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> But there were small cars, like the Nissan Sentra and friends. IIRC, a Sentra was Civic-sized. I drove a Civic before my Metro, and it was literally twice a
by tivert 3y ago
> But there were small cars, like the Nissan Sentra and friends.
IIRC, a Sentra was Civic-sized. I drove a Civic before my Metro, and it was literally twice as powerful and much more fun to drive.
The Metro took smallness/cheapness/fuel efficiency to the maximum extreme (for the US at least). It was not fun to drive, and I was constantly reminded about how under-powered it was. IIRC, the thing struggled with hills and couldn't even make it to 80 or 85 on perfectly flat, level ground.
- bombcar 3y agoThe problem with the Metro (and similar sized cars) is nobody wants to buy them new - the entire market is people who want a tiny used car. Because if you have $10-15k for a Metro you just buy a used better car.