THE VEHICLE: HONDA
FIT
THE LENGTH: JUST OVER 13
FEET
THE PERSONALITY: PEPPY LITTLE
BUGGER
MSRP: $13,950
A pathetic admission: Upon delivery of the Fit, I headed straight
to a Starbucks 20 blocks from my apartment. And then I went to the
mall. Yes, it seems that the real reason I want a car is to live an
adult version of my suburban New Jersey youth.
But the joy that quick ride brought! A first flash of freedom. The
gray skies were threatening to drop some drizzle, and I didn't even
have to weigh the pros and cons of making a trip against the chance
that I could get caught at a shelterless bus stop in the rain. And
if I'd purchased some item but hadn't wanted to drag it back up to
my apartment, I could've left it in the car overnight (one of the
truly great car things that most auto owners don't even think
about). Tooling down the street in the rather roomy Honda
Wheel Talk › All New
Yorkers
are obsessed with real estate
prices, but car-owning borough
residents are the truly obsessed.
They talk about parking and
insurance prices and day trips
with wild (and sometimes boring)
abandon. Two writers have
put their own spin on the
topic.
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