I think he or she did know.
Trolls study a forum and post things that are sure to get everyone wound up.
Then they enjoy sitting back to watch the mess.

 

But usually they get just enough stuff wrong to tip their hand. In this instance, it's the "poor acceleration" of the HCH II that somehow was selected as the Motor Trend Car of the Year.

Let's move on, please.

 

The civic seems to have enough acceleration. No issues here in L.A. Don't be a pushover. I treat entrance ramps like elevators, "after you". The 06 honda hybrid has a 0-60 of 11.3 seconds. The 06 H3 has a 0-60 of 10.2 seconds. Don't race an H3 and you'll be O.K. and not embarrassed.

 

Not sure I agree with kenny- I really don't think the OP meant to be a troll- if you look at hrothgar's older posts (there aren't a lot) he seems very happy about the hybrid. Just goes to show that maybe sometimes a person's opinion can change. It's not always malicious, though it may look that way once in a while. I tend to try to think the best of people- if I can.

 

To be honest I think the original poster wanted the sympathy vote... but his presentation of his arguement failed to garner any. So that person's feelings got hurt and left.

 

Today, 01:29 PM
leahbeatle Ridiculously Active Enthusiast
Real Name: Leah
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Re: Selling my '06 HCH II for safety reasons
Not sure I agree with kenny- I really don't think the OP meant to be a troll- if you look at hrothgar's older posts (there aren't a lot) he seems very happy about the hybrid. Just goes to show that maybe sometimes a person's opinion can change. It's not always malicious, though it may look that way once in a while. I tend to try to think the best of people- if I can.


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I Agree with the above Two-Post:

 

Well, when you post something on a forum, you must accept to see your arguments brought down.

If the opponent is polite and your arguments strong, there is a nice dialectique starting;
If the opponent is not polite and your arguments strong, the opponent will look stupid one day or another;
If the opponent is polite and your arguments weak, it can end with a lost for you but you shall learn something;
If the opponent is not polite and your arguments weak, you maybe will go do something else or see everything deteriorates and see the moderator appears.

...and my civic is not slow

Pierre

 

Personally, I think the original poster had a bad "road rage" style incident occur to him. He probably hit the gas and it wasn't as powerful as his previous car... and he freaked out. That then turned into an overreaction on his post and irrational interest in selling his car. Put into an unusual "life or death" situation (real or perceived), anyone could be guilty of overreacting.

I'm also guessing the OP had experienced road rage incidents in the past, which may have had a better outcome than this particular incident.

Rather than blame the road rage instigator... he chose instead to blame the only thing that had changed since his last "road rage" incident. That, of course, was his HCHII. Not logical, but I understand the emotion behind it.

For me, the HCHII is plenty peppy! Years ago, I owned a 1982 Isuzu Diesel I-Mark car. I believe it was 52 HP and had what I called the "slug-o-matic" transmission. 0 to 60 mph in what seemed like hours. That car was very dependable... and also got high 40's MPG, but you did have to plan your entry onto freeways well in advance!!!

 

The reason this thread has become so long is the HCH II is a good car - excellent enough to be Motor Trend's Car of the Year. If the accusations at the start of this thread of poor safety and performance were true, it would have never received this award. We know auto zines tend to stress performance, so Motor Trend obviously thought the HCH II could deal with traffic in LA or anywhere else.

Getting into the mind of the thread starter is academic, but rather than continue to speculate on his thoughts and motivations, let's acknowledge the HCH II is both safe and has good accleration.

 

I think it is natural and healthy for people to get their thoughts out.
So many posters are struggling to figure out how the OP could have such a change of heart about a car we all love.
The initial post was a challenge to what we all feel passionate about.
Discussing what we feel strongly about is what this HCH forum is for.

I have not seen harsh and offensive posts in this thread that would warrant moderation.
Delta Flyer, why is it so important to you to control this thread?