Why doesnt Civic Coupe SI come with 16 inch wheels?
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Look at the great job Mazda did on protege 5, they all come with 16 inch alloys and killer looking tires at no additional cost. I think if Honda wants to be in competition with other car producers, they shouldnt sit by and do nothing. lease:
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Rep Power: 0 I think 16s would be a little overkill for the lack of torque in the honda SI coupe. I mean it won't make it completely slow but I am sure it would affect performance numbers. Also they would probably need to jack up the price a bit. But the 2004 civic SI hatchbacks are coming with 16s stock.
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Rep Power: 0 Why would they need to jack the prices up? Mazda Protege 5 is cheaper than Civic Coupe SI and yet it comes with side skirts, wings, 16 inch alloys, 4 disc brakes etc etc all comes standard.
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honda sells it car as a whole... economy car...
they know that with the reputation that honda has... ppl are still gonna buy their car.
honda sells it car as a whole... economy car...
they know that with the reputation that honda has... ppl are still gonna buy their car.
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Rep Power: 0 its the same point when/and why honda does not lower their financing interest....... compared to like GM who has 0% financing. pretty much the same reason... 'cause honda knows they'll still sell their cars... especially the civics.
but recently.. its gotten down like to like 3 or 4%... usually, its around 7 to 9 % ... aside from the negociating with the salesperson.
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Rep Power: 0 Becoz Honda is HONDA. They don't have to compete with Toyota or Mazda. There's always a market for the Civic, and their main selling point now is fuel economy and ULEV.
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Rep Power: 0 My personal opinion is that they think that people who really care enough about the size of the rims are the type of people that will just be swapping them out for 17 or 18's.
I mean they sell so many civics that they dont want to scare off older buyers by doing 'em up too much. The market for civics to huge (old, young, male, female) there is no point in narrowing it to just one group. People who want to do there own stuff to the car can, and people who dont want a flashy car can have there's too.
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I mean they sell so many civics that they dont want to scare off older buyers by doing 'em up too much. The market for civics to huge (old, young, male, female) there is no point in narrowing it to just one group. People who want to do there own stuff to the car can, and people who dont want a flashy car can have there's too.
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You cant put Mazda and Toyota in the same bag, Toyota is better, just as good quality as Honda. I think.
You cant put Mazda and Toyota in the same bag, Toyota is better, just as good quality as Honda. I think.
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