Anyone thinking of a Cube? (Don't laugh)

jginnane

I might be cheating myself. Because every car review I've read in this econo sector gets to the last paragraph, and it always says something like, "...but not as sporty/economical/roomy as the Fit." Everybody loves them.

Well, a neighbor who I often disagree with has a first gen Fit. (I was talking about the Jazz for a year before it got here. Then when he grabbed one before me, I said nuh-uh. But that's not really a reason, and yes I've been looking at it for years now.)

BUT it still misses HIDs and leather, unless I do custom (probably would).

Much as I like the specs of the Mazda3 5-door hatchback, I get the sense this is more of a starter/single car, and the cargo area is only 17 cu ft. I'd almost sooner wait for them to reintroduce a Civic wagon.

I really hate to be bouncing around like a yoyo on this, but it's like Goldilocks in the three bear's house. Cube is weird, yes -- and if I could handle it, I've certainly driven the worst from Detroit, then it would be offbeat enough to maybe work. It's not the car you want to take to Chesapeake Bay for a crabfest (unless you're bringing home a couple gross live blue crabs.)

But the Fit promises to avoid all that "learning experience" crap I wasted a large part of the first 50 years suffering through.

Tomorrow I'm going to reboot and start thinking this through again. The Prius is nice -- it's a grownup car, instead of the Insight, but that almost makes me want to encourage Honda all the more.

Decisions, decisions!