I think the different impressions of imports are due to location... the trend basically started on the coasts, especially CA. Here in WA, once in a while you see a 70's era Corona or Civic, but 80's imports are common. Market share still varies a lot in different areas of the country.
The new Hondas sound interesting. I was disappointed when the Fit came out and couldn't even get 40 highway under the old system. There's no way I'd buy something without at least 40 on the sticker, and 45+ would be much better. Hopefully they'll start making high mileage cars again, as the used market has gone crazy.
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