View Poll Results: What should be my next company car
2014 Volk Jetta SE
15
38.46%
2014 Ford Focus SE w/ equipment
8
20.51%
2014 Chev Captiva LT 2WD
2
5.13%
2014 Toyota Corolla LE
5
12.82%
2014 Fiat 500L
9
23.08%
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Help Me Choose my New Company Car

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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 09:26 AM
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Help Me Choose my New Company Car

It's time to pick out a new company car for this year.
The list is what you see: I have no other choices

I need this to travel to sales meetings, transport employees
and shuttle clients to lunches etc.
I generally hate Mopars of all types.

My only real requirements are
1) have to have a functional back seat
2) must have a bluetooth phone integration or some other way to plumb my phone hands-free.

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Year	Make	Model	Series	Miles Per Gallon	Passenger Seating	Sat. Radio
2014	Chevrolet	Impala Limited	NOT NEW BODY STYLE	18/28	5	3 months
2014	Kia	Soul	+ 	24/30	5	3 months
2014	Volk	Jetta	SE	24/31	5	n/a
2014	Ford	Focus	SE w/ equipment	28/38	5	n/a
2014	Chev	Captiva	LT 2WD	20/28	5	3 months
						
2014	Chrysler	200	LX	21/30	5	1 year
2014	Chev	Cruze	2LT	26/38	5	3 months
						
						
2014	Dodge	Grand Caravan	SXT1	17/24	7	1 year
2014	Toyota	Corolla	LE	 	 	 
2014	Dodge	Dart	 	 	 	 
2014	Fiat	500L
I've put my own frontrunners in the poll above.

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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 09:30 AM
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Impala got some nice press recently, but so brand new.

Dart is cool looking but I think it is still too new to make a call on that one.

Focus would probably be my choice there.

Do you have to pay for repairs/maint or is that included?
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 09:38 AM
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This is essentially a free car... I don't pay for repairs, fuel, insurance. Etc
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 09:45 AM
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Have you driven any of them? If you aren't paying for things that go wrong, I'd go test drive your top choices and pick based on that. My concern with 1st model year for a car is they always have some bugs to work out, but since you aren't paying...
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 09:46 AM
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GTi fool.

Honestly having driven the new corolla and a focus (only the focus was by choice) it blows my mind anyone would pick the later 2 unless you hate driving.
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 11:36 AM
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500l or focus
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 11:53 AM
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My buddy has a Cruze. He's trying to get the dealer to take it back under the lemon law since the power steering has failed (and been repaired) three times already.
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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If you are hauling more than 3 passengers I'd get the Grand Caravan. Yah it's a minivan, but it's the most practical out of the list.
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 12:19 PM
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Fiat or the impala...
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 12:26 PM
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just get a prius lol.
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 12:27 PM
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I'm leaning towards the Fiat - I dropped in at a dealer earlier and sat in one, really nice.


to be clear - it's not the micro-car 500. It's a 4-door hatchback with the Arbath motor
2014 FIAT 500L | 5-Door Urban Utility Vehicle | FIAT USA
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 12:43 PM
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That thing is ugly. Saw my first one on the road yesterday. Looks like a small Mini Countryman.

Mazda 3 Skyactiv? The new model is supposed to come out soon.

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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 01:19 PM
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The list is what you see: I have no other choices
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 08:22 PM
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Fiat it is..I thought it was the small one with the na motor..
Old Jul 26, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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If #1 is important/top of your list, then my vote goes to the Jetta...



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