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Originally Posted by acrbill

I used to think 4 doors was the only way to go. Now I realize that it really doesn't matter much to me. In the rare instance that I take my 2 year old for a ride its super easy to get her into the seat since I can stand up in the rear floor area.

I have no problems with the interior quality of the Yaris, I really like the flip out cupholders and the drivers side glove box.

It really came down to price and availability. I live in a major metro area and there where no Fits that had a manual trans on dealer lots. Plus the price difference was HUGE.

I'm sure the Fit is a great car, it just wasn't for me.


Thanks for not being a jerkoff.

Nah, I totally understand...like I said, if they had had the 4 door version in the states, I'm sure I probably woulda gone with that. I like the exterior styling a bit more, but in a 3 door it just looks too short. Plus, after having a car without cruise, I won't do without it again. It's just so much easier on long drives (which I make way too many of). I understand the availability issue being that I live in KC. While it's not Chicago, NY, or LA, I still got dealers laughing at me when I called to ask about a Fit. I happened to find ONE dealership in Missouri who had a fit coming in that wasn't spoken for. It just HAPPENED to be a silver manual sport...and as it was, I had to plunk down a $500 deposit to hold it in my name even if I just wanted to even TEST DRIVE IT!!! I kinda got lucky when it came to mine. But checking the availability of the Yaris around here, most were auto's or some weird configuration. Like I said though, the biggest killer for me was the availability of cruise control on the hatchback...4 doors or not. Fortunately I wasn't gouged like some other guys on price. The dealership did me good at just under $16K.

I'm not a hater...

Oh, and I didn't mean to hi-jack the thread...the new Siphon is out and the Tein Yaris is hot! A little under-powered for what I was expecting, but it's still killer. I'm kinda blown away by the Versa boasting 122hp stock for around $14K fully loaded...WITH a 6-speed manual!! The Stillen Versa isn't half bad, but that requires a bit of body mods to get past the ugly look of it stock. As opposed to the Fit and the Yaris (imo).