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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:18:44 EST
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- From: Tony Harminc <EL406045@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Car talk 'tween the girlz
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- Posted on 29 Dec 1992 at 11:03:39 by Natalie Maynor
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- > I've sometimes wondered what it is people are
- >paying extra for when they get an Accord rather than a Civic. I'm assuming
- >Accords are somehow better, although I've always been happy with my Civics.
-
- Used to be that the Accord was much bigger than the Civic. There is
- a curious scheme the carmakers practise such that small models are
- made bigger and bigger over a few years, and then a new, small model
- is introduced under a new name. Remember when the Toyota Corolla
- was the tiniest Toyota ? It grew and grew, and got upgraded into
- a top of the line car. Then the Tercel came along as the bottom
- end. Now it's growing...
-
- Tony H.
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