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Originally Posted by ronmcdon
Hondas look boring, but the 'bread & butter' Nissans like the Versa/Sentra/Altima/Maxima (what I'd presume to be popular sales) aren't exactly cutting edge designs either.
In terms of driving enjoyment, I'd take the current Accord/Civic over the Altima/Sentra anyday
I have test drove them all & owned a 08 civic si.
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I'd take a Cube before any of the above. It has a unique look that I have grown accustom to and it drives great and is very solidly built and very comfortable.
I have driven Civic/Accords and I just can't get my head around the whole Honda thing. Maybe its psychological but I think a lot of people can identify with that. I would own a Ford Focus or Fiesta before I would own a Honda econobox.
Honestly, I think a lot of people looking at cars in that category could give a rats ass, about how fun the car is to drive. Or even how good it looks. Their main concerns are enough power, and gas mileage, followed by reliability.
Nissan would not be selling Versa's on looks or how it drives.
Oh and don't even get me started about the ugliness of a Yaris, lol yet Toyota sells a ton of them.
Cubes? yes but like I said earlier the Cube package just has so many things done right for exactly what it is.
American XB owners need to understand Nissan create that segment. The BB came after the Cube in Japan.
I digress though.
For the most part I put up with FWD cars for one reason and one reason only GAS MILEAGE. Basically if you want killer gas mileage then you are going to be driving a FWD car.
Not to say RWD could be there its just manufacturers put all there gas idea's towards the FWD cars. All the RWD cars being sold are either larger with a bigger engine or Sports oriented.
It would be amazing to see a manufacturer turn out a small RWD(non roadster, hehe aka Miata) car that got great gas mileage. Though the days of that kind of thing are pretty much over.