"loewent via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in message
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| Haven't seen any press releases that indicate Honda is bringing diesel to
| North America... Not sure if you are in NA or not...
|
| As far as opinions on the Fit, it drove really nice, but the pedals were
far
| to close together for someone with big feet like me, and the placement of
the
| clutch pedal was really weird, close to the middle instead of off to the
left
| like my civic. The seating is much higher than I am accustomed to (good
| thing, it makes the vehicle feel bigger), I drive a 98 civic normally. It
| feels like a light car, especially when cruising at highway speed.
|
| The negative factors above, plus the fact that a 5-speed civic was a lower
| monthly payment than a Fit due to more attractive financing rates, we went
| with the 2008 civic LX (canadian trim gives you everything except fog
lamps,
| sunroof and leather seats).

The only thing I'd add is that the Fit has a choppy ride compared to the
Civic in a back-to-back test drive... I went with the '08 Civic LX also.

John