A Bodies are heavy? Hah
I think A-bodies can get under 3000 lbs fairly easily.....I wonder what your buddy considers "heavy"? My son has a 1997 Nissan 240SX that weighs almost 2900 lbs. with a 4 cylinder! Hondas weigh quite a bit less than that, but have about 1/2 the horsepower, so......BFD!