my first car back in highschool was a '91 civic hatchback. Probably one of the most practical and effective cars ever made in terms of doing more with less metal. I just shake my head when i see what it has bloated into now.

if you wanted a car that was fast and sexy and said "i've arived," look elswhere, but if you just wanted to get you and 3 friends or a hatch full of stuff from A to B (which is all you realy need a car for) it was perfect.

its good to hear that the Fit is such a safe car, but public perception has long been that small=dangerous and dorky. Hopefully the high gas prices will make people more receptive to small cars like it did back in the early 80's. but i have the feeling some people would almost starve before giving up their gas guzzlers.