Honda continues to lose its way
#101
06-13-2012, 08:41 PM
I never said I only buy in the Fit price range. The discussion was about the willingness to wait, not price range. Not in stock, no sale. buy it elsewhere. And yes, I do get what I want. I work for it, and earn what I want, therefore, I get it.
Last edited by wetphoto; 06-13-2012 at 08:54 PM.
#103
06-13-2012, 08:48 PM
If you get the Sport. I had the Base, and the Sport handles a LOT better. Problem is, it can't accelerate its way out of a paper bag. Put a good engine in it and you got something really nice.
#104
06-13-2012, 08:52 PM
LOL
I thought this thread would of ended by now, but it come to show how some people can be immature and hardheaded. Come on name calling how old are you really? I understand your unhappy with Honda performance. So lets try and /Thread on a Happy note
I thought this thread would of ended by now, but it come to show how some people can be immature and hardheaded. Come on name calling how old are you really? I understand your unhappy with Honda performance. So lets try and /Thread on a Happy note
Last edited by swflej1; 06-13-2012 at 09:10 PM.
#105
06-13-2012, 08:52 PM
Some of us, unlike you, have a certain amount of civility. If you must use profanity in a public forum, your education is lacking. Ask for a refund and get a better one elsewhere.
#106
06-13-2012, 08:58 PM
Isn't the camero made in Canada....
Anyways...back on topic....I hope the fit formula sticks when its redo time!
I really hope honda gets the new accord right! And I hope the civic redo - really doesn't get the cheap interior - and please bring the 5 door over!
Bring an integra/lude type model back, along side a civic si, keep them hatchback and bring the crz with a gasoline engine.
For the every day models CVT tranmissions should be fine- still give us manual options for the more sporty models
keep the crv and van as is, crosstour I don't really see the need for it - new accord wagon - why not.
put the 2.3L turbo engine from that last year crv - acura version into something else
keep the reliability up and for models with computer screens - update them to present day screens like competition - just my2 cents
Anyways...back on topic....I hope the fit formula sticks when its redo time!
I really hope honda gets the new accord right! And I hope the civic redo - really doesn't get the cheap interior - and please bring the 5 door over!
Bring an integra/lude type model back, along side a civic si, keep them hatchback and bring the crz with a gasoline engine.
For the every day models CVT tranmissions should be fine- still give us manual options for the more sporty models
keep the crv and van as is, crosstour I don't really see the need for it - new accord wagon - why not.
put the 2.3L turbo engine from that last year crv - acura version into something else
keep the reliability up and for models with computer screens - update them to present day screens like competition - just my2 cents
#107
06-13-2012, 09:11 PM
Wait wait wait!
WTF? They were taking old Honda's in trade at above Blue Book? Do they do that often?
What if the old Honda is a 1997 Civic DX coupe, visible rust on several panels, a dented front fender, and peeling paint in spots? It only has 65,000 miles on it, plus new tires, but the A/C is busted and I think the auto transmission is starting to go.
WTF? They were taking old Honda's in trade at above Blue Book? Do they do that often?
What if the old Honda is a 1997 Civic DX coupe, visible rust on several panels, a dented front fender, and peeling paint in spots? It only has 65,000 miles on it, plus new tires, but the A/C is busted and I think the auto transmission is starting to go.
#108
06-13-2012, 09:15 PM
#110
06-13-2012, 10:15 PM
Who knows. As diabolical as some marketing departments are, there might be some truth in what you said. That is one butt ugly looking car. Sort of like an inverted pregnant whale.
#111
06-13-2012, 10:31 PM
#112
06-13-2012, 10:39 PM
The sport has a rear sway bar and that's it... it doesn't handle "a LOT better"..
My education is lacking? So what exactly is your education level and where did you receive said education? Because I'm truly dying to know.
Yeah that pretty much explains the whole thread lol.
My education is lacking? So what exactly is your education level and where did you receive said education? Because I'm truly dying to know.
Yeah that pretty much explains the whole thread lol.
My degrees? Bachelor Business Admin, Bachelor Science, Master Education, MBA.
#114
06-14-2012, 12:38 AM
Ignoring the politics, which I don't want to discuss on a car forum, I think its clear that Honda isn't quite the company it used to be. The Fit stands out alone of all the current Hondas as being fun. Of their current lineup, its the only one I'd consider buying again. A large number of publications have said the same thing; Honda has lost much of its charm. It actually reminds me of the path of Oldsmobile. It aged along with its owners, moving from a racing heritage to more sedate cars to a bunch of slow, un-fun, uninspiring cars for old people. Honda clearly hasn't finished that trajectory, but it is on its way.
BTW, where are the moderators in this thread. The political and ideological supremacy BS should have been reason enough to close this thread pages ago. Seems to me, this forum in many ways is following the same fatal tradgectory as Honda in the US, a slow yet imminent demise.
Maybe it's only fitting.
#115
06-14-2012, 02:19 AM
#116
06-14-2012, 02:52 AM
For every city dweller with a black rifle that drives a pickup, watches Fox News and listens to Limbaugh there is a free thinking Liberal that drives a tractor and is deadly at 700 meters with an M-1 Garand or an 03 Springfield... Some of them like driving souped up little econo boxes, have an eclectic taste for music and books that are based on truth instead of mindless political bravado, lies and racism.
#117
06-14-2012, 09:46 AM
For every city dweller with a black rifle that drives a pickup, watches Fox News and listens to Limbaugh there is a free thinking Liberal that drives a tractor and is deadly at 700 meters with an M-1 Garand or an 03 Springfield... Some of them like driving souped up little econo boxes, have an eclectic taste for music and books that are based on truth instead of mindless political bravado, lies and racism.
#118
06-14-2012, 09:49 AM
Please show me an example of a car maker who hasn't lost their way?
GM never made a decent mass-market car.
Ford has been improving, but I don't see it lasting.
Toyota has been making their cars suck more and more since the late 80's.
Dodge/Chrysler, K-Car, enough said.
Hyundai/Kia are on the rise, but their peak is near and the descent will be glorious.
GM never made a decent mass-market car.
Ford has been improving, but I don't see it lasting.
Toyota has been making their cars suck more and more since the late 80's.
Dodge/Chrysler, K-Car, enough said.
Hyundai/Kia are on the rise, but their peak is near and the descent will be glorious.
#119
06-14-2012, 09:55 AM
Please show me an example of a car maker who hasn't lost their way?
GM never made a decent mass-market car.
Ford has been improving, but I don't see it lasting.
Toyota has been making their cars suck more and more since the late 80's.
Dodge/Chrysler, K-Car, enough said.
Hyundai/Kia are on the rise, but their peak is near and the descent will be glorious.
GM never made a decent mass-market car.
Ford has been improving, but I don't see it lasting.
Toyota has been making their cars suck more and more since the late 80's.
Dodge/Chrysler, K-Car, enough said.
Hyundai/Kia are on the rise, but their peak is near and the descent will be glorious.
#120
06-14-2012, 09:58 AM
Saying something like this in earnest rather than joking hyperbole shows who's actually out of touch with reality.