fun car to drive and it was in a price range that I liked.

Your right I think the Mazda is a lot more fun to drive and they do away better job designwise as far as space goes.

Glenn |B)

Yeah, I don't know much about the HHR, but all the chevys that I've driven and rode in were not too appealing to me.

[jandree22]

I've driven a 5MT HHR, and it's nice... but the 5 puts it to shame. This is coming from a guy who grew up in a Chevy family.

[Kansei]

I've driven a 5MT HHR, and it's nice... but the 5 puts it to shame. This is coming from a guy who grew up in a Chevy family.

WHOA! *looks at your user title* did you finally get your 5???? congrats man!

[paging_drburgos]

chevy is more about style and as much hp as possible

I thought the HP always made up for the lack of style..hmmph
I grew up in a family who had Fords and dodge's but somehow cant stand american cars (biased). Have any of you been in one lately that wasnt on a showroom floor? Well i have. I work for AAA and do a ton of traveling and have driven just about every rental you can think of. It disturbs me to see a car with only 3000 miles on it and making creaking sounds when going over bumps or when closing a door. IMO ford is the worst, GM's second and Dodge/Chrysler a distant 3rd. I did actually like the looks of the HHR but couldnt get my head past the american car thing. I also wasnt too sure what to make of the interior, but do think that GM is putting a little more effort into its interiors in general (which is good). I just wonder what the designers at Ford and GM really do for a living... because they certainly arent designing cars thats for sure.

[epharmacist]

I don't understand one comment on the bottom. I travel for business and have noticed you can rent a Mazda 5 from Hertz for at least the last 6 months. In fact, I rented one last July when I went on vacation. Another time I requested a 5 and they said they can't keep them on the lot, they are popular (Portland, OR).

Although, I'm still confused as to the effect of a car's value once they are bulk purchased for rental? Is that good since there will be more cars on the road or bad because you dilute the car by overpopulation? I guess it depends if it's a Mustang Shelby GT-H (only available for rent at Hertz and not available for sale)?

[jandree22]

Generally, it's never good for a car's value once they're added to a rental fleet. However, considering it's just the one model and not an entire model line (ie Chevy), the 5 should be fine as long as Mazda's image stays good. Regardless the jury is still out on 5 resale value, it just doesn't have any history yet. The fact that it's mini-vanish might not help either... we'll see.


WHOA! *looks at your user title* did you finally get your 5???? congrats man!
YEP, sure did! More details here --> http://msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123647877