You gotta' see this!
Under the heading of "you gotta' be kidding"
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I, for one, would love to see a little Japanese competition for the US RV industry. The quality of the US-built vehicle you drive today is a direct result of the competition from Honda, Toyota, and Datsun that arrived here in the 70's.
I started riding bikes in 1970 and I still remember the original Honda 750cc 4 cylinder bike. It was light years ahead of the bikes made in the UK, Italy and the US. But Honda had started here with their 50cc step thru scooter (You meet the nicest people on a Honda), which was laughed at by all the folks who rode 'real' motorcycles.
I think things now in the RV industry are very similar to that situation. No competition except from each other. The customer performs PDI. Etc. A real shake up might be a good thing.
Take a look at the original Honda cars from back then - small, innovative, cheap to buy, and funny looking, but they didn't break and just ran and ran.
So I would not dismiss this idea. Yes, I know in it's present form, it cannot meet US crash standards, but remember this is a concept car. They're floating the idea to see what kind of response they get. Honda pretty much succeeds at anything they set their mind to.
Tim
I started riding bikes in 1970 and I still remember the original Honda 750cc 4 cylinder bike. It was light years ahead of the bikes made in the UK, Italy and the US. But Honda had started here with their 50cc step thru scooter (You meet the nicest people on a Honda), which was laughed at by all the folks who rode 'real' motorcycles.
I think things now in the RV industry are very similar to that situation. No competition except from each other. The customer performs PDI. Etc. A real shake up might be a good thing.
Take a look at the original Honda cars from back then - small, innovative, cheap to buy, and funny looking, but they didn't break and just ran and ran.
So I would not dismiss this idea. Yes, I know in it's present form, it cannot meet US crash standards, but remember this is a concept car. They're floating the idea to see what kind of response they get. Honda pretty much succeeds at anything they set their mind to.
Tim
