OK, it's March. Honda has been telling us we would see the Fit in the showrooms in March or April. My birthday is April 14, and I want to buy myself a birthday present. I just wish we would get some sort of update on the status of the US Fit. I wouldn't mind a little teaser from Honda just to keep the excitement level up.

Hopefully soon to be Fitted!

 

Just remember, a bit of self control can save you some hard earned money.

 

Well, http://fit.honda.com is currently returning an error page. Maybe it's being updated with pricing and options? *crosses fingers*

 

I too shall cross finger - this is what the page did before the last major update!!!

 

dont worry my friend. youre not the only one getting antsy.

 

Anyone notice that Hondas' Fit page has been unavailable for the past day or so? I'm hoping that means we'll see some final pricing and color info, and a page layout like the rest of the site.....

 

Finally the Honda Gods may give us the true light on our prized toy

 

how many times are they gonna switch the watt rating for the 2 stereo options? 120 then 160 then 120 back to 160 for the base model and 160 to 200 to 160 back to 200watts for the sport...

 

But whatever they do decide for stereo wattage -not all RMS are created equal

 

well, the site is back up but i've noticed something for the Sport Model: Available 5-speed manual transmission.

Does that mean the auto is standard but 5spd is optional at cost? Or, maybe free of charge like the accord v6 manuals?

Was this on the webpage prior it went down? Anyone remember?

 

I have no problems getting to the site, and I see no difference since the last time I viewed it the other day.

Depending on how big a website is, and how many changes are made, it takes seconds to upload updates.

Your inability to view the site is most likely to do with connectivity issues between you and the hosting server.

 

Nope, it was down. The page shown was their own Honda page indicating techinical difficulties. It is back up. But as my last post said, did anyone notice that on the Sport Model: Available 5spd Manual?

 

The Fit site was down for me too this morning, where as the rest of the Honda site was fine.

Seems like they added that manual comment simply to clarify the fact that theres paddle shifting for the automatic Sport.

 

I think there's a difference:
To me - "Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters (5AT only)" for the sport model, seems like auto will be standard. And - "Available 5-speed manual transmission" will be available as indicated as an option. Otherwise it would be the other way around - standard 5spd mt and available 5spd auto w/ paddle shifters. But the way it was listed, auto is standard and manual is optional. Correct me if I'm reading it wrong.

This seems to me that this is following the Accord Sedan logic: Auto and 6MT is the same price.

 

Considering that all the other cars in the segment charge extra for a 4 speed automatic and come standard with a 5 speed manual transmission, if they do that, it will be a problem. I won't pay the same price for a manual as an automatic (especially a 5 speed automatic that costs an extra 1200$ CDN on the Civic). But if it's a 6 speed manual with other toys, then I'll pay the same price.

 

When you look at the specs on the Honda news site, the specs indicated that Standard Manual and Available Auto. I'm thinking they changed giving us auto as standard and manual as optional, at no cost.

 

Based on what you're saying, Honda is losing money on sales of the Honda Accord V6 auto because of the available 6MT with the same price? The Fit is a 5spd auto for that matter, not a 4spd. The specs are contradicting itself if the honda news site indicated "available 5spd auto" and the fit site indicates "available 5spd manual".


Fit Sport adds:
Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters (5AT only) STANDARD
Body-colored underbody spoilers
Body-colored rear roofline spoiler
Fog lights
15-inch alloy wheels
Security system with remote entry
200-watt AM/FM/CD audio system with MP3/WMA playback capability, auxiliary input jack, 5-mode equalizer and six speakers
Cruise control
Available 5-speed manual transmission OPTIONAL

 

I know that the Fit will have a 5 speed automatic, but all the other automatic equipped cars in its class are 4 speed automatic, and they all charge extra for it. That's what I was saying. Why would Honda put a 5 speed automatic as standard equipment, if it's a 1200$ CDN option on the Civic, and give no credit for the 5 speed manual?!?!?!

No, that means they are padding their bottom line. Manual transmissions have all ways been sold for less money than automatics. People are willing to pay the same amount for a 6 speed manual V6 Accord. In Canada, the V6 Accord coupe is 900$ more than the 5 speed automatic, but they also added extras to the manual model.

In Canada, they are still listing the automatic as being available, and the manual as standard equipment.

 

I think they must just be having problems with their server or something. It seems like the page will load sometimes and not others. Who knows...

However, I'm almost certain that the "Available 5-speed manual transmission" line has been there since they put that section up originally. I suspect they are listing it that way because they are trying to emphasize the first-in-class paddle shifters thing.

 

well, then honda need to get their butt straight cause the specs are different everywhere, only time can tell, counting down