honda fit or VW rabbit

 

I have never heard anything bad about them, and I knew a guy who had one and liked it a lot. Hard to take a comment like that seriously without any reasoning behind it.

 

Isnt the pontiac Vibe thc Toyota Voltz

 

The Fit sport is a little more than you wanna spend, but its worth it. I havent driven it in the rain yet, but people from back east say it handles pretty well in the rain. It has tons of room and is great to drive. Plus it has many safety systems (ABS, EBD, dual stage front airbags, side curtain, and in the sides of the front seats) I have no regrets buying it and feel sorry when I see people in other new cars checking mine out. I'll prob be at UCKK if you want a better look at one without a salesman there pointing out stupid stuff.

 

Yeah, pretty much. It's a JDM Vibe. But the Matrix is the USDM version of the Vibe.

 

just bought a mazda rx7 for 12k

 

"150 horsepower from its 2.5-liter five-cylinder"

Wish my car was a 5 cyl. :[

 

A 1991 300ZX twin turbo...oh shi.....I mean, a Honda Fit would be nice, but a fully loaded one would run ya about $17-18k. A Vibe is pretty well equipped and it's just a rebadged Toyota at a slightly lower cost than the actual Toyota Matrix. The new Toyota Yaris is another one of those affordable econoboxes. I also like 03+ Corolla S's. Scions are also a good bang for the buck. You can't go wrong with either one of the 3 cars. Also, if you wanna consider compact SUV's, Toyota Rav4's and Honda CRV's aren't a bad idea either if you can find a decent price on some well equipped used ones.

 

Seriously, where are you people getting your info?

A base model fit IS fully equiped! The only differences with the sport are the spoiler/body kit, wheels, radio I think, and if you get the automatic the paddle shifters... The interior is the same, all the major options are still the same, and starts out at less than $14k.

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2007/honda/fit/index.html

 

want to go cheapo wait a bit till the china brand (cherry) comes along i heard its going to be around $6000 im looking forward to get one asmy commuter car and i expect to be reliable to a point to keep it competitive in the US market

 

6 grand? Hell, I'd get one just so I wouldn't put so many miles on my baby . Gas mileage going to be good? Safe? More info!

 

They're actually having issues meeting the safety and emmission requirements the last time I read about it. It will be a while.

 

I think things would get very interesting should a 6,000$ car be released into the market.

 

I owned an 89 325iX, which was a complete pos. It was ready for it's third transmission by 85K miles, although it was an automatic. The manuals were supposed to be better. The front suspensions needed frequent replacing because of the way BMW shoe horned the front drive axles. The car was ready for it's third ECU by 85K miles. The engine had been rebuilt once...which is odd because that 2.5 liter in-line 6 has a great reputation for reliability but mine ate a head gasket at 40K. The car felt FAR less sporty to drive than a 2.5RS, but I will say the paint was great! lol

 

Sounds like you got a lemon. The one my friend has is pretty stock - his dad's car, bought new and they love it. It's a white 5spd 325ix coupe (IIRC). I didn't believe they came with AWD till I saw the half shafts...