santos wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:24:49 -0800 (PST), "datumj@gmail.com"
> <datumj@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.
>
>
> As an owner of the current Fit ('07 US Spec), I think the other
> posters here are on to something. The Fit is really what the Civic
> was 2 generations ago. The current Civic has been upsized to be what
> an Accord was a few years ago and the Accord is quite the mid-size now
> bordering on to what full size was a few years ago. I don't know if
> this trend is because consumers demanded more for their money or if US
> consumers have gotten too fat to fit in the cars. Only half kidding
> there....:-)


You got it! Honda, like most auto manufacturers is a "growth" company.
That is, their models grow in size, weight and features.

BTW, what is the weight of your FIT?

JT