Honda Fit or Scion xA?

[Mikhail T.]

We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...

Which one is safer? (Side airbags are available in both.)

Which one is "nicer"? Is Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist available for Fit?
Toyota's Vehicle Stability Control is *not* available for xA...

How about GPS, Bluetooth integration, Remote Starter? Moon-roof?

Fit seems cheaper -- why? Thanks for any comments!

-mi

[my name is]

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...

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Edmunds.com
http://www.edmunds.com/new/2007/honda/fit/100692872/comparelanding.html
among others has a good compare vehicles tool, check it out.

[Hachiroku]

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...
Which one is safer? (Side airbags are available in both.)
Which one is "nicer"? Is Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist available for Fit?
Toyota's Vehicle Stability Control is *not* available for xA...
How about GPS, Bluetooth integration, Remote Starter? Moon-roof?
Fit seems cheaper -- why? Thanks for any comments!
-mi

Either one is a decent choice in that category.
I looked at a Fit and not an xA (xA's are not as nice looking, to me...)
But I bought a tC.

The only thing I didn't like about the Fit? The fact it replaced the Civic
Si hatch! Imagine replacing a little Fire Breather with a Huffer-Puffer!

But that's my rant. Either one is good.

[Larry]

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...
Which one is safer? (Side airbags are available in both.)
Which one is "nicer"? Is Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist available for Fit?
Toyota's Vehicle Stability Control is *not* available for xA...
How about GPS, Bluetooth integration, Remote Starter? Moon-roof?
Fit seems cheaper -- why? Thanks for any comments!
-mi

The Toyota Yaris is a closer comparison to the Fit. The Scion is alo
cheaper, but has mods from Scion as options to trick it up, too. You can't
go wrong with any of them IMO.

[who]

Post by Larry
The Toyota Yaris is a closer comparison to the Fit.

Not even close.
I fit the Fit, but not the smaller interior Yaris.

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...

Scion xB.

[Don Fearn]

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...

Scion xB.

No side airbags. (The original poster mentioned them, so I assume
they're important.)

-Don (enjoying his xBox despite that lack)

[Don Fearn]

Post by Don Fearn

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...

Scion xB.

No side airbags. (The original poster mentioned them, so I assume
they're important.)

Not to mention that xBoxen aren't really in the same category -- MUCH
more interior space than either the Fit or the xA . . . . ;^)

-Don (who carried home a 10'x16' shed in his xB; in several trips ;^)

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...
Which one is safer? (Side airbags are available in both.)
Which one is "nicer"? Is Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist available for Fit?
Toyota's Vehicle Stability Control is *not* available for xA...
How about GPS, Bluetooth integration, Remote Starter? Moon-roof?

You'll want to look at the Nissan Versa for those things.

[Hachiroku]

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...
Which one is safer? (Side airbags are available in both.)
Which one is "nicer"? Is Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist available for Fit?
Toyota's Vehicle Stability Control is *not* available for xA...
How about GPS, Bluetooth integration, Remote Starter? Moon-roof?

You'll want to look at the Nissan Versa for those things.

Nissans suck. I know.

[Mikhail T.]

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty
You'll want to look at the Nissan Versa for those things.

In a Versa Bluetooth and ABS are mutually exclusive... Go figure...

-mi

[John Horner]

Take long test drives in both and get the one you like better. It is
really that simple.

[Art]

Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out at
your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth reading.

Post by Mikhail T.
We are looking for a small car to get around city and be easy to find
parking for. Has to be easy to get in and out. Both Fit and xA fit the
bill...
Which one is safer? (Side airbags are available in both.)
Which one is "nicer"? Is Honda's Vehicle Stability Assist available for Fit?
Toyota's Vehicle Stability Control is *not* available for xA...
How about GPS, Bluetooth integration, Remote Starter? Moon-roof?
Fit seems cheaper -- why? Thanks for any comments!
-mi

[Mikhail T.]

Post by Art
Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out at
your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth reading.

Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.

With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
comforts are.

Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't include
both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio Package"
and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...

The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
particular, had only 37 :-(

-mi

[mike]

Post by Mikhail T.
The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
particular, had only 37 :-(

which means... absolutely nothing. nissan was a non-issue for me. i
looked at the fit, i looked at the yaris hatch. going with the xA was a
no-brainer.

[Robert A. Cunningham]

Post by Mikhail T.

Post by Art
Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out at
your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth reading.

Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.

Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
better than
the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
the Fit automatic

Post by Mikhail T.
With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
comforts are.
Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't include
both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio Package"
and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
particular, had only 37 :-(
-mi

[Gordon McGrew]

On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 03:54:26 -0800, "Robert A. Cunningham"

Post by Robert A. Cunningham

Post by Mikhail T.

Post by Art
Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out at
your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth reading.

Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.

The Fit AT which scored 64 was a base model which cost $1400 less than
the Versa SL which scored 65. The MT Fit scored 75 so it was much
better than the AT Versa, largely because it was the better equipped
Sport model. One might surmise that, if a Fit Sport AT had been
tested, it would have scored better than 65 and the cost would have
been about equal to the Versa SL.

Also, CR reported overall mpg for the several months they owned the
cars:

Fit MT 34
Fit AT 32
Versa MT 29
Versa AT 28

Finally, Nissan's reliability has been erratic ever since Renault took
over (big surprise.)

Post by Robert A. Cunningham
Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
better than
the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
the Fit automatic

Post by Mikhail T.
With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
comforts are.
Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't include
both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio Package"
and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
particular, had only 37 :-(
-mi