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Replying to: robertsmx (Oct 25, 2007 9:04 am) Using the Civic which is now 1985 Accord sized as an example then yes they sell, and yes they are used by families. What size do you believe is required for "family" use? For the purpose of this discussion, using a family of four as a standard. Midsize car such as Malibu or Camry? Are they too small for four North Americans? 
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Replying to: moparbad (Oct 25, 2007 10:17 am) Fit is somewhere between the first Accord (about half foot shorter) and first generation Civic (about half foot longer). Civic is about the size of an Accord from 25 years ago. If you think these two sizes are sufficient for American family sedan duties, then you need to look around. Accord outsells Civic and Fit combined. Is there an automaker that you know would gladly dismiss one of its midsizers and make a living by selling subcompact to compact cars for family vehicle duties? IMO, a car with good room for four, and decent cargo room makes for a good family car. It doesn't need to be as big as Taurus. And it cannot be Civic-sized either. Cars like Mazda6 are borderline acceptable. Take an average, and you just might find solid offerings from all automakers.
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Replying to: backy (Oct 25, 2007 9:13 am) |
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Replying to: robertsmx (Oct 25, 2007 11:27 am) The only way to stop this trend is for us American to stop getting fatter and fatter.
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Replying to: robertsmx (Oct 25, 2007 11:28 am) It sounded like all new Toyota models were given the benefit of the doubt in the past, not just the Camry. I would assume Honda gets the same treatment but can't confirm that.
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 25, 2007 12:21 pm)
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 25, 2007 12:21 pm) Honda does for the most part. They recommend almost every new vehicle they put out. When the RDX came out, it was recommended ASAP. |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 25, 2007 12:22 pm) Maybe because the 2nd gen Odyssey's were totally inconsistent, and had the faulty transmission bug. I don't know if the 3rd gen's have been much better. However, an Odyssey is still better then most van's. |
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Replying to: robertsmx (Oct 25, 2007 11:28 am) Yes, several. The easiest way to see this is look at the April "auto issue" (at your local library), and there's a bunch of tables that show both CR's reliability "verdicts" of the car as a used car, and their predicted reliability for the car as new. Looks like CR is going to publish an update in their next issue, based on results of their latest survey. This is the survey in which the Camry V6 took a hit. I posted the best and worst family cars from that update a few days ago.
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Replying to: backy (Oct 25, 2007 1:09 pm)
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