Best Cars of January 2011

Happy New Year All! Let us see what are the choicest cars in 2011. I in fact may be getting a car this year so it makes this blog even more relevant to my circumstances. One of the changes I will be making is that the prices quoted will be WA prices from now on.

In terms of January, not much has changed in terms of the leaderboard besides the prices.

#1 Subaru Impreza R

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• Made in Japan
• Subaru resale value

Cons:

• None

#2 Mitsubishi Lancer SX

Base Model Estimated Price: $20,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• Made in Japan
• 5 year, 130,000km warranty

Cons:

• None

#3 Honda Civic Limited Edition

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,490

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 year, 140,000 km warranty (for a limited time)

Cons:

• Thai import

Best Cars of December 2010

Once again, apologies for the delays but I'm pretty much copying+pasting November's results since there was actually no change in the winning cars :) (prices may have changed though).

#1 Subaru Impreza R

Base Model Estimated Price: $23,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• Made in Japan
• Subaru resale value

Cons:

• None

#2 Mitsubishi Lancer SX

Base Model Estimated Price: $21,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• Made in Japan
• 5 year, 130,000km warranty

Cons:

• None

#3 Honda Civic Limited Edition

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 year, 140,000 km warranty (for a limited time)

Cons:

• Thai import

Best Cars of November 2010

Sorry for the delay in posting this one! It's been a busy month!

This month an upgraded Ford Fiesta enters the mix. Also the Honda Civics come with better warranties for a limited time (resulting in them sneaking into third place). The Hyundai i30 Trophy is no longer available (resulting in it no longer being a contender) and the Impreza R is back in the running.

#1 Subaru Impreza R

Base Model Estimated Price: $23,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• Made in Japan
• Subaru resale value

Cons:

• None

#2 Mitsubishi Lancer SX

Base Model Estimated Price: $21,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• Made in Japan
• 5 year, 130,000km warranty

Cons:

• None

#3 Honda Civic Limited Edition

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 year, 140,000 km warranty (for a limited time)

Cons:

• Thai import

Best Cars of October 2010

The Peugeot 207 Sportium is now added to the list as it's cheap enough and it runs on normal ULP (apparently)!

Impreza is sadly off the list so the top 3 has changed.

#1 Mitsubishi Lancer SX

Base Model Estimated Price: $21,990

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• Made in Japan
• 5 year, 130,000km warranty

Cons:

• None

#2 Ford Focus 2010 LX

Base Model Estimated Price: $22,580

Pros:

• Sedan
• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating

Cons:

• None

#3 Hyundai i30 Trophy

Base Model Estimated Price: $23,490

Pros:

• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating
• 5 year unlimited km warranty

Cons:

• Korean cars have a perception of poor quality

Best Cars of September 2010

The Hyundai i30 now has a special limited edition "Trophy" model - one good thing about it is that it makes the wagon variant affordable. Besides that, not much change.

#1 Subaru Impreza R

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,740

Pros:

• Sedan


• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• Made in Japan


• Subaru resale value

Cons:

• None

#2 Mitsubishi Lancer Activ

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,290

Pros:

• Sedan


• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• Made in Japan


• 5 year, 130,000km warranty

Cons:

• None

#3 Hyundai i30 Trophy

Base Model Estimated Price: $23,490

Pros:

• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• 5 year unlimited km warranty

Cons:

• Korean cars have a perception of poor quality

Best Cars of August 2010

The Hyundai i20 is now available but there's still not much change in the leaderboard.

#1 Mitsubishi Lancer Activ

Base Model Estimated Price: $21,790

Pros:

• Sedan


• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• Made in Japan


• 5 year, 130,000km warranty


• Awesome sale price

Cons:

• None

#2 Subaru Impreza R

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,740

Pros:

• Sedan


• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• Made in Japan


• Subaru resale value

Cons:

• None

#3 Hyundai i30 SLX

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,390

Pros:

• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• 5 year unlimited km warranty

Cons:

• Korean cars have a perception of poor quality


• Only hatchback models available

Best Cars of July 2010

Thanks to the EOFY sales, some cars are much more affordable which is why the Subaru Impreza is back on the leaderboard.

#1 Mitsubishi Lancer Activ

Base Model Estimated Price: $21,990

Pros:

• Sedan


• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• Made in Japan


• 5 year, 130,000km warranty


• Awesome sale price

Cons:

• None

#2 Subaru Impreza R

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,740

Pros:

• Sedan


• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• Made in Japan


• Subaru resale value

Cons:

• None

#3 Hyundai i30 SLX

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,390

Pros:

• 5 Star ANCAP Safety Rating


• 5 year unlimited km warranty

Cons:

• Korean cars have a perception of poor quality


• Only hatchback models available