Opinionated Car Reviews

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Originally Posted by Kalispel

I really hate how American reviews always make subcompacts into some sort of hellish segment of the market that only the poor or desperate would drive (minus the over-hyped Honda Fit for some reason). Even the Acura ILX is often mocked because it is built on the Honda Civic Platform (and thus smaller) - yet I would buy one of those long before I ever bought a larger top-trim Accord or Camry, which is in the same price range. Some Americans, like a LOT of European and other markets, actually PREFER smaller cars.

If more than two people are going on a driving vacation (especially if at least two of those people are grown women ), it can be nice to have a larger vehicle (of course this is not an everyday occurrence). I went on a long weekend (Bay Area to Ventura County and back) with my aunt, my cousin, and my little cousin. We took my aunt's Lexus RX SUV, and I drove the whole way. It would have been somewhat difficult to fit 4 people and all of our stuff in anything much smaller. The Yaris has always been a good size for even long trips that are 'just me' trips.