"... the broad move to smaller cars is still going strong. Sales of compact cars like the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris have risen 28% through the end of September compared with the same period last year. Midsize cars like the top-selling Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Chevrolet Malibu are flat. Nearly every other segment of the auto market is declining, with large SUVs down 36%."
In a related note, October sales for the Ford Mustang was the lowest one month total in it's 45 year history.
I don't think Ford even wants to sell the Mustang. Their press event on wednesday was sposed to be a huge kick off for the mustang but they ended up talking about it for 3 minutes and then giving a boring speech on the fusion hybrid with the rest of the time, :/
Re: the Mustang. THAT must be why an old guy I know bought a GT in Sept! They must have offered a killer deal his reptilian brain was unable to refuse.
It is rather disheartening when reporters just go for one angle and talk to people that are at the complete opposite side of the spectrum from people like us.
If the woman that went from a Buick sedan to an Aveo really misses the power everything, why didn't she buy one of the similarly priced "foreign" vehicles, like the Yaris or the Fit? They have power options. Has she ever heard of shopping around? "Where's the button?" I mean, please, are people that ingrained with stupidity that they can't even remember crank windows? People like that should be taken out back and shot. It would make this world a better, safer place.
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"Having wide, soft seats to accommodate the ever-growing American physique"
Hey, speak for yourself!
But I sometimes wonder if this might not lead to the development of two distinct species of humans - H. aerobicus and H. lardassius - because you have on the one hand the stereotypical ever-growing-physique people, and on the other hand the sort who get their kicks from running marathons & riding centuries, and I'd say it's a pretty good bet that there's not a whole lot of interbreeding between the two groups :-)
I mean, please, are people that ingrained with stupidity that they can't even remember crank windows?
Marginally related: the 5 y/o son of a friend recently saw the Blackfly for the first time ("DAD! Look at that awesome car!" ... before he knew whose it was). When I opened the door, he looked at the window crank and asked, "what's that for?".
