743power

I think the fit is an awesome car. I have been waiting for it to come here for awhile, and I am in a good position to buy one when it is available.

Decent looks, good mpg, honda fit and finish, honda reliability, great practicality. Something I can drive to work and on trips, and around town with my bicycles, or hauling motors from the machine shop.

Just about everything I ask for in a car. Double wishbone and IRS would be ideal, but can't ask for everything in a car.


Modified by 743power at 12:22 AM 1/15/2006

NerveAgent

Pictures don't jusity this car. In person it is very VERY nice.

eL

The Fit seems like the car I've been looking for in terms of a daily driver. Something cheap, good on gas and built by Honda

...and I'm sure I'd be able to mod it if I ever felt like doing so.

godruler

how is somebody who drives more than 1 crx gonna say the honda fit is for queers? just to remind you the crx is'nt exactly the most manly macho car out there you moron. not knocking them because i drive a rex and love it but common, think about what your saying

Cpt Ben

i think that its a mini-minivan, aka, fugly..And you cant even fit all the kids and ther soccer ***** in their, darn!

ITR632

When I was in Japan a few years ago these were EVERYWHERE. I saw a **** load of them sportin Volk's with like 60 year old grandpa's driving them. I liked them, too small of a car for me, but you never know.... Nice to see they decide to bring this to the market instead of the R34....... doh

xDC2x

i've driven a few, and i love them.

kihun_cha

dat kia one is hot.. only if it was 3Dr i might rock it

civic duty

I like the Fit. Great entry level Honda, and since they have been in JDM and UKDM for years, parts are going to relatively easy to find. and for 13k, it seems like a good deal.

edit---I just looked a few of the Mugen Fit/Jazz pictures. That is a damn good looking car.

swifty4u

The fit doesn't have IRS?


I personally don't like the looks of it (stock). But when modified it looks great. I think it will sell fairly well, because most of the small car maker's that its going to compete with have nowhere near the name value of Honda.

I think it will sell well.

corey415

The Fit has a torsion beam rear suspension, like almost most every other car in it's class.

swifty4u

I'm kinda clueless on suspension besides the old civics stuff, anyone got a link showing how it works?

Random

Works the same as any other IRS suspension, just uses torsion bar springs insteda of coil springs. Same principal as an anti-roll bar: as the suspension deflects it twists a bar, instead of compressing a spring (though coil springs are just a different application of torsion bars, but that's a different topic).

sldcivic

if it had alot more power it could be a good tow vehicle for my civ. But I would have to say that I really just dont like it

99hatch.

onePOINTsix

the fit is awsome! i have liked these things even before they announced the release here... saw the 2 they had at the detroit auto show and they are ****

xanctus

hell yeahhhhhhh FIT is good...

nonsense

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by George Knighton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A car that might give it a decent whack is the upcoming release of a Toyota that's supposed to be the Echo replacement. It will be a generation ahead of the Fit as far as looks go, although it will not have an advantage with reliability, power or fuel economy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

reliability of a Toyota vs a Honda is quite close IMO

Power about the same, I don't ahve the specs in front of me

Fuel economy, about the same as well if I remember correctly (Yaris might be a bit better).

The thing that the Yaris will outdo the Fit in is price. It's roughly $3000 cheaper.

xmr. robotox

I'm just suprised that so many people like the looks of the fit but don't like the look of the 2001+ SI's

nonsense

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xmr. robotox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm just suprised that so many people like the looks of the fit but don't like the look of the 2001+ SI's </TD></TR></TABLE>

I was thinking the same thing. Looks liek a slightly smaller 4-door version.

corey415

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonsense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
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The thing that the Yaris will outdo the Fit in is price. It's roughly $3000 cheaper. </TD></TR></TABLE>

The cheapest Yaris hatchback is $10950. Honda says the base Fit will start around $13,000. So thats actually a $2000 difference.

However, keep in mind that at the low low price of $10,950, the Yaris does not have:

1) A radio.
2) ABS/EBD.
3) Side or side curtain airbags.
4) Power windows, mirrors, or door locks.
5) Rear window wiper or rear defroster.
6) Mulit-function rear seat.

So I guess if you really want a stripper car, then technically the Yaris is cheaper. But comparably equipped, the prices between the two will be very competetive.

Also, some features that are Fit unique:
1) Available 5AT w/paddle shifters whereas the Yaris has a 4AT.
2) Instrument panel for the Fit looks way better than the Yaris; and its mounted where its supposed to be, in front of the driver.
3) Cargo trunk area (with rear seats upright) is almost twice as big for the Fit.
4) You can carry a Ficus tree in the Fit, I dont think you can do this in the Yaris.

Random

It's all about the ficus tree.

Baggy Spandex

The FIT is cool, the 1.5 liter isnt though...

egzboy

i dont know what it is, but when i first saw the spoon fit in the vtec club video, i was like damn i want one

Thirty-Nine

I don't think people should compare the Fit to the Yaris as much as they should comapre it to Scion's xA or xB. These are four-door hatches, the Yaris, of course is only a two-door hatch (at least in the U.S.).