Originally Posted by jaje
you could get a rav4 or cr-v and get better gas mileage...suvs suck up gas...even my Element when I drive it slow and nice only can get up to 26mpg...it takes $40 to fill the tank on regular...an MDX will get you much less mpg and cost more to fill
you're using logic. the MDX (or similar) would be the wife's car, where appearance and style take priority. and logic? that often takes a back seat to other more inportant things, like style and appearance.
hence, the Fit as an 'equalizer'.
drum brakes work well but for competition you want rear discs - which i'm sure someone will sell an upgrade kit (which i hope they do if i buy one)
I was thinking the same, but I've been keeping SCCA Solo II rules in the back of mind as I think about this. intake, headers, exhaust, chip, brake upgrades, etc. will put the Fit into a class with some very tough competition (where E36 M3's often rule the day). But since the Fit is small and light (with Z06 slalom speeds) it already has an advantage.
i kinda like the GTI (but have several friends with 4-5 year old vw's and have lots of problems such as dead trannies, blow engines, elec problems, etc.)...Honda's always made a more reliable car, VW always a nicer looking and feeling car
I believe the new GTI will be German built (the regular Golf being built in Mexico). Its my understanding that the Germna built VW's are very reliable (our Passat being one example) but that Mexican versions are hit and miss. Honda definitely has the reliability figured out, but there is nothing quite like the "feel" of German engineering.