Tegger wrote:
> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in news:LDX2j.55717
> $if6.47552@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
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>>santos wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:24:49 -0800 (PST), "datumj@gmail.com"
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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.
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> That's because models tend to move upmarket and be replaced by new ones as
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> 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.
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> I haven't checked, but I'd bet the new Civic is about the same size as the
> '76 Accord.
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I'll betcha it's bigger.

Anyway, my yardstick as to "growth," was the '55 Thunderbird. A nimble
(sort of) two seater that later bacame a four seater and eventually a
full sized goliath. Remember the Falcon? It grew and grew eventually
reing replaced by a smaller car with a "horse" name. No, not the Mustang!

Some of us just strive for a simple car to get us to where we need to go
without breaking the bank. Others must have the latest 'n greatest which
evidently is not always the best...

JT