[toyboy]

A honda fit would suit you, I think

[BuyNetHosting]

Why the fixation with sedans?

[SergeyLisin]

Why the fixation with sedans?

I just don't like hatchbacks.

[RuttyUttepe]

Maybe a Yaris or Corolla, or a Civic.

In any case, buy Toyota or Honda.

College students don't have the disposable income on incessant repairs on American or European cars.

[NickGrass]

It would depend on the model, I would guess. They're both huge though...

[kictainiSot]

They're both big cars.

[replicajoy]

You murricans and your oversized everything.

[Quick$bux]

I think HC is a sexual deviant, or rather, a homosexual deviant as he borrows his brother's Prius and then drives around D.C. all day hoping to lure poor unsuspecting gay men to their doom. No doubt he plays Abba's dancing queen the whole time and it is just horrible.

[YpciJQdo]

I'd hold out until after you graduate or it completely breaks down. But then again, I have fond memories of my junky first car.

[iodillalm]

I think HC is a sexual deviant, or rather, a homosexual deviant as he borrows his brother's Prius and then drives around D.C. all day hoping to lure poor unsuspecting gay men to their doom. No doubt he plays Abba's dancing queen the whole time and it is just horrible.

I have never driven Kuci's prius. I drive my dad's old Accord.

[dumadegg]

I have never driven Kuci's prius. I drive my dad's old Accord.

Yes, that's the problem you have with Oerdin's comment.

[Tjfyojlg]

Pontiac G6. You will only find used ones. Mine is almost 4 years old... no problems.

[KimLinbert]

Yeah, I think it might be difficult to bike all the way to Ashburn.

[Peptobismol]

Seriously doubt that you need a car - get a bike or walk

This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen you write, and that's including the crap about driving in the snow. Have you ever been to this country? Nobody walks to work here. That's stupid.

After all, why the hell would anyone walk or ride a bike when you could drive? You can stay out of the heat; after all, he lives in Virginia. You can get places way faster and spend less time commuting. You can live way out in the suburbs and have a pretty big house with a nice lawn for not too much money. Even at college, I live 2.5 miles from school and drive in. That way I can get cheap off-campus housing with plenty of space. $600/month for 600 square feet, in a nice neighborhood with next to no crime.

Move closer if neessecary Too expensive, especially if you're living with family. He's a college student so he probably is.

[XqrkN4a0]

I've never even been to NYC. If I lived there, I probably would not. But I would never live there, so the question is moot.

[casinobonusese]

Why the hell do you need a new car.

My Stately 2000 Honda CR-V is still doing fine. Go get the AC fixed and keep it until the engine falls out on the beltway.

[Qrhzbadu]

Granted the hatch has a bigger door and more vertical load volume. In my experience the former is of some value, the latter rarely used.

Try having kids that play the cello.

[lagunaEl]

Wanting A/C is weak. (Just saying it because I opened this thread expecting to see it and was disappointed...)

[encumeterz]

I challenge the practicality angle. Take one model available in sedan and hatch variants. The boot ("trunk" to you NA's) will be longer on the floor in the sedan, increasing the floor space in the load area and increasing the crumple zone in the event of a rear-ender.

The surface area difference is negligible (and if you truly need more, the rear seats fold flat in most competent hatches), but the much higher storage capacity (in cubic feet/meters, whatever) and much larger door make it far more versatile and practical.

Most of the time I don't need it - groceries fit just fine in the hatch as is. But when I moved back and forth between Toronto and Calgary (~4 day drive) you wouldn't believe all of the stuff that can fit in a hatch. It's also been very useful in transporting oddly shaped things (desk chairs, BBQ, etc) that I've done over the years.

The Sedan is much less practical.

For example, the Mazda 3's cargo volume:
Sedan: 11.8 (min), 11.8 (max)
Hatch: 17.0 (min), 42.8 (max)

[crazuMovies]

The surface area difference is negligible (and if you truly need more, the rear seats fold flat in most competent hatches), but the much higher storage capacity (in cubic feet/meters, whatever) and much larger door make it far more versatile and practical.

Most of the time I don't need it - groceries fit just fine in the hatch as is. But when I moved back and forth between Toronto and Calgary (~4 day drive) you wouldn't believe all of the stuff that can fit in a hatch. It's also been very useful in transporting oddly shaped things (desk chairs, BBQ, etc) that I've done over the years.

The Sedan is much less practical.

For example, the Mazda 3's cargo volume:
Sedan: 11.8 (min), 11.8 (max)
Hatch: 17.0 (min), 42.8 (max)

I just checked the lengths of the two variants you mentioned, and was surprised to find that they're the same. Maybe that's true of all sedan/hatch variants these days, I'll check Corollas later to confirm.

In which case I stand corrected.