Why do people hate it when their car model is used as taxi

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You must also remember that the bulk of the local automotive market cannot afford Honda's prestige badge which is the Acura or buy an (in alphabetical order) Audi, BMW or Mercedes-Benz. Honda came very late to the automotive industry. They had to break the image that Hondas are only good for inexpensive motorcycles and tractors. So what they did was make sure it became a prestigious brand for locals. Having a no-taxi clause worked wonders. Charging a bit more causes a buzz.

Pushing the Civic upmarket also dissuaded the boy racer image the Civic was developing locally. The Civic ,locally ,has matured to a entry-middle management japanese car. That's my guess why we dont have a SiR replacement from Honda and we ended up with a 2.0L VTi-S automatic. What's so boy racer w/ a matic? That's also my guess why we dont have Civic hatches or Civic coupes. Other than the fact that Filipinos want seating capacity (case in point AUVs).

Speaking of AUVs remember the ruckus when Honda brought in the "AUV" version of the CR-V? A lot of past CR-V owners were up in arms complaining and the CR-V's image was "tarnished". Even though it was "tarnished" the "AUV" CR-V sold very well even if it was the most expensive "AUV" in the market. A lot of members in the know would say that the "AUV" CR-V isn't a true AUV but that's the classification it fell under. What's an image conscious Filipino on a budget to do? Of course buy a Honda AUV!

It could also be that Honda makes good & dependable cars that top car magazine benchmarks. I did a comparo recently between all 1.6L engine econoboxes and I've noticed that the Civic had the highest pferdestarke among all 1.6L cars while the Altis had the highest newton meter of any 1.6L car. I also did a comparo among the japanese V6 sedans and it came out that the Accord was the best compromise between torque and output.

Here's a question I hope anyone here would answer truthfully. Would you go out of your house without bathing, combing your hair, brushing your teeth or changing your clothes? What do you think of people who do look like they didnt do anything I mentioned above?