madNbad wrote:
Desmolicious wrote
madNbad wrote
Desmolicious wrote
huddy wrote
dourbalistar wrote
The Honda Fit is actually a really versatile car, totally misunderstood by the North American market. Everyone here wants a Canyonero that's twelve yards long and two lanes wide. .. I don't understand why more folks in the US don't drive hatchbacks. ... They do, they just don't realize it. those cute utes? Honda CR-V, Toy Rav-4 etc - hatch backs. They just don't realize it but would only accept them when the mfgs gave them worse handling and fuel economy by making them look like an SUV... After this last cross country trip (Oregon to Pennsylvania and back) in our 2014 CR-V, the wind was a major issue. We were blown all around and at times lost as much as five miles per gallon fighting headwinds. Wish we had bought a Crosstour. I love/loved all the little hatchbacks you could get in Europe. Everyone made them. But basically the only one that made it to the US was the Golf. When I moved west and met my sweetie, she had a Westmoreland Golf, then we had a 1991 Golf. The last one was a 2003 20th Anniversary GTI, then after that was a series of Hondas. Love that bright yellow GTI!
It’s crazy when you see how much the Golf has grown in size. The original Golf/GTI was tiny. Still love that sharp lean Euro look with massive glass area for great visibility. The checkered seat pattern with the golf ball shift knob? Perfect. OG has 105 hp in Europe…. and that was the GTI!