I'm happy for you and your new Fit Sport. I have two, '08, and '09. Both are great cars but different from each other. I liked the Fiesta look and "promise" but have never ridden in one... maybe some day. Can I ask you how much the car cost with the COSTCO deal... out the door with taxes, etc. ?

 

the difference is that the Fiesta feels like a cheap econobox... the Fit does'nt feel even close to that!

 

Last time I looked at a costco deal for a honda fit it only was a savings of 500 dollars off of retail and I know I could negotiate a better price than that, but that just may be the costco near me.

 

I recently bought my fit...like 2 weeks ago. A big turn off on the fiesta was the price. All of the ones that even had the same options as the fit sport was another $1-2k. The fiesta didnt seem as nice or half as fun as the fit is to drive. I have been seeing alot more mazda 2s then fiestas where I live too.

 

not to mention....

Fit v Fiesta v Mazda2 Car and Driver Comparison

original article

10 best list, 2011...now 5 years running.

 

2010 Honda Fit Sport M/T

15893 for the car - 607 Dest Fee - 250 Doc Fee (typical in OH) - apx 1130.63 tax = 17880.63 OTD

 

I saw a fiesta on the highway today. Needless to say I reminded the fiesta of it's place.

 

I have been struggling with this question, as I am looking at getting rid of my current car in favor of something that gets better gas mileage. Having driven a 2011 Fiesta and a few 2010 Fit Sports, I have to say the build quality in the Fiesta is very nice. The handling is nice and tight. On the other hand, visibility is horrid out the back, and I have one simple requirement for any car: it has to hold two sets of golf clubs, me, and my fiancée. The Fiesta falls flat there. Despite feeling like a slightly higher-scale car, the Fiesta just isn't practical for daily use. I might as well buy a Miata.

I have read a lot of reviews to date that say similar things. They are all true, but the difference isn't that great. The Fit handles well. I might see myself beefing up the sway bars someday if a kit was available from a good, reputable supplier that really engineered it well and put a lot of time into it. The Fiesta comes with two more crank hp -- that's not enough to even CARE about. I like the shifter in the Fit with a manual transmission. It could use a stiffer bushing in it, but that's my only complaint. Again, easily rectified.

As far as the interior, even if it is built well, the Fiesta looks a bit schizophrenic. A Christmas tree looks plain in comparison. The Fit, I say, looks a bit drab on the dash, but I don't really care too much. It makes sense, and I can see myself getting used to where everything is so I can adjust the heater without taking my eyes off the road.

The Fit is a better value overall in my opinion. You get the Sport, and you get all the options I need -- keyless entry, a spoiler to give it a nicer profile, cruise control, and USB input. To get cruise and a USB input in a Fiesta, you're springing for literally EVERY OTHER OPTION Ford equips a Fiesta SE with.

The final deciding matter was Ford had to lie about offering 0% financing to get me in their dealership. They flat-out told me it wasn't available, even if I qualified (which would be no problem). Honda's dealership is closing out their 2010 stock at 0.9%, and they are willing to put a really good deal together to get rid of their last 2010 Fit. Apparently people who they attract don't like rowing their own gears.

I'm going back to the Honda dealership tomorrow. Hopefully they like the idea of getting out of their "hard to sell" stick-equipped car and buying my old "entry-level sport car" at a good deal.

 

fiesta puts me to sleep. Could have been nice though

 

After looking at the Fiesta at the Auto show yesterday, I can officially say I am not a fan. I personally didn't like the interior at all. The lime-green model they had with the color match dash kit looked terrible. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't even want to take one for a drive. Looks alone did it for me.

 

My buddy is buying a Fiesta with an auto, so we'll see about the real world mileage. My car is rated at 35 mpg and I've never gotten 35, even when the car was new on a road trip it got 36.5 mpg and I've gotten as high as 43 mpg, so we'll see what it really gets

As far as looks go, well, that's opinion but I think both cars look good!

 

I would certainly prefer Ford Fiesta. It has better mileage and riding pleasure as compared to Fit killer. Moreover, it is also more stylish.

 

Then hop your ass off here and go post in a fiesta forum.

 

Don't feed the troll...

The Fiesta...meh, it's alright; it looks good from the front, but the rear is terrible (hatchback version). It is certainly the most compelling product that Ford has put out in many years for me, Mustang nonwithstanding, but it still falls way short of the Fit. I sat in one at the Philly Auto Show this year...interior materials are nice enough, but not as robust as those on the Fit...the interior has kind of a "tinny" feel to it. In addition, I am not a fan of the steering wheel and the overall layout of the controls is incredibly unintuitive. That, and the fact that rear passenger and cargo capacity is sorely lacking makes the car completely impractical for many.

I agree wholeheartedly. And the Miata would be MUCH more fun to drive.

 

It seems like a nice enough little car. The uncomfortable truth these days is that most cars are pretty good. The Fit is impractical for many. So is a Suburban. I'm still really glad this segment is filling with so many competent cars - It could still be the Aspire and Echo here, and the Fit would be the unmitigated champ... and Honda would have no reason to improve it in the next generation.

 

Good points Occam. I'm not saying the Fiesta was terrible...I would certainly rather have a Fiesta over something like a Toyota Yaris or Nissan Versa. It just doesn't have that high-quality feel that the Fit has.

Except this:

 

I just traded off my 2010 F250 Lariat turbo diesel on a Honda Fit.

I looked at the fiesta, and even the focus ... but Ford is just asking too much for their econo-Fords.

when they put this 21 grand sticker price on an optioned out fiesta? do they think Im insane ?

I really like my Honda, and one of the things I like most about it is that its not a Ford.

 

it is crazy that all optioned out that a fiesta can cost more than $21,000.

 

"Options" don't really mean a whole lot of anything.

If they had optioned for the Fit...

Leather seats (some dealers do though)
Moon roof (again)
8-way, full lumbar, heated with 3 memory settable selections seats
dual angle DVD navigation (as in, driver sees one thing, passenger sees something else)
Full "racing" spec suspension
and so on... anything can cost a LOT more.

Which is why reviews then to limit their comments sometimes to "comparably equipped."

 

Heck, even with just Honda OEM stuff, the mugen kit really adds up. Just adding accessories on honda's Build Your Own section, I got up to $28,250.