Edmunds says:

[Kal-El]

I do "get it". See, with the Yaris available as a simple, bared boned car, what happens when you start adding the "extras" (that almost every other car has standard), it really shoots the price up quickly. That's economics. Every time things are bought or added separately, it costs more.

So Toyota can build a whole car and sell it for $12K. But add power features, upgraded wheels, and a ground affects kit, and price goes up about 33%!

It's kinda like when McDonald's will sell you a whole Double Cheeseburger for $1 and then charges $1.89 to add 2 half strips of thin dried out bacon.

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

I do "get it". See, with the Yaris available as a simple, bared boned car, what happens when you start adding the "extras" (that almost every other car has standard), it really shoots the price up quickly. That's economics. Every time things are bought or added separately, it costs more.

So Toyota can build a whole car and sell it for $12K. But add power features, upgraded wheels, and a ground affects kit, and price goes up about 33%!

It's kinda like when McDonald's will sell you a whole Double Cheeseburger for $1 and then charges $1.89 to add 2 half strips of thin dried out bacon.

It's what the market will bear..... Price theory is bizarre, a blend of statistics, judgment and psychology.

Makes sense to say, 'How the heck can two slices of bacon cost 89 cents plus tax?" Point is that they don't cost 89 cents, but McDonald's can sell them for 89 cents. Since they can charge that kind of markup they'll be doing it for a long time.

A smart shopper takes this into account and gets the best bargain.


Gene

[eht13]

The Cube is just ugly IMO. And at this point it almost seems like the Fit is the de facto winner any time a media outlet is doing a subcompact comparison. Almost like they can't really be bothered to really judge things fairly and come up with their own opinion; "um... so yeah... the Fit wins, we guess."

Anyway, the Fit is pretty nice, but they are overpriced I think (and I had two Hondas before that I didn't think were overpriced). My only real criticism of the car itself: it looks like a mini-minivan, or a clothes iron (especially the newer design).

[Sandwash]

I test drove a Fit and came close to buying; better handling and nicer interior maybe, but all in all i'm glad i went with Yaris especially when I bought a month ago and gas prices were not yet on the rise and dealers were very ready to deal. Also, something about the exterior stying of the Fit didn't set with me well. What is it; what is it? You hit it right on - yes - a clothes iron! That's the image, definitely!!