Best Car To Own 2007
Auto Express have a survey which is like the Oscars, but with a public vote. Each year tens of thousands of drivers are surveyed to determine the best car to own. The survey covers aspects such as driving, which cars let you down (e.g. brake down or need replacement parts), build quality, efficiency, effect on the environment etc and this year the results were not predictable as a black horse comes through to win many of the awards.
The survey is called Driver Power for those interested and was completed by the end of January 2007. Some unusual finding s to come out of the survey is that almost 1 in every 2 drivers has had a brake down in the last 3 years.
The results are across the main categories of car including Super mini / city car, Compact family, family, compact executive, sports, off-road / SUV, compact MPV / MPV and so without further a due here are the results:
Super mini/city car
Class Rank Make and model Rating
1st place - HONDA JAZZ
2nd place - SKODA FABIA
Compact family
1st place - HONDA CIVIC
2nd place - TOYOTA COROLLA
Family
1st place - SKODA OCTAVIA
2nd place - MAZDA 6
Compact Executive
1st place - LEXUS IS
2nd place - BMW 3-SERIES
Sports
1st place - HONDA S2000
2nd place - MG ZT
Off-road/SUV
1st place - LEXUS RX
2nd place - TOYOTA RAV4
Compact MPV/MPV
1st place - VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN
2nd place - FORD C-MAX
Notice the once really bad car make to own (skoda) is not a serious contender and the Skoda Octavia winning the family category.
It goes to show that reputation is not everything and user reviews should be read before making a purchase. wait ago skoda. I am surprised vauxhall did not make an entry, especially with the v8 vauxhall engines and the more popular v6 vauxhall engines. Maybe these cars are just too expensive for the average Joe like me to ever own.
SOURCE AND FACTS FROM AUTOEXPRESS
