Day 23: What Will the Neighbors Think

I was talking to a neighbor this afternoon and he was so glad that I replaced our old 1991 Honda Civic with the white Ford Focus hatchback, but he was wondering why he hadn't seen it lately. I told him it was a rental, and had since been replaced by the Nissan Versa Note. Huh? said he. I saw you in your car just yesterday. Nope, said I. That was the Versa Note. Oh, that's what happened to your wheels. I couldn't figure out why they looked so different. Turns out he, like so many other people mistook the Versa Note for a Fit. Something I bet Nissan designers are high-fiving each other for as they read this. They aren't that dissimilar looking so I get that he didn't see the difference (other than the wheels). Nissan designers did their homework when it comes to the exterior, but the fit and finish of the Fit and the magic seat still make it the car to beat in the econobox segment.

Now the rentcar didn't come with the fancy alloy wheels, and the color is a little different, but if you're not paying real attention, they definitely look similar enough.