Base Honda Fit only $800 more than base Yaris. Why is that?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by matti

My local dealer is selling one for ~$150 under sticker from what I can tell.

Wow. Around Houston, no way from what I've seen.

[attrapereves]

Before the wife got her new car, we looked at a Honda Fit. This was back in September, right after the new models were released. The dealer offered sticker price, no less. We passed and bought something different for her.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by attrapereves

It may just be me, but the new Honda Fits look like a compact mini van.

Wow, hit the nail on the head.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by attrapereves

Before the wife got her new car, we looked at a Honda Fit. This was back in September, right after the new models were released. The dealer offered sticker price, no less. We passed and bought something different for her.

Was it a manual though? Harder to find, and (at least in the Houston area) in demand...possibly re it being a 6-speed.

[kimona]

If you think the FIT is ugly, check this out. Now that's what I call ugly!

[bronsin]

Bizarre.

[matti]

Originally Posted by kimona

If you think the FIT is ugly, check this out. Now that's what I call ugly!

I think the 2015 Yaris looks better than the 2015 Fit, overall. However, the grille on the Yaris is pretty yucky!

[kimona]

^^^ I test drove the 2015 Yaris L yesterday. Some things I liked about it. But, that grille was a definite deal breaker. Life is too short to drive a car that ugly... even if it is a Toyota.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by kimona

If you think the FIT is ugly, check this out. Now that's what I call ugly!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Almost 90% of car reviews by outfits like Edmunds dismiss small cars with distain! Like "You poor slob if all you afford to drive is one of these things!"

Consumer Reports comes first to my mind .

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by attrapereves

It may just be me, but the new Honda Fits look like a compact mini van.

See the similarities?

I don't think the '15 Fit looks good in either the blue or the red . My two favorite colors for most cars....silver, and white. Some cars don't look good in either color. I think the '15 Fit looks good in white, and in silver. I think the 2nd Gen Yaris 3-door looks good in white with either the stock wheels and covers, or aftermarket alloys. However, if I had only been able to find a white '14 manual 3-door and not a silver one, I would have purchased the white one...but I would have looked to get aftermarket alloy wheels. I like the way Tooter's car looks. I don't like the 3rd Gen 3-door in white with the stock wheels/covers.

[matti]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I don't think the '15 Fit looks good in either the blue or the red . My two favorite colors for most cars....silver, and white. Some cars don't look good in either color. I think the '15 Fit looks good in white, and in silver. I think the 2nd Gen Yaris 3-door looks good in white with either the stock wheels and covers, or aftermarket alloys. However, if I had only been able to find a white '14 manual 3-door and not a silver one, I would have purchased the white one...but I would have looked to get aftermarket alloy wheels. I like the way Tooter's car looks. I don't like the 3rd Gen 3-door in white with the stock wheels/covers.

I also tend to like white. My last three cars (2005 Corolla, 2007 Corolla, 2012 Yaris) were/are white. However, for whatever reason, I think I might try something next for my next car. I'm digging the dark gray (not sure of the official color name) the Toyota offers for the Yaris.

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by kimona

If you think the FIT is ugly, check this out. Now that's what I call ugly!

Yeah, I would need to buy a black 2015 SE just to tone down that gaping front grill and those ridiculous, mostly-black alloy wheels to acceptable levels - and buying/owning a black/dark car in southern AZ is not something that I would relish doing.

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Almost 90% of car reviews by outfits like Edmunds dismiss small cars with distain! Like "You poor slob if all you afford to drive is one of these things!"

This. Totally. Exactly.

This is one reason why I started Subcompact Culture. Because not everyone who drives a small car does it because the have to.

[fnkngrv]

That grille is hideous for sure. The best thing you could do is research prior to purchase for an aftermarket body kit and go from there. I am going to be test driving the new Lexus IS 250 and 350 today as I am guuning for one of them to replace my sedan as a daily by end of the year and that Lexus grille is a little tough to swallow as well.

[fnkngrv]

As for the Fit looking like a micro minivan that car has been that way for the last 10 years.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by fnkngrv

That grille is hideous for sure. The best thing you could do is research prior to purchase for an aftermarket body kit and go from there. I am going to be test driving the new Lexus IS 250 and 350 today as I am guuning for one of them to replace my sedan as a daily by end of the year and that Lexus grille is a little tough to swallow as well.

A new F Sport IS was parked next to me this morning. Yeah, the grille is pretty prominent.

[attrapereves]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Was it a manual though? Harder to find, and (at least in the Houston area) in demand...possibly re it being a 6-speed.

Nah, it was an automatic in silver color.