Why does everyone compare the Yaris vs Fit...

[YarisSedan]

subcompact to subcompact. civic is to corolla cause compact to compact

[ddongbap]

Lol. That Hyundai has the same door handle/lock combo as the Yaris.

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

Agreed... and by all accounts that new Genesis coupe is looking to become one heck of an enthusiast car... Nissan and Toyota/Subaru couldn't get off their asses to build the next-gen cheap RWD coupe, now Hyundai's beat them to it!

I don't think Subaru has anything except AWD.

Nissan's top stuff is AWD. And I think they have the 370z to compete in that Genesis segment. Even though the 370z costs more. Its much more car. You should be comparing it to the higher end Genesis Coupes anyways.

Ford's Mustang is pretty cheap. Starts at 20.

BMW's 128 is pretty close. I'd much rather get one of these. 135 would go up against the higher model Coupes.

Dodge has that challenger that starts at the same 22k price range.

Mazda has the RX-8 that starts at 26.

Toyota... they're Nascar now. Son. Idk wtf they're doing.

Soo, I think companies have been doing it. There's just another sparkle about the new Genesis.

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by Tamago

what is the terminal velocity of an unladen african swallow, now THAT is one i'm curious about.

As fast as a penny? lol.

[Dorkinheimer]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Yeah, Hyundai stinks.

Dude, welcome to 2009. Hyundai is now among the best.

Yeah, they went up in quality, but price for price, I prefer a Japanese car, and you did buy a Toyota !
And when you trade both cars in a few years later, you'll lose less with a Japanese, I'm pretty sure.

[derickveliz2]

Fit owners always stair at my car all the time, the sport ones try to race me at the highway.

[bobby]

I own a 2007 Yaris hatch, and a 2009 Phit with Navi. Having driven both, I can tell you that unquestionably the Phit is a better, safer, roomier, better handling car...by far.

That's all.

[specialeducator]

Given the price difference, it creates an unequal comparison. I quickly moved away from considering the Fit because of it's expense.

[blktiger60]

Originally Posted by bobby

I own a 2007 Yaris hatch, and a 2009 Phit with Navi. Having driven both, I can tell you that unquestionably the Phit is a better, safer, roomier, better handling car...by far.

That's all.

Not to mention a whole lot uglier.

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by specialeducator

Given the price difference, it creates an unequal comparison. I quickly moved away from considering the Fit because of it's expense.

Toyota 5D LB: $13,300.

Honda Fit: $14,700.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by ddongbap

Toyota 5D LB: $13,300.

Honda Fit: $14,700.

not the proper comparison, since that is an automatic yaris 5 dr liftback.
automatic fit starts at $15,550

[niko3257]

^^^ if you really want to compare prices then there
really not that far off. the actuall differance is $325.
which is nothing.

a base fit auto cost $15,550
a yaris 5dr auto with power pkg
cost $15,225
so as you can see there basically the same
when equipped with the same options.
you have to remember hat the Fits come
with power. the yaris doesn't so you have to
add the power package to compare.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by Dorkinheimer

Yeah, they went up in quality, but price for price, I prefer a Japanese car, and you did buy a Toyota !
And when you trade both cars in a few years later, you'll lose less with a Japanese, I'm pretty sure.

I'll give you that much. Yes, I still prefer my Japanese cars but was just defending Hyundai as you basically stated that Hyundai and Kia aren't good cars.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by bobby

I own a 2007 Yaris hatch, and a 2009 Phit with Navi. Having driven both, I can tell you that unquestionably the Phit is a better, safer, roomier, better handling car...by far.

That's all.

You paid approximately $19,500 for your Fit (auto?). How much was your Yaris again?

[Ryu]

Yaris and Fit are both subcompact and both are from well known reliable Toyota and Honda, I guess that why is people always comparing Yaris to Fit, and not other subcompact.

[Split]

You can't cross compare years.

Yaris 5dr Hatchback - $15,065
Scion xD - $14,650
Honda Fit - $14,750

Yaris 5dr in the USA for some reason only comes in Automatic, so that explains the price difference.
I'm not really sure why Toyota makes its own competitor, Yaris 5dr vs Scion xD. GM has been doing this same stupidity for so long. Cobalt vs Pursuit, Solstice vs Sky, Sunfire vs Cavalier, Tahoe vs Yukon, etc. I don't really understand why.

Damn the Scion xD is a good deal btw, If we were in the states, we would have bought that instead for sure. The only reason I can see wanting a Yaris is for the 3dr or the sedan, i'm not sure why anyone would buy a 5dr yaris (no offensive to 5dr yaris owners, please enlighten me!). I'd love to have a Scion xD with that 1.8L motor.. its like a 5dr Yaris TS!

[supmet]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Yeah, Hyundai stinks.

Dude, welcome to 2009. Hyundai is now among the best.

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

Agreed... and by all accounts that new Genesis coupe is looking to become one heck of an enthusiast car... Nissan and Toyota/Subaru couldn't get off their asses to build the next-gen cheap RWD coupe, now Hyundai's beat them to it!

Am I missing some running joke or something? You guys seriously think hyundais are nice? I realize not everyone reads consumer reports, but - I've asked this before, and I guess I'll keep asking - when was the last time you saw a hyundai driving around that was 5 years old or older? I see one a month tops, and invariably its making some god awful screeching/whining/hissing/"broken car" noise. Compare that with the 50 old hondas/toyotas that I see, and each one sounds like it still has 100k+ left in it.

Welcome to 2009, where your hyundai still sucks.

[specialeducator]

I was using real life data- cars on the lots.