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Originally Posted by spin out
the argument/discussion over the reliability of the old model vs. the unknown of the new is interesting.
but the current model has a number of annoying issues that still exist.
and clearly the new model has addressed things missing from the old model.
in the grand scheme of things are you really saving yourself any legit hassle by waiting another year to get the new fit?
on the other hand...... the argument that says the new fit will already be a year old by the time it hits north america....... well that's true but all those new fits overseas will have a very short track record. so does it really matter??? i ask that as a legit question, not rhetorical.
i dont have a fit. i plan on getting the 09. but i also know my insurance will double when i do that... from $800 to $1600. so i may drag my heals longer, driving my old beat-up camry (which has yet to fail me).
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Honda is the one car company I wouldn't mind buying a first year model or first year redesign from. Add to that the fact that the 2009 Fit, by the time it gets here, will have already been on sale in Japan for a year, and I'm really not too worried about it.
The Odyssey is really the only car they have ever had any significant number of problems with. And even the Odyssey is reliable by most standards.
If I were to wait until the 2010 models are out to buy a new car, I'd probably get that new Honda "low-cost hybrid" that is supposed to be out by around then. Unless, of course, that new "low-cost hybrid" ends up being a hybrid version of the Fit, which would be cool, but I've heard it will have its own unique design - the way the Prius is unique for Toyota.