The Fit/Jazz is an amazing little car and I really miss my Fit Sport MT. So much more fun to drive than the newer CRV that replaced it, but safety and comfort became more important. Oh well - I still have an old vtec Prelude SH for weekend fun.

I’ve literally hung onto my 97 Prelude SH for over two decades and while I’ll miss that Vtec and rowing the gears, I know change is inevitable and embrace the electric future. However, that thing doesn’t have the long low hood line cab-rearward proportions of any of the Prelude coupes. It looks nice, but just not a “Pr…

I’m older and regularly car-top a 17' sea kayak on my SUV. There are kayak roof racks with articulating pneumatic lifting mechanisms that are way cheaper than buying a new car. You can also just buy a lighter CF kayak or folding origami sea kayak for the trunk.

Thinking of the greater good in America is often associated with “evil socialism” by those of a certain political/ideological leaning. And so they scream about how nothing should infringe on their personal freedoms - be it climate change, vaccines, gun control, etc... despite how all of those issues do affect society.

The CRV platform is just a lifted Civic hatch, so lowering kinda normalizes it.

Maybe sending in smaller balloons to see if they’re detectable. Maybe a sensor payload in stealth cladding is in the works one day.

That’s the base model 5th gen Honda CR-V that doesn’t have radar automatic collision braking. Paying $2-3K extra for the next trim up with Honda Sense would’ve saved a lot of trouble and heartache. It even has this feature that beeps at you if the sys thinks you’re being inattentive or nodding off. I always scoffed…

Reminds me of this childhood toy from the 70's

And yet the current larger more powerful AWD CRV get’s better mpgs because it has a 1.5T and not a NA 2.0 motor (and also a hybrid option)

I can get 37mpgs hwy (29 combined) in my bigger 1.5T awd CRV, which is based on the previous Civic. The HRV used to be based on the FIT, but now this one is based on the newer Civic, yet doesn’t get a hybrid or 1.5T option - hence the crap mpgs.

Chevy - Like a Rock (even the little Aveos)

That's what I heard too. The straps might not be stretchy enough.

Reality TV is cheap to produce and most folks care more about vapid drama over educational documentaries these days. Anti-intellectualism is a very American thing.

Looking back at history, the right to self determination was pretty rare in past civilizations, with many fighting and dying to give you a right that you take for granted. I get it. Politics are cray cray right now and obviously one vote doesn’t matter much - unless thousands feel the same. If you’re in a swing state…

Subaru commercials tug at the heartstrings. They’re selling you a feeling. My retired Dad got the new Forester and likes it. On paper, it’s good, but too pokey for me. I live in the PNW where Subarus are everywhere and back in 2017 I almost bought the new Crosstrek or CX5, but ultimately went with the turbo CRV since…

I’m talking about the 2nd gen FIT which I and the OP had. Even if the 3rd gen is better in a crash, it’s only 5 stars in it’s subcompact class and not against all the increasingly larger vehicles on the road. That’s the issue. I wish everyone drove smaller cars, but in America that’s just not the reality.

I disagree. I’ve always favored small nimble stick-shift cars and good defensive driving habits for efficiency and safety, but with so many larger cars around, your luck will eventually run out. We had the same 2nd gen Fit Sport MT as the OP, but after helping a victim out of his crumpled Corolla that was creamed by a…

I also upgraded from a 2nd gen Honda Fit Sport MT a few years back to a safer, larger, more responsible Honda CRV EX AWD which unfortunately only comes in CVT. I did come really close to getting a Subaru Impreza Sport, Crosstrek, or an older Mazda CX-5 with a manual because I still wanted the utility of a hatchback, AW…

You use phrases like “intellectual class, government control, drive an agenda”. This argument isn’t really about objective science, but ideological belief and authority. Admitting to AGW means society has to change how we power our cities, grow food, produce and transport things. Artificially cheap things will have…

People complain about the same boring designs every year... Yeah, it’s waay out there and polarizing, buy maybe that’s the point. American pickup trucks are all about ICE tradition and cultural identity, whereas this electric monster (Tesla in general) upends that paradigm. Good thing this Cybertruck is tough,…