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*tomato* · 03-20-2009, 10:29 PM

Not to add any fuel to the fire or anything but IMO, I really REALLY think the Fit handles better overall. I don't know how to explain it, it just does. The clutch (shifter) works like knife in butter. Acceleration is lightning fast, even when you're in lower gears (very important for city driving with bits of freeway, hills and what not, like in the SF Bay Area).

I'm no mechanic, I'm just an idiot consumer driving stock cars, but I've been driving for a lot of years, and I'm telling you, if you take a stock base Yaris and a stock base Fit for a test drive, you will notice a big difference in handling.

It's not about power windows or power anything, it's just the handling and the driving experience overall. Can't explain it.

It's in the

Again, I didn't say I don't enjoy my Yaris

peace

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03-20-2009, 10:29 PM	#22
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	Not to add any fuel to the fire or anything but IMO, I really REALLY think the Fit handles better overall. I don't know how to explain it, it just does. The clutch (shifter) works like knife in butter. Acceleration is lightning fast, even when you're in lower gears (very important for city driving with bits of freeway, hills and what not, like in the SF Bay Area). I'm no mechanic, I'm just an idiot consumer driving stock cars, but I've been driving for a lot of years, and I'm telling you, if you take a stock base Yaris and a stock base Fit for a test drive, you will notice a big difference in handling. It's not about power windows or power anything, it's just the handling and the driving experience overall. Can't explain it. It's in the Again, I didn't say I don't enjoy my Yaris peace