see, you know it too.
the astra is worlds better than the cobalt and the cobalt is a good car itself. just that the cobalt has a few more engine options and better pricing and options packages.
i can't see the a3 being worth the extra dough.
the dealer i was talking to emailed me last week and said they added 0%/60 and 1.9/72 financing on the astra i had picked out on top of all the rebates. I was kind of upset to have had to tell him its harder to reason to buy a car when you are now jobless.......needless to say i would have pulled the trigger.
i really like the astra and don't really care if its not got high horsepower, the next model will correct that. for me now its a question of whether when i am gainfully employed again, do i wait for an 010 astra or find an even better deal on an 08? my fallback is used 08 taurus, which is a different animal.
i even decided i wanted the astra over the vw's. i like the VW's, but didn't want the 5 cylinder. optioning up a jetta or jetta sportwagen with the 4pot turbo and such gets really pricey. The new mazda 3 is possibly the only other compact i may have interest in, once the 010 fusion engine upgrades come on line and the new 010 taurus hits. I would be perfectly happy with an astra for awhile though. It falls under the 'you have to drive it against its competition' on the same day type of thing. The VW's were the only ones in my mind that had the same solidity and driving enjoyment in the compact class. i was willing to live with a little less hp in the astra compared to the vw.