Civics have been so ubiquitous for so long, they're an integral part of our lives.
1st: Mom's Civic
2nd: The "new" Civic, compared to mom's Civic
3rd: Cheap Civic in school; took a road trip to Santa Barbara for Halloween in one with three other guys
4th: Roommate had one; probably the most dependable car ever
5th: What people were driving in grad school
6th: What friend's younger brother drove; ugly
7th: What my wife has been driving for 11 years
8th: When Honda started losing its way
9th: There's a 9th generation?
10th: The future
Third, fourth and fifth are my favorite, especially the fourth. Honda really used to stand for advanced design and engineering. Clean, easily recognizable corporate styling too--functional and unapologetically Japanese like a good 80's Sony cassette deck or alarm clock.
ReplyDeleteI'd argue they lost their way with the seventh http://tinyurl.com/qcsxdqw
Agreed on the Fourth. A high-water mark for the model.
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