Honda Fit or Scion xA?
01-05-2007, 09:17 PM
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Re: Honda Fit or Scion xA?
On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 03:54:26 -0800, "Robert A. Cunningham"
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>"Mikhail T." <mi+usenet@aldan.algebra.com> wrote in message
>news:1208617.GprB7tFMcM@misha...
>> Art wrote:
>>> Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out
>>> at
>>> your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
>>> indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
>>> available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth
>>> reading.
>>
>> Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
>> in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.
The Fit AT which scored 64 was a base model which cost $1400 less than
the Versa SL which scored 65. The MT Fit scored 75 so it was much
better than the AT Versa, largely because it was the better equipped
Sport model. One might surmise that, if a Fit Sport AT had been
tested, it would have scored better than 65 and the cost would have
been about equal to the Versa SL.
Also, CR reported overall mpg for the several months they owned the
cars:
Fit MT 34
Fit AT 32
Versa MT 29
Versa AT 28
Finally, Nissan's reliability has been erratic ever since Renault took
over (big surprise.)
>Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
>better than
>the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
>the Fit automatic
>>
>> With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
>> comforts are.
>>
>> Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't
>> include
>> both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
>> Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
>> ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
>> then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio
>> Package"
>> and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
>>
>> The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
>> all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
>> particular, had only 37 :-(
>>
>> -mi
>
<infojunkie@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>"Mikhail T." <mi+usenet@aldan.algebra.com> wrote in message
>news:1208617.GprB7tFMcM@misha...
>> Art wrote:
>>> Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out
>>> at
>>> your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
>>> indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
>>> available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth
>>> reading.
>>
>> Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
>> in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.
The Fit AT which scored 64 was a base model which cost $1400 less than
the Versa SL which scored 65. The MT Fit scored 75 so it was much
better than the AT Versa, largely because it was the better equipped
Sport model. One might surmise that, if a Fit Sport AT had been
tested, it would have scored better than 65 and the cost would have
been about equal to the Versa SL.
Also, CR reported overall mpg for the several months they owned the
cars:
Fit MT 34
Fit AT 32
Versa MT 29
Versa AT 28
Finally, Nissan's reliability has been erratic ever since Renault took
over (big surprise.)
>Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
>better than
>the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
>the Fit automatic
>>
>> With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
>> comforts are.
>>
>> Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't
>> include
>> both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
>> Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
>> ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
>> then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio
>> Package"
>> and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
>>
>> The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
>> all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
>> particular, had only 37 :-(
>>
>> -mi
>
01-05-2007, 09:17 PM
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Re: Honda Fit or Scion xA?
On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 03:54:26 -0800, "Robert A. Cunningham"
<infojunkie@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>"Mikhail T." <mi+usenet@aldan.algebra.com> wrote in message
>news:1208617.GprB7tFMcM@misha...
>> Art wrote:
>>> Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out
>>> at
>>> your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
>>> indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
>>> available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth
>>> reading.
>>
>> Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
>> in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.
The Fit AT which scored 64 was a base model which cost $1400 less than
the Versa SL which scored 65. The MT Fit scored 75 so it was much
better than the AT Versa, largely because it was the better equipped
Sport model. One might surmise that, if a Fit Sport AT had been
tested, it would have scored better than 65 and the cost would have
been about equal to the Versa SL.
Also, CR reported overall mpg for the several months they owned the
cars:
Fit MT 34
Fit AT 32
Versa MT 29
Versa AT 28
Finally, Nissan's reliability has been erratic ever since Renault took
over (big surprise.)
>Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
>better than
>the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
>the Fit automatic
>>
>> With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
>> comforts are.
>>
>> Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't
>> include
>> both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
>> Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
>> ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
>> then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio
>> Package"
>> and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
>>
>> The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
>> all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
>> particular, had only 37 :-(
>>
>> -mi
>
<infojunkie@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>"Mikhail T." <mi+usenet@aldan.algebra.com> wrote in message
>news:1208617.GprB7tFMcM@misha...
>> Art wrote:
>>> Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out
>>> at
>>> your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
>>> indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
>>> available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth
>>> reading.
>>
>> Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
>> in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.
