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17 Sep 2003, 21:18 (Ref:722388)
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New Honda Civic
It 1 doesn't look very good, or 2 like a Honda.
Who in the design department decided that the car needed a face lift? It looked alright and sales were reasonably good too. Honda must have thought, "we can't continue to have a car that's popular, that's wrong". So what they decided to do was take the car to Peugeot and let them kick the front, and then to Nissan where some old biffer had a go with it. I have to ask why bother? |
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17 Sep 2003, 22:40 (Ref:722478)
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isee a little civic hatchback in the face, and toyota corolla saloon in the bdy lines...
still a porky looking things |
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19 Sep 2003, 06:40 (Ref:723769)
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When it grows up it wants to be a Peugeot
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19 Sep 2003, 09:29 (Ref:723925)
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Actually there's a topic in this - "Facelifted cars that have gone wrong". Seriously, think about it. Car manufacturers do it all the time to "freshen-up" their products before a new model arrives and ALMOST INVARIABLY they end up looking worse than they did previously. A classic example would be the Hyundai Coupé, as would the Ford Escort and now the Civic. Only rarely does the transition work (the Clio perhaps??).
SO WHY BOTHER TAKING THE RISK??!! I'll see how the response goes here and then I might make it a new thread where people can post before/after pics of particular clangers. Possibly. |
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19 Sep 2003, 09:32 (Ref:723930)
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2 words...
Nissan Micra 
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19 Sep 2003, 10:05 (Ref:723958)
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Ah now see I think that was a pretty GOOD facelift. Ignore the new one, the OLD one was facelifted and it kept selling. Virtually every driving school in the nation had a fleet of them despite being a prehistoric design.
But yes, the new one. I *thought* I quite liked it (it's different!!) but I was wrong. Baaaaaaaad. |
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19 Sep 2003, 11:56 (Ref:724091)
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Ok, old Renault Megane, not bad looking.
Last edited by Dick Spanner; 19 Sep 2003 at 11:56. |
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19 Sep 2003, 11:59 (Ref:724097)
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And the "facelifted with a cricket bat by a 3 year old" Renaul Megane.
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19 Sep 2003, 14:57 (Ref:724298)
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The 4 door saloon is still the best looking new Civic.
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19 Sep 2003, 14:59 (Ref:724305)
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Mr Dick!! EXACTLY. We share a same wavelength.
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19 Sep 2003, 20:00 (Ref:724596)
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Ok, the worst of all time has to be when they stuck a new front and rear on the ford Granada and called it the Scorpio. (Good taste prevents me from posting a picture).
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19 Sep 2003, 21:00 (Ref:724641)
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Our Civic Hatchback (Called the Si here) stays the same this year, but our Sedan/Hybrid and Coupe get facelifts.
It looks like a Mazda Protege. http://www.hondacars.com/models/exte...me=Civic+Coupe http://www.hondacars.com/models/exte...e=Civic+Hybrid http://www.hondacars.com/models/exte...me=Civic+Sedan |
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21 Sep 2003, 15:52 (Ref:725633)
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It's been a long time, but I recently noticed that Honda UK and Honda NA share the same Civic 4dr sedan bodystle! Typically, the bodystyles are different as is the case with the Toyota Corolla. Though I do recall the (BTCC) '91 Toyota Carina was the same as our Toyota Corolla.
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