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[chrisandsarahb]

I just discovered the Honda Beat while surfing around tonight. Apparently, they have been making them for a while, but we didn't get any here in the US. Any ideas to why? The thing looks kinda cool. Anyone else like/hate it?

[badpenny]

I just discovered the Honda Beat while surfing around tonight.  Apparently, they have been making them for a while, but we didn't get any here in the US.  Any ideas to why?  The thing looks kinda cool.  Anyone else like/hate it?

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They are considered slow. And therefore, was no market, as was the same for the "life", which looks similar to the Xb and the "city" which looked similar to the 3g hatch. Also they are small engines that get good milage for inner city driving but the demand would not constitute another econo line. The big 3 would loose out to such a smart idea. IMO I kinda like them, but I cant fit into anyone of them.

[E-AT_me]

they have 3 cylinders, but you can make them fast!!


obviously you haven't been playing gran turismo.. these suckers have been in there since i think GT2..


mmmmm full mugen...



meet the beat!!!

http://members.lycos.../Events/MTB.htm


oh yeah, i'd pimp one like no tomorrow!!! mid-engine, RWD..

Edited by E-AT_me, 14 July 2005 - 07:40 AM.

[DougY]

We don't get cars like the Beat or other cars like it because of the limited market for them. Yeah, we think they are cool but big companies cannot afford to bring over cars that they can only sell 1000 per year. The advertising and logistics would cost far more than the profit on the car. Example: Supra, Celica, MR2 all gone because of low sales. People are always screaming about bringing back the Supra but the truth of the matter was, nobody was buying them when they were available. Sure everybody was interested in buying a Supra but nobody actually bought them.

[eastsidemav]

Don't forget, US crash standards are some of the strictest in the world. I doubt the Beat or any other microcar would be street legal here. Probably part of the reason the Smart car release keeps getting pushed back.

[pwr_crx]

You guys dont have the smart car in the US? I have seen tonnes of those funny lookin things driven around lately.

[chedda_j]

WTF? we have them in canada? I wanna see one. They are prety crazy..think we could do a b series swap in one? Even know they are "so rare" there are still ppl out there that got the chance to rice a couple.

[TAAGMANsCRXwithKYBs]

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I'd just like to check out those bucket seats and try a pan swap on them

[chedda_j]

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I'd just like to check out those bucket seats and try a pan swap on them

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Now that you mention it..those would be sweet. I would love to mold those rap around headlights into my car.

[TAAGMANsCRXwithKYBs]

Now that you mention it..those would be sweet. I would love to mold those rap around headlights into my car.

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Dude, if you're going to do that, do it to a 2G... they're already kind'a ready for wrap-arounds. I'd be rather afraid of what the front would look like on my 1G with rounded wrap-arounds

[crxls]

i saw a beat a few weeks ago. it was in the port of baltimore being imported. left hand drive and all americanized.

[TAAGMANsCRXwithKYBs]

i saw a beat a few weeks ago. it was in the port of baltimore being imported. left hand drive and all americanized.

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GTFOOT!!! That would be cool... maybe we'll see it as a '05 1/2 model. I'd at least like a test drive.

[crxls]

i saw a beat a few weeks ago. it was in the port of baltimore being imported. left hand drive and all americanized.

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GTFOOT!!! That would be cool... maybe we'll see it as a '05 1/2 model. I'd at least like a test drive.

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no, dont get the wrong idea here, it wasnt in the honda yard. it was in the misc area where they throw all kinds of new/used cars that come off of the ship because they have been imported in. i believe this car was used because it had something like 19,000 on the clock (not sure if it was in miles or kilometers though). it was the only beat there.

[chedda_j]

Maybe i wont try and put those head lights in my car , i do love the originals. But i would like to have the recessed lights, i would do that to a 2gen tho..

By the way whats that hybrid honda that looks like a 4g crx..3g being the del sol if you count it.

[crxls]

i saw a beat a few weeks ago. it was in the port of baltimore being imported. left hand drive and all americanized.

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wait, maybe it was a fit (sp), damn i cant remember but i know it was one of the 2