I saw this car on the road!

kgb · 04-13-03, 04:22

Before you think it is not a big deal...It sort of is around Detroit. It is not everyday, or anyday for that matter, that we get to see a West Coast cover car on the salty roads of Detroit.

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/f.../0302ht_mecha/

bizzy928 · 04-13-03, 04:47

If the door trim is pure fiberglass... how do you grip the door to shut it from the inside? I didn't see any handles.

FNG · 04-13-03, 06:19

You need to install an actuator inside the doors for it to open. Try to think of whats used in your trunk. The only problem thats wrong is that when your battery dies, so does your only way of opening the door.

kgb · 04-13-03, 07:38

he did not ask how to open the doors.....he asked how to close the doors. But I would guess you just roll the window down and shut it like that. haha

jem7vwh · 04-15-03, 06:27

even as a honda guy, i have to admit that stuff looks a little silly. I mean come on, it's a hatch back. I can't imagine a situation in which a 4 cyl hatch needs a scoop ON TOP of the roof.

DFTowel · 04-15-03, 08:47

Sorry but IMO someone beat that thing silly with a very big ugly hammer. Oh, and it needs some more yellow stickers so it can go faster

And it sorely needs a huge wing on the back... especially since it's front wheel drive.

IndigoGTI · 04-15-03, 08:56

Please tell me you shot that person when you saw that car. It is one thing to do tasteful exterior modificaton, or even extreme mods, but come on. That has to be one of the worst automotive atrocities since the Aztek. "Ooh, I know I will take RSX Headlights, C-Class taillights, and mix a bunch of other crap together and end up with a bad *** Honda."

Aurora40 · 04-15-03, 09:59

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Originally posted by IndigoGTI
That has to be one of the worst automotive atrocities since the Aztek.

At least the Aztek is very utilitarian.

jem7vwh · 04-16-03, 02:44

someone told me once that the Aztec was a partial abortion at Pontiac. Allegedly, the folks at Pontiac had been developing an agressive new sporty sedan, and a new minivan grocery getter type vehicle. When funding fell short (GM is losing money and market share almost yearly now), the higher ups told R&D, we have money for one new platform, just combine the two designs. And thus, the Aztec was born.

I have no idea if that's true or not, but it sure would explain why the Aztec looks like the ugly retarded son of a minivan and a grand am.

IndigoGTI · 04-16-03, 03:10

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Originally posted by jem7vwh
someone told me once that the Aztec was a partial abortion at Pontiac. Allegedly, the folks at Pontiac had been developing an agressive new sporty sedan, and a new minivan grocery getter type vehicle. When funding fell short (GM is losing money and market share almost yearly now), the higher ups told R&D, we have money for one new platform, just combine the two designs. And thus, the Aztec was born.

I have no idea if that's true or not, but it sure would explain why the Aztec looks like the ugly retarded son of a minivan and a grand am.

I think it is funny how when the Aztek and Rendezvous sales were sucking (were?!?), some GM execs had to ditch their nice full size luxury cars and drive the Azteks and Rendezvous.

RemmoSi · 04-16-03, 04:02

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Originally posted by jem7vwh
I can't imagine a situation in which a 4 cyl hatch needs a scoop ON TOP of the roof.

Obviously it's for super high speeds. It catches air and lifts the middle of the car, giving it a higher percentage of sprung weight on the wheels and therefore better traction...

yeah, that's it.

Hey, at least they went all the way with the car, even if it doesn't appeal to everyone, or hardly anyone at all.

Aurora40 · 04-16-03, 04:24

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Originally posted by IndigoGTI
I think it is funny how when the Aztek and Rendezvous sales were sucking (were?!?), some GM execs had to ditch their nice full size luxury cars and drive the Azteks and Rendezvous.

Not sure if you are just going by car magazines' bashing, your gut feeling, or what, but the Rendezvous has been a big sales sucess for Buick (outselling the RX300). Of course a fact like that would never get in the way of automotive journalism, so I can fully understand why you might not be aware of it.

If you've never been in an Aztek, it really is a ton of versatility and value for the dollar. I can understand it being hard or impossible to get past the look, as I find it pretty hideous, but it isn't a bad vehicle to drive (as long as you don't drive by too many reflective windows). But again, you only get praise for being utilitarian in a car magazine if you are some horrifically bland $30,000 Camry or something.