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Which car is best?

  • FD RX-7

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Sti

    Votes: 9 33%
  • Evo

    Votes: 11 41%
  • 350Z

    Votes: 5 19%
  • s2000

    Votes: 1 3.7%

Which car?

870 views 16 replies 10 participants last post by  00TampaBlueGS  
#1 ·
This is a summer project on cars I am doing for my anthropology class. I am polling both car and non-car enthusiasts to show a difference between their opinions. After taking in all aspects of a car (looks, reliability, performance, practicality, etc.), which car is overall considered the best car for all types of driving?
 
#2 ·
Uh, that's rather vague. No car is the best at every category so what exactly are you asking? What car we'd purchase if we had an unlimited budget? Or maybe the car we'd purchase considering practical budget constraints?
 
#4 ·
Date of Birth:
February 14, 1990

that explains alot there, no offence but your project is probably all pipedreams at the moment. wait and save that money rather than have a 1/2 torn apart car on blocks in the driveway for 8 months.
 
#5 ·
He's not asking for opinions on a project car, Bitter, he's asking our opinions for a school project.

EDIT: Oh, the poll wasn't up when I made my first reply, let me look it over.
 
#7 ·
Wow, talk about some very different vehicles. Obviously an STi or Evo is going to be more practical than a 2-seat sports car such as the 350Z and the RX-7. The 350Z has a lot of potential out of the box but can be beat out in a straight line (and handling to an extent) with cheaper, less extensive mods by the Evo and STi by virtue of the latter two being factory turbocharged. You could say the same about the RX-7. The S2000's a great track car with the stock suspension but comparitively slow in straight-line acceleration.

Gah, you're going to get widely divergent opinions on this. Rendering your results rather useless. It's all conjecture and opinion.
 
#8 ·
u can go into very deep consideration for making your choice if u like or u can vaguely consider other variables as i believe it will not make a huge difference cuz all im trying to do is show a difference in opinion between two groups on a subject where one group is knowledgable about the subject while the other group is not. Then i have to try and figure out how the majority of the "ignorant" group :rofl: made their decision by looking at the characteristics of the car(s) most chosen by them
 
#17 ·
(I took the liberty of "proofing" the following quote and making corrections. It was... annoying.)
You can go into very deep consideration for making your choice if you like, or you can vaguely consider other variables as I believe it will not make a huge difference. All I'm trying to do is show a difference in opinion between two groups on a subject where one group is knowledgeable about the subject while the other group is not. Then I have to try and figure out how the majority of the "ignorant" group :rofl: made their decision by looking at the characteristics of the car(s) most chosen by them.
While I understand the anthropological interest in this, I'm still unclear on how to vote and - more importantly - WHY!
I see that you're trying to come to a group that is knowledgeable on "the subject", and I guess I should feel honored in a sense. The thing is, you'll find as many "fan boys" here (mostly EVO lovers, in this case) as you will among the less-informed group(s). Those of us who are all around car enthusiasts, like Kabob, will probably want to understand your question in more detail. As he himself said, we're talking about some very different vehicles. Some have strengths where others have weaknesses, and your question is vague at best.
In other words, NONE of the cars you've listed can really be "considered the best car for all types of driving."
:dunno:
With that said, I believe the Honda comes closest when weighing the four factors you originally proposed. (looks, reliability, performance, practicality)
...,etc? :scratch:
(Surely you've got a better defined list of characteristics. Weren't you planning to examine the "ignorant" group's motivations?)

Tell you what; define your question a little more clearly and then I'll vote. :cool2: