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Hatchbacks Honda Fit Honda Fit Color Opinions?
76 messages, Last post on Sep 22, 2008 at 2:48 PM
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| I would go with red or another bright color since this is a small car and you want to be seen easily. Of course I live in the PNW where the gray makes things blend into a mash. My brother had his sky blue truck hit about 4 times from behind over a few years time. | |
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Replying to: fitcoupe (May 04, 2006 9:05 am) I'm sure more of the Orange Fits will show up in your home town. They just seem like a natural choice for some budget conscious or fun loving OSU Fan. I read your reply literally minutes after agreeing to buy a Black Fit base model. Sorry, but I won't be helping get more Orange cars out on the road. I don't drive my Orange bug any more and now I've added one more to the millions of black cars out there. I decided that I didn't really want to get the Sport model. It was just a combination of the additional money and whether or not I really wanted the features (more on that in the Driving Experience thread). I decided to stay with the base model and then went 'round and 'round on the color, with Orange no longer being an option. Long story short, I kept coming back to black. It's cool (in my opinion) and looks very sharp when clean. The drawback is, of course, that it shows dust immediately. When I took co-workers out to see the car today, after driving it for less than 1 day, the first thing they noticed was that it was "dirty" (dusty)! I figure that while I'm all excited about the look of the car that I'll wash and wax it regularly. Just about the time I get tired of doing that, the novelty will have worn off and I won't care if it looks dusty. And, when I'm in the mood, I'll shine it up again and have it looking really good (for a day or so).  I'll post about my buying experience, driving experience, and after-purchase accessory questions in other threads. Thanks for your feedback, twin brother.  I'll keep an eye out for your when I'm in Corvallis (for football games or visiting family). If I see an Orange fit, I'll honk and wave like crazy. Maybe it'll be you. Mike
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I got to see the Fit in five different colors last night: orange, black (base), silver (base), red (Sport), and blue (Sport). I decided that this is a funky little car so it deserves a funky color. Also, as others have mentioned a bright color is an advantage for such a small car. The orange Sport, on the showfloor, looked great. It should sell particularly well in places like Austin, TX. I liked the blue, too--had kind of an "electric blue" quality to it. I don't like Milano Red as much as more of a cranberry red, but it looked sporty in red. I thought the black and silver cars looked like boring econocars. Maybe they would look a lot better in Sport trim, with the fancy wheels. The other thing I noticed is that, except for the orange car, the paint did not seem to have the typical high-gloss Honda shine. Now, all these cars were fully detailed and clean, for a special open house at the dealership. So maybe they hadn't waxed the other cars yet.
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Replying to: backy (May 06, 2006 5:31 am) Also, I don't think it's a coincidence that you found the two base models to be the boring ones. All the red ones I saw were the sport trim, so they looked sporty. The only silver one I saw as base, so it looked more boring. The day I bought my black base, there was also a black sport in the showroom. Not surprisingly, the one with sport trim looked sportier! And both cars seemed very glossy. The black is like a mirror, even with a bit of dust on it. So, I think part of it is color and part of it is trim. And by "trim" I mean the tires too. Don't underestimate the effect of wider tires. When we had our del Sol, I remember that the VTEC version looked much sportier, although the only external difference was the alloy wheels and the width of the tires. The problem for me was that the only "bright" color I liked was Orange. I'm not a bright blue or bright red kind of person, if you know what I mean. The problems with the orange one was that there were absolutely none within hundreds of miles of me, that I wasn't sure that I REALLY liked the sport trim better than the base, and I wasn't sure I saw $1300+ of advantage to the sport model. Also, from pictures I've seen, the shade of orange was just a little different than what I wanted. So, I ended up with a black base. It's hard to deny that it's pretty boring looking at this point. I really like the car -- since I'm the one driving it -- but I don't think it'll draw much attention. Then again, that's one reason I went with the black. If I want to be subtle, I can. If I want to add more "flare", I can do that too. Mike |
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Replying to: johnnyvj (Apr 29, 2006 12:49 pm) Still a bit 'too much' for my tastes, but it 'Fits' the personality of the car, and while not ideal, is definitely liveable. Was also told by a salesman that the 'Blaze Orange Metallic' is actually not very orange at all in-person, but rather is pretty much a copper color. If so, that might make me take a second look.
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Replying to: johnnyvj (May 06, 2006 5:20 pm)
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Replying to: waltersbg (May 05, 2006 11:21 pm) I replied to your message elsewhere but didn't reaize you were in the greater PDX. I can attest that Circuit City Washington Square now knows how to install the alarm/keyless entry and took notes. BTW, same basic unit was $238 installed at the Good Guys and $300 + installation at Car Toys (+ an unknown kit price TBD during install). Mine's a red base model out on the Beaverton/Hillsboro "frontier".  Ken
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Replying to: backy (May 06, 2006 7:00 pm) YMMV, of course.
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Replying to: ottertracks (May 06, 2006 8:10 pm) I have several questions regarding the system you got. I'll ask them in the other thread since it's more about accessory stuff than this color thread. Thanks, Mike |
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Replying to: jbwest (May 06, 2006 9:34 pm) Probably a good thing, IMO. Some will disagree, I'm sure, but when I think of colors that I'd NEVER paint a car, the list usually goes banana yellow, lime green, and then bright orange (aka 'cars that look like tropical drinks' ). But copper is a different beast, and I could see how it'd be attractive.  |
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