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ricko · 05-18-2006, 12:23 PM

The Civic is for "older" drivers??????? I guess he is afraid 20 and 30 somethings can't handle the 195 HP on the SI. I love my Yaris RS, but the SI is a rocket (and should be at over $10K Can. more)!!!!!!!

corey415 · 05-18-2006, 01:44 PM

Well Honda has definitely been marketing the Fit towards a younger demographic.

Also, the 06 Si has 197 hp.

Yaris Revenge · 05-18-2006, 05:31 PM

Ah, benfal2001's so full of hot air, he floats. He's just stirrin' up trouble. Jealousy, I think, over being so young and stuck driving a minivan.

EDIT: Hey, I just noticed he's banned! Hooray for the good guys!

~YR

stuffy · 05-26-2006, 06:45 PM

a fellow on a honda forum took pictures of his fit beside his oddysey....

...do you think the comparisons are justified?

why? · 05-26-2006, 11:11 PM

Yes, they are way too similar.

ricko · 05-27-2006, 01:51 PM

Wow ..... they are similar. The Fit looks like an Odysey that shrunk in the wash. "Honey I Shrunk the Van!"

bigbull · 06-01-2006, 10:13 AM

I just spent 2 months looking at cars and taking test drives, deciding what to buy. There were a lot of nice cars out there but my primary concern was to get a car that was fuel efficient, second was how it looked and third was can I afford it. Toyota was the last place I went to because with it's reputation I was most likely going to end up in one... although when I went in I was looking for the Corolla. I walked in the door saw the Yaris Sedan and fell in love with the way it looked compared to all the others I had been looking at, the Honda's, Mazda's, Hyundai's and Kia's were all put to shame by this car. Then I got behind the wheel and found it drove real nice too. All they had available to test drive was the Auto but I made the decision to buy one (of course I got the manual) and I have been having fun in it since... and I still think it looks better than the rest!

Dylanby · 06-01-2006, 10:27 AM

I actually think the Fit looks kinda cute (looks better in person). But in my overall impressions of the two vehicles, it falls behind. Also during my test drive the AT on the Fit produced some unsual noises. I hear some people who bought a Fit with an auto are having some problems.

Ziv · 06-01-2006, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylanby

I actually think the Fit looks kinda cute (looks better in person). But in my overall impressions of the two vehicles, it falls behind. Also during my test drive the AT on the Fit produced some unsual noises. I hear some people who bought a Fit with an auto are having some problems.

Fits looks kinda cute? wow. You will be the first person I heard saying that. haha. I guess it depends on your defination of 'cute'.

Dylanby · 06-01-2006, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ziv

Fits looks kinda cute? wow. You will be the first person I heard saying that. haha. I guess it depends on your defination of 'cute'.

Saw one yesterday on the street. Silver with nice tint job. From the side they actually look ok. The rear is boring & generic. I can't recall if it was sport trim or not (I don't like the side skirts on the sport trim).

stuffy · 06-01-2006, 11:46 AM

i think they look the worst from the side, that is where they are most mini-vannish, the side is just flat with windows, just like a van.
i don't mind them from the front.

Thirty-Nine · 06-01-2006, 11:51 AM

I think the Fit is the most mainstream looking of the B-segment cars currently on the U.S. market, which is a good thing for Honda because it will appeal to more people. A lot of people think the Yaris, especially the liftback, and the xA, for instance, look "strange."

corey415 · 06-01-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylanby

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Also during my test drive the AT on the Fit produced some unsual noises. I hear some people who bought a Fit with an auto are having some problems.

What problems are you referring to? And where did you hear about this from?

hhcchen · 06-01-2006, 01:57 PM

they probably thought the mini van shape produce the best interior space...
which could be true... however, beauty has to be compromised...

Thirty-Nine · 06-01-2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by hhcchen

however, beauty has to be compromised...

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Ziv · 06-01-2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

True, and personally, I would need probably couple dozen of really 'STIFF' drinks for me to see Fits as cute.

hhcchen · 06-01-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

well, you don't have to convince me it's a beauty...
the thing is people already associate soccer moms with mini vans...
and it's obviously proven from above posts that fit looks like mini van...
so, unless people start to associate hot studs with mini van...
fit will never get out of the mini van shadow and not to be associated with soccer moms...
but of course unless you think soccoer moms are hot... that's another story...

jdgriswald · 06-01-2006, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hhcchen

but of course unless you think soccoer moms are hot... that's another story...

Maybe those who buy the Fit like to think of them as soccer MILFs

05-18-2006, 05:31 PM	#93
Yaris Revenge GIGA...DRILL...BREAKER!!! Drives: Lagann. ;P Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: My own little world. Posts: 717	Ah, benfal2001's so full of hot air, he floats. He's just stirrin' up trouble. Jealousy, I think, over being so young and stuck driving a minivan. EDIT: Hey, I just noticed he's banned! Hooray for the good guys! ~YR __________________ Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

05-26-2006, 11:11 PM	#95
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	Yes, they are way too similar. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

06-01-2006, 11:51 AM	#102
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	I think the Fit is the most mainstream looking of the B-segment cars currently on the U.S. market, which is a good thing for Honda because it will appeal to more people. A lot of people think the Yaris, especially the liftback, and the xA, for instance, look "strange." __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

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05-27-2006, 01:51 PM	#96
ricko Drives: Copper-Orange Yaris RS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgian Triangle Ont. Posts: 310	Wow ..... they are similar. The Fit looks like an Odysey that shrunk in the wash. "Honey I Shrunk the Van!"

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06-01-2006, 10:27 AM	#98
Dylanby Drives: RS 5-DR Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: GTA Posts: 113	I actually think the Fit looks kinda cute (looks better in person). But in my overall impressions of the two vehicles, it falls behind. Also during my test drive the AT on the Fit produced some unsual noises. I hear some people who bought a Fit with an auto are having some problems.

06-01-2006, 11:46 AM	#101
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06-01-2006, 01:57 PM	#104
hhcchen stop staring my star perv Drives: 97 tercel Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: seattle Posts: 335	they probably thought the mini van shape produce the best interior space... which could be true... however, beauty has to be compromised...