i_am_socket -
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Originally Posted by i_am_socket
Not to take this off on a tangent, but whatever happened to the appropriate naming of a vehicle's size class? My 'rolla is classified as a compact, but is the size of midsize car from 5 years earlier. A sub-compact would be a Metro by my understanding, but now that would be a sub-sub-compact?
I'm just annoyed that it's impossible to get a new car that's cheap to buy, gets insane milage, runs forever, and can be easily fixed. I would be happy if they just did a re-release of the old CRX.
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I agree. Here is a comparison of two Hondas that I saw parked side-by-side a while ago :
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Third generation Honda Accord (1986-1989)
Wheelbase : 102.4 in (2601 mm)
Length : 179.7 in (4564 mm)
Width : 67.4 in (1712 mm)
Height : 53.4 in (1356 mm)
(Above dimensions can differ by a few inches based on the model)
Eighth generation Honda Civic (2006 to present)
wheelbase (inches) : 104.3
overall length (inches): 174.8
overall width (inches) : 68.9
overall height (inches): 53.5
You could rebadge the Civic as an Accord and you'd be done.
It's not like Kei-Cars that have legal engine displacement and size requirements. To be "better" than the previous generation, marketing says you've got to offer *more*. You've got to go from a thirsty-two ouncer to a forty-two ounce thirst quencher.
I remember a forum member (here or elsewhere) a while back that complained that all the US "compact" cars would be considered family size cars in his country. For example, he complained that a Ford ZX2 was a "family size" car in his country.
CarloSW2