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Yaris Revenge · 08-01-2006, 03:44 PM

Heh, I've always liked the Aztek, except for the wheels... they always look too small for the body. Closest thing you can get to an "armored truck" look.

The Fit does look like a minivan, but I think the right body kit could probably cure it. Love the colors, particularly that orange. What really sours me toward buying one is knowing that 90% of the other Fit drivers out there will be those little ricer punks with their coffee can mufflers and poser race stickers. I want no part of that image.

~YR

07WYarisRS · 08-01-2006, 05:11 PM

The three cars we liked best when testing were the Mazda 3 sport, FIT and Yaris RS.
The mazda was the best handling and performace, best looking intrior but I felt it was incomfortable (stiff seats) and the price was pretty compared to the yaris high when you start adding in all the extras. So that pretty much ended that.

So it came down to the FIT and the Yaris...
I felt the Yaris was more nimble and quicker off the line and on the hwy and it felt like you were driving a car bigger then the yaris actually is. The wife could not really tell any difference.
The Fit felt like I was driving a lowered mini van, inside and out it looks and feels like it. Very nice interior layout and color, Performance wise they are very close but the fit feels lazy where the yaris feels a bit more peppy. (both were automatics)
The dealer pointed out about the car not yet being crash tested and even stressed how he wondered how the fuel tanks under the drivers/pass seats would fair in a side impact crash test. That also got me wondering....hmmmm

For us it came down to the yaris only because the car feels and looks like a car, handles like a car and has everything we wanted and needed. As much as I love the Honda's interior the wife kept bringin up how much it looks and reminds her of a mini van.

If the Yaris RS was not available I would have likely gone with the Fit.

Packy · 08-01-2006, 05:27 PM

Oh, and the crash-test results were another reason we went with the Fit. Keep in mind these are the NHTSA results, not the IIHS.

Fit: 5/5/5/3
Yaris: 4/4/3/3

key: front driver/front passenger/front side/rear side

Bidoup · 08-09-2006, 06:59 PM

My friend just bought a 07 Sport Fit... I have no trouble with Honda but the fit design is just so ugly... It look like a minivan for midgets!!!

spacemanoeuvres · 08-09-2006, 07:11 PM

I love hondas...

my girl has a 04 civic ex and I used to drive it every weekend (until I got my yaris)

but gawd'damn the fit is a fugly pos if I ever saw one. when I see one come to a stop I expect a procession of clowns to come pouring out

my .02 but who the hell cares what I think anyway

08-01-2006, 03:44 PM	#1
Yaris Revenge GIGA...DRILL...BREAKER!!! Drives: Lagann. ;P Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: My own little world. Posts: 717	Heh, I've always liked the Aztek, except for the wheels... they always look too small for the body. Closest thing you can get to an "armored truck" look. The Fit does look like a minivan, but I think the right body kit could probably cure it. Love the colors, particularly that orange. What really sours me toward buying one is knowing that 90% of the other Fit drivers out there will be those little ricer punks with their coffee can mufflers and poser race stickers. I want no part of that image. ~YR __________________ Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

08-09-2006, 07:11 PM	#5
spacemanoeuvres spase peepole Drives: BLAZING BLUE Liftback 5 Speed Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 119	I love hondas... my girl has a 04 civic ex and I used to drive it every weekend (until I got my yaris) but gawd'damn the fit is a fugly pos if I ever saw one. when I see one come to a stop I expect a procession of clowns to come pouring out my .02 but who the hell cares what I think anyway __________________ we am spase peepole

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07WYarisRS HardlyDangerous Drives: 09 Yaris LE, H/B, auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ridgeway Ontario Posts: 573	The three cars we liked best when testing were the Mazda 3 sport, FIT and Yaris RS. The mazda was the best handling and performace, best looking intrior but I felt it was incomfortable (stiff seats) and the price was pretty compared to the yaris high when you start adding in all the extras. So that pretty much ended that. So it came down to the FIT and the Yaris... I felt the Yaris was more nimble and quicker off the line and on the hwy and it felt like you were driving a car bigger then the yaris actually is. The wife could not really tell any difference. The Fit felt like I was driving a lowered mini van, inside and out it looks and feels like it. Very nice interior layout and color, Performance wise they are very close but the fit feels lazy where the yaris feels a bit more peppy. (both were automatics) The dealer pointed out about the car not yet being crash tested and even stressed how he wondered how the fuel tanks under the drivers/pass seats would fair in a side impact crash test. That also got me wondering....hmmmm For us it came down to the yaris only because the car feels and looks like a car, handles like a car and has everything we wanted and needed. As much as I love the Honda's interior the wife kept bringin up how much it looks and reminds her of a mini van. If the Yaris RS was not available I would have likely gone with the Fit.

08-01-2006, 05:27 PM	#3
Packy Drives: Honda Fit Sport Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 11	Oh, and the crash-test results were another reason we went with the Fit. Keep in mind these are the NHTSA results, not the IIHS. Fit: 5/5/5/3 Yaris: 4/4/3/3 key: front driver/front passenger/front side/rear side

08-09-2006, 06:59 PM	#4
Bidoup Drives: 07 Yaris Hatch 3dr BB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Posts: 42	My friend just bought a 07 Sport Fit... I have no trouble with Honda but the fit design is just so ugly... It look like a minivan for midgets!!!