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#10210 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [robr2] by fintail

Feb 06, 2013 (12:06 pm)

Replying to: robr2 (Feb 06, 2013 11:45 am)
I can believe it. BMW is big on fleets in Germany, can't see why they wouldn't chase the business here too. I bet you could get even more off a GT, even though they are rare, there aren't enough overmonied types with questionable taste to buy them all.

#10211 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [fintail] by hoosiergrandad

Feb 06, 2013 (3:57 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 06, 2013 12:06 pm)
Questionable taste: taste not in agreement with ones own...........
 
Just traded a 2010 crosstour for a 2013, not for its looks (though I don't mind being seen in it), but because it does what I want it to do and does it well.
 
Whats wrong with fastbacks?

#10212 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [hoosiergrandad] by fintail

Feb 06, 2013 (4:26 pm)

Replying to: hoosiergrandad (Feb 06, 2013 3:57 pm)
Oh, I meant the BMW GT - the Crosstour isn't really in bad taste as it doesn't cost 80K, it's just different. Have you seen the BMW GT, or worse, the X6? They aren't exactly pretty.
 
Fastbacks work when the proportions are right.

#10213 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [hoosiergrandad] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Feb 06, 2013 (4:30 pm)

Replying to: hoosiergrandad (Feb 06, 2013 3:57 pm)
"The Honda Civic Wagon concept, which bears a strong resemblance to the Honda Crosstour, will debut at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show." (link)

#10214 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [steve_] by ateixeira

Feb 06, 2013 (4:47 pm)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Feb 06, 2013 4:30 pm)
Needs a panoramic moonroof, then I would check it out.

#10215 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [steve_] by tifighter

Feb 06, 2013 (5:10 pm)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Feb 06, 2013 4:30 pm)
Pure vaporware in the US.

#10216 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [tifighter] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Feb 06, 2013 (5:22 pm)

Replying to: tifighter (Feb 06, 2013 5:10 pm)
Yeah, it would really overlap with the Crosstour.
 
Saw newer Aveo today. Maybe my third in the wild.

#10217 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [steve_] by hoosiergrandad

Feb 06, 2013 (6:06 pm)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Feb 06, 2013 5:22 pm)
I'm guessing a Civic wagon would be considerably smaller than my 4100 pounder, and probably wouldn't be offered with 4WD.
 
Fintail, BMW's of WHATEVER stripe are considered by some to be in questionable taste.....my only point was that I didn't think a fastback was any worse than a "3 box" syle. You're welcome to deplore fastbacks.
 
Disclaimer: I don't automatically assume a Bimmer driver is a jerk.

#10218 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [hoosiergrandad] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Feb 06, 2013 (6:22 pm)

Replying to: hoosiergrandad (Feb 06, 2013 6:06 pm)
I'm guessing a Civic wagon would be considerably smaller than my 4100 pounder, and probably wouldn't be offered with 4WD.
 
Then you'll raise the question of whether it would overlap with the Fit too much. Dunno, could work. Cars are getting pretty nichey. But a wagon in the US?

#10219 of 10994 Re: Spottings... [steve_] by boomchek

Feb 06, 2013 (7:27 pm)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Feb 06, 2013 6:22 pm)
I think Honda missed the boat in the last 10 years of not offering a Civic sized hatchback (Insight and Fit doesn't count). Mazda3 basically took over that market, followed by the ugly Matrix and some Elantras and Kias filling in the void.
 
Surprisingly when I sold Hyundais we had a ton of ex-Honda customers buying Hyundais because a: Honda didn't offer a specific option/body combination they wanted, and b: because Hondas got pricier. Everyone wants more for their buck lately.

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