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I have been seeing alot of Civics around. I have come to the conclusion that I love the 2 door and hate the 4 door. Somehow the roof line just looks weird to me on the 4.
06 Honda Civic: the coupe looks cool...alot better than the last generation Civic Coupe but the Sedan is still a yawner.
LOL! Yeah, they're pushing 4500 lbs. now, more than the biggest Chevy, Ford, and Plymouth sedans back in the 70s! The few surviving first-gen Chrysler minivans definitely look small now!
I recently saw a 1997 Odyssey parked right behind a 2006 Odyssey. The size difference between the two was amazing.
Rocky
Also another 50,000 S550s. Midtown Manhattan has officially discovered them.
Couple of blinged out M45/35xs as well, seems the DUB magazine set has figured out they are a good deal and you can still afford some 24" deep rim spreewells to go along.
-juice
If previous history is a guide we should be taking one in trade for a Range Rover within 6 months.
I also saw the first black Sky. I had previously seen only white.
Rocky
Also a Honda Fit in my workplace parking garage, along with a new SLK.
And to top it off, a black Lambo Gallardo, a Maserati sedan in dark blue, and a Maserati coupe in kind of a burgundy.
I think you answered your own question. If Buick dressed up an Accord they would sell alot of them also.
But there is the problem.. GM doesn't own the Honda Accord unlike Ford owns the Mazda6.
Odie
Odie's Garage
Well, technically no, just a controlling interest(less than 50%).
The Accord was only hypothetical.Maybe a dressed up Legacy ,back when GM owned more of a stake in Subaru would have been a better example.
Mazda has made nice in-roads but still have a ways to go in terms on perceived reliability, performance and gas mileage before their held in the same regard as Honda. How much zoom zoom are you getting when the V6 only gives you 220 hp?
Also saw a silver Hyundai Sonata and a beige Lexus GS300.
A couple of New Rav 4s pretty bland if you ask me. I barely noticed them.
Ram SRT 10 King cab in midtown. Worst fuel economy of any vehicle sold in the states apparently (worse than H1). I'm sure it would be a blast to drive, but they are a bit much given the climbing Fuel costs.
...white Chrysler Crossfire
...red Chrysler Sebring convertible
Toyota's position reminds me of Ford about a decade ago, remember when they had 5 of the top 10 sellers in the country?
But...when you're on top like that, there's nowhere to go but down. I wonder how long Toyota's roll will last.
-juice
Now guys, how about something a bit sporting? That doesn't cost 40 grand and come slushbox only (IS350)? :mad: Not like you don't have the money to do so...
Remember, though, Ford did the same thing with the Explorer. The Blazer only had 2 doors at the time, and the Cherokee was too small. Chevy added a 4 door model but it was a band-aid, so Explorer basically owned the hottest segment for quite a while.
They got complacent, though.
-juice
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Rocky
Today I saw a couple of Ferrari Spyders, a black one and a grey one. I guess these would be 360 or 430 Modenas...I haven't yet learned to differentiate them. I also spotted that red SL55 again, being driven by a trophy wife looking woman who looked much more expensive than the car itself.
Rocky
I saw two Range Rover Sports, both cars I sold actually so kind of funny, back to back. The first one was artic Frost with Ivory/Aspen interior and the second was Java black with ebony interior.
You could by a 2003 Range Rover with just over 50,000 miles for low 30's right now probably.
The normal Rovers are quite common...there's a couple in my building alone. I'm surprised, given what they cost.
The funny thing I saw was a new 07' Black Escalade racing a Orange RR Sport(what it looked like) a day ago on the way home from work. The RR Trophey Wife, was racing a Guy in a Escalade. The Slade had 22's on it. The funny thing was the embarrassment look on the Trophey Wife's face after she just glared at the guy in the Slade. It took me a few seconds to catch up with them. I was laughing so hard that I almost spit out the Sprite I just half swallowed.
Rocky
I agree on the gas mileadge Mazda's don't have as good as gas mileadge as Honda's. 220 HP is still alot though but it still not up to Nissan and Honda's HP number's in their V6's. I like the 6 too. Nice style to it. I just took a look at them a few hours ago too at my local Mazda dealership. I like the 6 in lapis blue with sport package and spoiler.
I once had a guy in a Slade try to race me. It was over with quickly. I hope the guy's dad finds out what his son was doing in his car.
I wasn't aware the normal RR sold so well. I guess that would explain it...I am not surprised to see they depreciate pretty heartily. I am sure there are some sweetheart lease deals out there too, esp here in the land of luxo-leasers.
Yeah I see some Zephyrs popping up too in NJ. I don;t think it has anything to with that its based on a Japanese Car. I think people like the outside of the Zephyr. I personally don;t like it. When I first saw the Zephyr I thought it was a flop but according to one article I read on the internet one salesman that works at a Lincoln dealership said he can't keep them in stock. I sat in one too I didn;t like it.
I don;t like the way the new RAV 4's look. The last RAV4 looked better to me and had a sleeker style to it.
Looking at the sales figures for March, it seems the Zephyr and Milan are selling neck and neck. Only a few units seperate them. With those two sitting at a Lincoln-Mercury dealer, I'd imagine people being impressed by the Zephyr, but lured by the Milan's price.