highkm wrote:
> On Nov 25, 7:24 pm, "dat...@gmail.com" <dat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Anyone have an opinion on the new Honda Fit that's on sale in Japan?
>>I was considering on getting one as a commuter car but when I read
>>about the redesign from Autoblog, I'm now wondering if it's worth the
>>wait for car that's 9hp more than the current one in the U.S.
>
>
> I am in the same boat. The new FIT is much more car with a much better
> fuel consumption than the current FIT. The current FIT has the same
> consumption as the CIVIC. It also costs almost the same as CIVIC. In
> fact here in Ontario some car salesmen are claiming that it is a bad
> buy. Also, it would appear that HONDA screwed up the gearing for the
> current FIT as some articles indicate. I have also read that the 2nd
> gen FIT has a 1.3L and a 1.5L engine. The 1.3L engine will not be
> destined for US or Canada, just the 1.5L. The consumption (Honda
> claims) for 1.3 is 1L of gas for 25Km, while the 1.5L FIT is 20Km per
> 1 liter of gas. This is still much better than the current generation
> FIT. It is worth waiting for as gas in 1 year's time will be $1.5 per
> liter.
>



<giggle>

So, the venerable 1300 is being produced once again. I would guess that
my 2nd gen Civics are pretty close to a FIT comparatively...

JT