October 12, 200520 yr Lowest-Priced New Models for 2006* Chevrolet Aveo $9,455 Hyundai Accent $9,999** Kia Rio $10,570 Saturn Ion $11,925 Scion xA $12,730 Kia Spectra $12,850 Nissan Sentra $13,100 Hyundai Elantra $13,299 Ford Focus $13,450 Toyota Tacoma $13,780
October 12, 200520 yr The new Rio looks so Godawful. Seriously. All that recovered shopping car plastic molding is sick.
October 12, 200520 yr Author Doesn't it seem wrong to anyone else that the Tacoma is the cheapest Toyota? Shouldn't the Echo be cheaper?
October 12, 200520 yr Doesn't it seem wrong to anyone else that the Tacoma is the cheapest Toyota? Shouldn't the Echo be cheaper? [post="27697"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post] As of MY2006, the Echo is dead.
October 14, 200520 yr I can't believe how cheap the Ion is, for a vehicle made in America. [post="27757"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post] You do get what you buy. The Cobalt is worth the extra money.
October 15, 200520 yr As of MY2006, the Echo is dead. It's replacement is coming for '07, I believe (another Yaris/Vitz variation like the Echo was)...and they do have Scion for the cheap cars now.. Edited October 15, 200520 yr by moltar
October 15, 200520 yr Of all of those on that list, I'd probably pick the oldest--the Focus is the best all-around cheap small car, IMHO... Edited October 15, 200520 yr by moltar
October 26, 200520 yr The new Rio looks so Godawful. Seriously. All that recovered shopping car plastic molding is sick. [post="27525"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post] Its better than the previous 2001-05 model, but that's not saying much. I checked one out at summer's end, and the base model, which has hubcaps, virtually no options, no stereo standard or optional or even optional wheel covers, is priced more than an Aveo SVM, which has wheel covers and a stereo (but no CD or cassette-they should work on that) standard. The Rio may have supposedly slightly more passenger space than Aveo (I don't buy that for a minute), but it has nothing on Aveo, or Scion xA for that matter. Why isn't the Chevy Cobalt on there again? Does the word, overpriced mean anything? And the Cobalt really doesn't have a whole lot for its $14,000 pricetag, plus they made bodyside moldings optional for 2006 on the LS (formerly Base) model.
October 26, 200520 yr The new Rio looks so Godawful. Seriously. All that recovered shopping car plastic molding is sick. [post="27525"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post] God that's so true. I agree wiht Moltar about the Fuc*us. Edited October 26, 200520 yr by Sixty8panther
October 26, 200520 yr Its better than the previous 2001-05 model, but that's not saying much. I checked one out at summer's end, and the base model, which has hubcaps, virtually no options, no stereo standard or optional or even optional wheel covers, is priced more than an Aveo SVM, which has wheel covers and a stereo (but no CD or cassette-they should work on that) standard. The Rio may have supposedly slightly more passenger space than Aveo (I don't buy that for a minute), but it has nothing on Aveo, or Scion xA for that matter. [post="34475"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post] I agree, its a better car overall than the past Rio, but honestly the old Rio looked better.
January 25, 200620 yr GO SATURN! for a couple grand more, you get a loaded ION. But seriously, focus is fading in the dust...who cares about it anymore.
January 25, 200620 yr Its better than the previous 2001-05 model, but that's not saying much. I checked one out at summer's end, and the base model, which has hubcaps, virtually no options, no stereo standard or optional or even optional wheel covers, is priced more than an Aveo SVM, which has wheel covers and a stereo (but no CD or cassette-they should work on that) standard. The Rio may have supposedly slightly more passenger space than Aveo (I don't buy that for a minute), but it has nothing on Aveo, or Scion xA for that matter. Why isn't the Chevy Cobalt on there again? Does the word, overpriced mean anything? And the Cobalt really doesn't have a whole lot for its $14,000 pricetag, plus they made bodyside moldings optional for 2006 on the LS (formerly Base) model. [post="34475"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post] Actually as of January 11th the Chevy Cobalt is priced at $12990 for either the 2 door or 4 door so it should be on this list bumping off one of the higher priced competitors. Bodyside moldings have been eliminated on many newly introduced cars and aren't even offered as an option on most. The Cobalt does offer them for $100.00 extra. The Kia and Hyundai products still use them but very misplaced if I might say so. Also the 2006 Sentra still has them but the new 07 will not. I am not aware of any other vehicle on this list that has bodyside moldings even as an option. In fact the only Cadillacs that have them are the truck line and the 06 DTS. Toyota has eliminated them from all there newly introduced vehicles and the new 07 Camry will not have them. All new BMW's don't have them anymore. The Accord coupe doesn't have them. It seems to be a disease that is spreading to every car manufacturer to eliminate this much needed feature. It not only protects the side of the doors but also makes them looks more dressed up and not so plain and blah. It is just yet another thing that car manufacturers are taking away from us like cigarette lights, glovebox lights, trunk keyholes, floor shift indicators, blue, red, white or green interiors, passenger side door keyholes etc. The more time goes on the more will be eliminated!
January 25, 200620 yr Author I see this thread is back from the dead. The information is probably not accurate anymore, as the Cobalt should probably be on the list.
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