Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 03:47:51 GMT From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Shame...
3 door hatchbacks may be returning - but I won't have to wait because I still have my Classic 900 3dr hatchback. The 5 door hatchback was available only for a few years - too bad. KeithG wrote: > True but the marketers caught on that the only mid to high range hatches > were Saabs and they sold in the US in numbers too small to be credible. > The conclusion is that 'no one wants a cheap hatchback' in the US. Even > Honda stopped the 3 dr accord in '87 (US market). The numbers back it > up, but I will have to work pretty hard to keep my 9k going because > there is nothing to replace it. Many people like the looks of the std 3 > box design. That trunk lids keep getting smaller, may portend the return > of hatches in the US. Have you ever tried to put anything bulky in a > late model midsize trunk. There is a lot of room, but no way to get > anything in it. I refer to the current trunks as 'mail slots'. Think > Audi, Volvo, VW, MB, etc... The bigger problem is that 3 drs are > returning, but 5 drs are not on the radar screen. > > KeithG > > B&D wrote: > >> >> Hatches used to be really popular. >> >> And nothing wrong with 4 door hatches, either. Families will wan the >> extra >> 2 doors! >> >
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