Weekly Roundup: That Shining Moment Of Honda Brand Identity Edition
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Ugh. So annoying to have your $32,000 Honda parked next to a $19,000 Honda and have them look pretty much the same. That must be how Cadillac owners felt from 1984 to 1996 or thereabouts every time there was a Cavalier next to their downsized Fleetwood.
The funny thing is that I don't think the cars are exactly the same color. Not in the "Marysville-can't-paint-cars" sense, but in the actual different-paint-code sense. Why, as KRS-One once famously asked, is that?
Early next week we will have the #BikesOutForHarambe photos. If you haven't got yours to me yet, now's the time. If your email was rejected, try again; as a consequence of the server move I did, some emails got bounced. With that said, let's cover what Bark and I wrote this week.
Brother Bark suggested a ponycar to replace a Bimmer and revealed how dealers game the CPO system.
For R&T, I gave you a tour of "Tire Mountain" and entered the Matrix... in a trackday.
At TTAC, I dissected a spinning Miata and examined the Lexus value proposition.
Last but not least, R&T released my essay on the V-8 that is about to show up in your mailbox (if it hasn't yet).
See you after the weekend, unless you're coming to Nelson Ledges tomorrow!