Honda Car Forum

Tush Smells Bush Kills!!!!!!!!!!! wrote:
> That's not going to help those who want one w/o paying MSRP.

One local dealership averages $1500 off MSRP (advertised and in stock) since
the day they were introduced. I have no doubt they'd offer the same if I
preordered an Si.

"Brandy Alexandre" <brandyalx@kittylittercomcast.net> wrote in message
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> KWW <kwalker@nospamaircooled.net> wrote in rec.autos.makers.honda:
>
> > The one thing that bugs me about the "Car of the Year" award is
> > that it is for "new cars". Thus, if there are three crappy new
> > designs and one super excellent existing design car in a class,
> > the "car of the year" award goes to one of the three crappy ones
> > because they are newly designed.
>
> Okay you guys, quit peeing in my Cheerios. >
>
> --
> Brandy Alexandre®
> http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
> Well, would you?

From what I have read across the board, the Civic is getting very good
reviews. I looked over a 4-dr EX at our local dealer and liked it. I will
be very interested to see the new SI and compare it with my Prelude.

Don't forget (how couldn't you - its totally forgetable) the Plymouth
Horizon got these "honors". It was just a bad copy of the VW Rabbit. They
definately sell this award.

Not that the Civic is a bad car.

rj


<do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>
> Brandy Alexandre wrote:
>
>> For the first time ever I own a cool car!
>
> Don't be too enthused by the "Car of the Year" title since Motor Trend
> bases it more on market hype than vehicle merit, one of the worst
> examples being the Chevy Vega, their choice in 1971, and several years
> earlier they named the Toyota Corona as "Import Car of the Year" after
> Toyota paid for the entire year's circulation. At least with the Honda
> Civic is a good choice.
>

Ron Jones wrote:
> Don't forget (how couldn't you - its totally forgetable) the Plymouth
> Horizon got these "honors". It was just a bad copy of the VW Rabbit.

the first ones even used the VW 1.6l engine, until chrysler could make
enough engines.

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:23:13 GMT, "Ron Jones"
<ronjones@insight.rr.com> wrote:

>Don't forget (how couldn't you - its totally forgetable) the Plymouth
>Horizon got these "honors". It was just a bad copy of the VW Rabbit. They
>definately sell this award.
>
>Not that the Civic is a bad car.
>
>rj

For what its worth, back in those days only domestic manufacturers
were eligible for the COTY award. There would be a separate Import
COTY. Maybe the Omni/Horizon was the best new domestic car that year.
It was certainly the high point of Chrysler's offerings that year.
Unless you wanted fine Corinthian leather.



>
>
><do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> Brandy Alexandre wrote:
>>
>>> For the first time ever I own a cool car!
>>
>> Don't be too enthused by the "Car of the Year" title since Motor Trend
>> bases it more on market hype than vehicle merit, one of the worst
>> examples being the Chevy Vega, their choice in 1971, and several years
>> earlier they named the Toyota Corona as "Import Car of the Year" after
>> Toyota paid for the entire year's circulation. At least with the Honda
>> Civic is a good choice.
>>
>

Gordon McGrew wrote:

> Maybe the Omni/Horizon was the best new domestic car that year.
> It was certainly the high point of Chrysler's offerings that year.
> Unless you wanted fine Corinthian leather.

More specifically, it was fine RICH Corinthian leather. :-)

> > Brandy Alexandre wrote:
> >
> >> For the first time ever I own a cool car!
> >
> > Just curious, but who elected it as such?
> >
> > I figured it would be a toss-up between the Civic and the new Hyundai
> > Sonata.
> >
> >
>
> Motortrend
>

If the Si beats out the Corvette as best new sports car, It might also win
car-of-year with AJAC association (which is for all of Canada).

Pars


> --
> Brandy Alexandre®
> http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
> Well, would you?

Pars wrote:

> If the Si beats out the Corvette as best new sports car, It might also win
> car-of-year with AJAC association (which is for all of Canada).

i was reading somewhere that the C6 is better and cheaper than the C5,
yet its not selling as well. what gives?

SoCalMike <Mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.autos.makers.honda:

> Pars wrote:
>
>> If the Si beats out the Corvette as best new sports car, It might
>> also win car-of-year with AJAC association (which is for all of
>> Canada).
>
> i was reading somewhere that the C6 is better and cheaper than the
> C5, yet its not selling as well. what gives?
>

It's because word leaked out that sexual security is evident by the
disproportionate length of one's car hood.

--
Brandy**Alexandre®
http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
Well, would you?

TWW wrote:
> "Brandy Alexandre" <brandyalx@kittylittercomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns97179A21E5928675309@129.250.170.82...
>
>>KWW <kwalker@nospamaircooled.net> wrote in rec.autos.makers.honda:
>>
>>
>>>The one thing that bugs me about the "Car of the Year" award is
>>>that it is for "new cars". Thus, if there are three crappy new
>>>designs and one super excellent existing design car in a class,
>>>the "car of the year" award goes to one of the three crappy ones
>>>because they are newly designed.
>>
>>Okay you guys, quit peeing in my Cheerios. >
>>
>>--
>>Brandy Alexandre®
>>http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
>>Well, would you?
>
>
> From what I have read across the board, the Civic is getting very good
> reviews. I looked over a 4-dr EX at our local dealer and liked it. I will
> be very interested to see the new SI and compare it with my Prelude.
>
>
personally, i'd /not/ trade the prelude for the si unless i was only
ever going to drive in straight lines. the si has a great motor, but
the prelude has wishbones on all 4 corners. that's a fundamentally
better suspension arrangement than the mcpherson garbage the bean
counters have inflicted on the honda engineering team with the civic.

don't get me wrong, mcpherson handles fine for average driving,
freeways, etc. but if you ever drive hard, wishbone is the only
way to go.