I think I'll still like Honda for what it is- my father is a Honda mechanic, and he practically raised me from money earned from fixing Hondas. It'll still be a special marque to me, but basically just the old ones. Barely any new Hondas interest me anymore.
I've always like specific cars from specific marques. I don't like all GM cars, but I do like the Pontiac G8. And I hate Chrysler, but I always liked the Dodge Viper even more than the Corvette.
From the US market, only the TSX Wagon.
From the JDM market, the Honda Stream. My family wants a hatchback or a wagon type vehicle but not a van or any sort of SUV. So no Pilots or CR-Vs. The Honda Fit is nice I guess, but a bit smaller than what we need. We had to buy a Subaru Forester. Great car, but not my first choice.
From what I heard, I've heard crazy rumors such as flip the Accord chassis backwards and then you get a mid engined sports car.
I've lost my patience with Honda. I'm being cautiously optimistic, but I'm not expecting anything nice from them anytime soon.
The CR-Z isn't practical enough to be used as a family car. The Crosstour is a joke. Too large, awkward and styled like a bloated turd.
And Matra, although the European Civic Type R wasn't the best, I'll still take one of those over a Crosstour.
In that case then a Honda Fit or a Ford Fiesta, maybe a Focus.
Although I haven't really looked into the Ford offerings.
Most definitely not a Mini Cooper or a Fiat 500, they're too small and I need 4 doors.
On a side note about Honda- I didn't know that the heaviest Honda Crosstour is a full 400 lbs heavier than the heaviest V6 Accord.
In that case it's a definite fail then because it's not that much of a larger car than the Accord.
Last edited by NSXType-R; 08-05-2011 at 08:42 AM.
It's weird that we feel whether the car is good for us or not by just going in and even without driving it.
Last edited by hardworker17; 09-06-2011 at 02:52 AM.
i think hyundai now is the new honda. there are some news out there that says that honda is slowing down is terms of revenue this year and they expect worst in 2012. sad but true ive seen lots of hyundai on the road.
I'm not so sure why they're making a big fuss either. It's roomy inside and is still one of the more dependable and miserly choices out there. Smooth, reasonably perky standard motor and a decent transmission can't count against it either. Having said that, they tend to be a smidge overpriced and I think their styling is funky this generation.
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The Fall... and Rise of the Honda Civic?
Back in 2012, it looked pretty bleak, but frankly speaking, the Civic has come back pretty strong. With hatchback, sedan, Si and for the first time in North America, Type R variants, I can't think of a time when there was so much variety in the Civic lineup. Sure, they're mostly turbocharged now, but still largely available in manual transmission options and fun and relatively cheap to buy.
Didn't know Honda was so insignificant in Europe. It's no wonder Honda decided to close the Swindon plant. I'm a little concerned about that, as the Civic hatchback is made there.
Hyundai is interesting, they are big in the US here. My parents when they went to California actually was able to rent Hyundai, and apparently they're not half bad.
We had a basic i30 Mk1 about 10 years ago. It was a very decent car. We also had a Mk1 Kia Sportage about 25 years ago. The progress was clear.
I am not surprised the Hyundai Group is doing well in Europe.
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The honda civic is an executive sedan that, as of now, the civic can be had with a 1.8 lt. Petrol engine with a cvt or 1.6 lt. diesel engine with a manual gearbox.
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