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Originally Posted by Hellfish
GE haters get minus rep. Thankyou, come again!
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Let's not hate anyone. When I used to have the Corvette, I belonged to a car club. And much like many other long time names (Camaro and Mustang), there are fans of each and every style.
There are fans of particular colors or engines or transmissions. People who want an all-original, flawless specimen that is trucked to the car shows. People who have a ragged daily driver. People who modify.
Here's a Corvette Forum:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/index.php
I had a daily driver when I was married that was nothing fancy, a 1976. Later I bought my own, a 1972 454. And that era is MY personal favorite, but I have favorites within that grouping of styles too. Here's a whole thread with lots of pictures of that era:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...ette-pics.html
There were all kinds of changes. Bumpers, hoods, interiors, engine sizes, transmissions. That back window. Just THAT era alone had many more variations that the FIT does thus far.
People will tend to LOVE their own model, for their own reasons. Right? You'll like your hood better than my hood. And people like the other various options on the FITS in other countries, colors, like the lavender/pink shade in Japan. Or the blue/green shade in Australia. You like this tail light and that headlight and those seats, all from different cars. The sky roof.
You'll notice an admiration and an acceptance most of the time in that forum. Because the car has such a long history, everyone's model gets updated and restyled and redone, so that the this year's new car is next year's old style. That doesn't mean it's more or less attractive...it just means it's been restyled.
I liked the original xA and xB. And when I finally had the money to buy one, they had restyled. So much that I would not consider purchasing one. I liked the original Fit. And I did hesitate buying the new style. I felt it was too "big" looking.
But, after reading reviews and considering the other options out there, the FIT was go. Whatever that means.
The original Fit is what attracted me to the car, I liked the styling! But when it was time to buy, I found that it would be less expensive to buy a new 09 (base) than to buy a used 08 (sport). So that's what I bought.
If it wasn't for the success of the first models, there would be no second models. And there may be third and fourth and fifth models of the FIT. We know a hybrid is on the way. Will it have an even more aerodynamic appearance? Probably.
We'll still have a special connection to our favorite year(s) and to people that chose that same year, color, transmission, etc. But we also have a connection with all other people who choose the same car, no matter what their year is, what style they have, what wheels they have, where they live, etc.
Hollering back and forth "I rule, you drool" wasn't even effective in grade school. So it won't be any more effective now.
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