Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in news:LDX2j.55717
$if6.47552@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

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> santos wrote:
>> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:24:49 -0800 (PST), "datumj@gmail.com"
>> <datumj@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>Anyone have an opinion on the new Honda Fit that's on sale in Japan?
>>>I was considering on getting one as a commuter car but when I read
>>>about the redesign from Autoblog, I'm now wondering if it's worth the
>>>wait for car that's 9hp more than the current one in the U.S.
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>> As an owner of the current Fit ('07 US Spec), I think the other
>> posters here are on to something. The Fit is really what the Civic
>> was 2 generations ago. The current Civic has been upsized to be what
>> an Accord was a few years ago and the Accord is quite the mid-size now
>> bordering on to what full size was a few years ago. I don't know if
>> this trend is because consumers demanded more for their money or if US
>> consumers have gotten too fat to fit in the cars. Only half kidding
>> there....:-)
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> You got it! Honda, like most auto manufacturers is a "growth" company.
> That is, their models grow in size, weight and features.




That's because models tend to move upmarket and be replaced by new ones as
the years go by.

Toyota does this too. The last Tercel of 1999 was -- almost to the inch --
the same size as the 1975 Corolla. The Corolla has grown substantially
since 1975.

I haven't checked, but I'd bet the new Civic is about the same size as the
'76 Accord.



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