which car is better for me?

Question

I'm 17 and this will be my first car.I narrowed it down to these cars i want something spacious and compact, and something that will turn heads (stylistic). i also wanted room for maybe 5 Friends. which do you recommend?

'06 subaru B9 tribeca limited

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=42478312&listingRecNum=0&criteria=prMx%3D16000%26sf1Dir%3DDESC%26prMn%3D0%26stkTyp%3DU%26bsId%3D20217%26mdId%3D20687%26rd%3D250%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-pseudoPrice-bsId-mdId%26zc%3D75056%26rn%3D0%26PMmt%3D0-1-0%26stkTypId%3D28881%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26sf1Nm%3Dprice%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26rpp%3D50%26feedSegId%3D28705&aff=national

'10 dodge journey SXT

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'08 Mazda Mazda5 touring

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Answer 1

If all three are acceptable by other criteria, then I would go strictly by quality.



Here are the 2010 Auto Reliability GPAs (on the standard scale of 0.00 to 4.00) of the three:



The Subaru B9 Tribeca: 2.42 over a 3-year data history

The Mazda5: 1.63 over a 4-year data history

The Dodge Journey: 0.00 over a 1-year data history.



So, of the three, I would choose the Subaru B9 Tribeca.



For comparison, here are overall 2010 Auto Reliability GPAs of several brands, in descending order:



Honda: 3.67 (an A)

Scion: 3.56 (a low A)

Toyota: 3.53 (a low A)

Acura: 3.38 (a B)

Subaru: 2.61 (a low B)

Hyundai: 2.54 (a low B)

Mazda: 2.28 (a C)

Ford: 2.17 (a C)

Mercedes-Benz: 1.66 (a low C)

BMW: 1.64 (a low C)

Volkswagen: 1.58 (a low C)

Chevrolet: 1.37 (a D)

Audi: 1.29 (a D)

Chrysler: 1.04 (a D)

Dodge: 0.97 (a D).

Answer 2

If I were you, I would definitely get the Dodge Journey. In my opinion, they're really nice looking!! :) Much more than the other 2. They're spacious, and even though it's American, the gas mileage difference isn't going to be much different than the foreign cars. I think that they're good SUV's, so that's what I would suggest for you to get. Good luck, and I hope this helps!! :)

Answer 3

Tribeca, you get Subaru engineering and AWD which is much better than the others.