General Fit TalkGeneral Discussion on the Honda Fit/Jazz.
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The Sport is 41-119 pounds heavier, depending on transmission and accessories. Also, the Sport has just a tad longer turning radius (due to the wheel/tire combo), but that's just a 0.1 foot difference. If you go with AT, the Sport has the S mode which allows you to control the gear changes with the afore mentioned paddles. No differences for MT.
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Alberto T., PPA
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Spoon Sports, Yokohama, J's Racing, GTSpec, and T1R stuff
Modified JDM roof storage console
In my option, only the Auxiliary Input, Security System /w remote entry, and the rims really matter on the Sport model.
Cruise was the first reason I got the Sport. Second was the fact that I couldn't stand the look of the rear hatch without a spoiler (like all Civic HB before it). The fact that it came with so many other goodies for not much more was an added perk.
I've already bumped into three Fit owners that chose the Canadian LX model (similar to the US base model) and regret not getting the Sport.
Get a Sport with manual transmission and resale will be better than the other models due to how rare they are.
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Vivid Blue Pearl 2007 Honda Fit Sport MT
My list of Goodies... JDM Honda stuff: LED tail lights, armrest, leather shift knob, coin tray, roof console, steering mounted radio controls. Honda Canada stuff: rubber floor mats, trunk liner, cargo cover, cargo net, re-keyed locking gas cap, exhaust tip finisher, lock nuts. ICE: JVC KD-AVX33 headunit, PAC SWI-JACK. Other items: Eibach Pro springs, CL map lights with Homelink, LED 3rd brake light, tint.
I got the Base and I love it. I don't like the looks of the extra plastic on the Sport, I don't like keyless entry, the audio on the Base is fine with me, I don't see what's so wrong about the tire, and I was looking at manual transmission so paddle shifters don't matter. So for me the Sport would be more money for a car I liked less. (Except I would have loved the cruise control -- but not enough to make up for it)
Now back in 86 the CRX Si blew me away and I got that rather than the base model. But then there was a real difference in the models.
I was wondering when a post like this was gonna start.....I know I will hear about it, but I love the base. I have the keyless and foglights though. I think the base has simple, yet effective lines. The sport gets cluddered looking with all the extra contrasting lines. The base was lighter and more efficient. I was gonna change the wheels, add a lip spoiler and some simple aero mods once the aftermarket kicked in, and the stereo does not matter to me. I sold my EVO VIII RS for it, which is the most stripped model you can get, doesn't even come with a stereo. But it was faster then the MR edition 0-60, lacking about twelve horsepower but weighing 100lbs lighter. If the base wieghs about 50 to 100 lbs lighter on such a smaller car, that has to be quite a difference in performance. A agree though, if the sport had a bigger motor like the SI, I would have definitly gotten it.
I think for a car that size and the horsepower, the Sport adds a lot of weight. Do you want a paddle shifter, spoiler, mp3 compatibility, cruise control, skirts, leather, and all that stuff? If you say yes for more than half of these features, then go for it. For me cruise control was the only thing that sang to me, but not enough for the extra money. The base already comes with power, ABS, side airbags, and AC standard. You won't find this to be the case for most other models.
Personally, I don't think the Sport version deserve the title "sport" because they have the same engine and suspension. Even the paddle shifter is an automatic one where it takes over when you are down shifting, high reving and maybe some other conditions that I don't know about. A true F1 racing paddle shifter is completely manual and purely exists for the purpose of eliminating the need to clutch and shift.
If you think the extra accessories are important to you, then it's really an awesome deal so go for it.
I have always gone for the "base" version of a car when I can. And I bought a base Fit, in Lunar Mist and with a 5 speed. It is fine with me as I like simplicity and I am not a fan of "kit". I did buy the keyless for extra per my wife's wishes...and it is nice to be able to have the car unlocked as you run to it in the rain.
Granted, cruise would be nice, but supposedly it is all "plug in" so when enough sports get crashed, I may see more about that.
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Garrett
"Paradise, is exactly like, where you are right now, only much, much, better!"
It's probably worth the money if you add it all up, but how much of what's there do you really want? I think the alloy wheels are the most expensive part of the package, so if you're not getting those it's not nearly as good a value.
I actually like the base model look better than all the trim. I'm pretty ambivilent and if everything was a la carte, I think the only thing I'd have sprung for is the keyless entry.
But having watched the inventory lists of several dealers, base models are pretty rare.
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