The Fit AT which scored 64 was a base model which cost $1400 less than
the Versa SL which scored 65. The MT Fit scored 75 so it was much
better than the AT Versa, largely because it was the better equipped
Sport model. One might surmise that, if a Fit Sport AT had been
tested, it would have scored better than 65 and the cost would have
been about equal to the Versa SL.
Also, CR reported overall mpg for the several months they owned the
cars:
Fit MT 34
Fit AT 32
Versa MT 29
Versa AT 28
Finally, Nissan's reliability has been erratic ever since Renault took
over (big surprise.)
>Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
>better than
>the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
>the Fit automatic
>>
>> With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
>> comforts are.
>>
>> Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't
>> include
>> both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
>> Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
>> ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
>> then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio
>> Package"
>> and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
>>
>> The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
>> all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
>> particular, had only 37 :-(
>>
>> -mi
>
01-05-2007, 09:17 PM
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Re: Honda Fit or Scion xA?
On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 03:54:26 -0800, "Robert A. Cunningham"
<infojunkie@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>"Mikhail T." <mi+usenet@aldan.algebra.com> wrote in message
>news:1208617.GprB7tFMcM@misha...
>> Art wrote:
>>> Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out
>>> at
>>> your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
>>> indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
>>> available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth
>>> reading.
>>
>> Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
>> in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.
The Fit AT which scored 64 was a base model which cost $1400 less than
the Versa SL which scored 65. The MT Fit scored 75 so it was much
better than the AT Versa, largely because it was the better equipped
Sport model. One might surmise that, if a Fit Sport AT had been
tested, it would have scored better than 65 and the cost would have
been about equal to the Versa SL.
Also, CR reported overall mpg for the several months they owned the
cars:
Fit MT 34
Fit AT 32
Versa MT 29
Versa AT 28
Finally, Nissan's reliability has been erratic ever since Renault took
over (big surprise.)
>Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
>better than
>the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
>the Fit automatic
>>
>> With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
>> comforts are.
>>
>> Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't
>> include
>> both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
>> Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
>> ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
>> then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio
>> Package"
>> and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
>>
>> The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
>> all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
>> particular, had only 37 :-(
>>
>> -mi
>
<infojunkie@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>"Mikhail T." <mi+usenet@aldan.algebra.com> wrote in message
>news:1208617.GprB7tFMcM@misha...
>> Art wrote:
>>> Consumer Reports just rated the cars you are looking at. Check it out
>>> at
>>> your local library. I think Fit was their favorite but they actually
>>> indicated that the slightly outdated Focus with all of the incentives
>>> available could be a better buy than all of the new models. Worth
>>> reading.
>>
>> Thanks, I'm actually, their Internet-subscriber. Nissan Versa is the best,
>> in their opinion, although Fit is the most economical.
The Fit AT which scored 64 was a base model which cost $1400 less than
the Versa SL which scored 65. The MT Fit scored 75 so it was much
better than the AT Versa, largely because it was the better equipped
Sport model. One might surmise that, if a Fit Sport AT had been
tested, it would have scored better than 65 and the cost would have
been about equal to the Versa SL.
Also, CR reported overall mpg for the several months they owned the
cars:
Fit MT 34
Fit AT 32
Versa MT 29
Versa AT 28
Finally, Nissan's reliability has been erratic ever since Renault took
over (big surprise.)
>Actually, Consumer Reports liked the Honda Fit with manual transmission much
>better than
>the Versa with manual trans., but they liked the Versa automatic better than
>the Fit automatic
>>
>> With 5K miles/year, fuel efficiency is not a concern here. Safety and
>> comforts are.
>>
>> Trying to configure "my own Versa" on nissanusa.com, though, I can't
>> include
>> both the ABS Package and the "Convenience Package" (which includes
>> Bluetooth). This puzzles me greatly, but if bluetooth is incompatible with
>> ABS in a Nissan (and a dealer just confirmed this much over the phone),
>> then so be it... Oh, and the "Sunroof Package" requires the "Audio
>> Package"
>> and one of the SIRIUS or XM satellite radio systems. Bizarre...
>>
>> The second-best was Fit, according to CR with 64-points to Versa's 65. But
>> all of Toyotas/Scions were below Korean models, and Scion xA, in
>> particular, had only 37 :-(
>>
>> -mi
>
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