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#843 of 847 Re: Versa vs. Fit [twogrim] by micweb Sep 02, 2009 (8:33 am)
Replying to: twogrim (Aug 31, 2009 11:21 am) I owned both and generally agree with your assessment about the Fit vs. Versa. I think the luggage space on both are quite good - the 2008 Fit (first generation) I had was much more spacious than the Yaris hatchback I owned. Maybe the Versa was a little larger, but we never did a road trip like you described. I DO think the Versa has a much better cargo cover - rigid - vs. the flimsy "window shade" style cargo cover that I had to pay extra for on the Fit. The Fit's cargo cover also left a big gap behind the rear seat that you could easily see through.   Where the Versa really shined was in road noise - it was nice and quiet. The 2008 Fit was much noisier.   Where the Fit shined was in handling - it was a little sports car.   I got much higher gas mileage on my Fit with 5 speed than on my Versa with 6 speed, both manual transmission - about a 5 mpg difference. (I now have a Cube with CVT and it actually gets slightly better gas mileage than the Versa with stick, so it may have been a sample variation).   I have test driven the new generation Fit in 5 speed only and it has a lot of wind noise, a fair amount of road surface noise, and the engine is still geared low - 3,750 rpm or so at 80 mph. So the noise hasn't gotten any better. The handling has gotten worse, except on the Sport Model (I drove both Base and Sport) which handles well but rides terribly (not insufferably terribly, but harsher than the former generation base model which still out handles it, imho and brief opinion). Where the Fit excels is in the fold flat seats and enormous station wagon hauling capacity.   I think both are great small cars, but my conclusion is that the Fit is over rated and the Versa is underrated. If you ignore the cost factor, the Versa is slightly superior, if you take into account the cost factor, the Versa is a significantly better buy with one big caveat - when I went to trade in the Versa and Fit after 6 months, the Fit traded in for more than I paid for it (ignoring sales tax and license fees) but the Versa trade in was the more normal Japanese car trade in range.   And yes I'd by either again in an instant, but I've gotten pickier about safety and would like to see stability control on both and also better roof crush tests. The mediocre roof crush tests on the Fit coupled with the lack of stability control (which reduces roll-over risk) makes it much less desirable to me, from a safety standpoint.
#844 of 847 30 to 35 mpg so far by twistedmuffin Sep 27, 2009 (2:43 pm)
Got my 09 Versa 4 sp auto (not CVT) in August. Have filled up about 7 times since then. Lowest mpg was 30.0, on the first tank Highest was 35.3 mpg ( I've hit 35 mpg 3 times so far). This is with 75 % hiway driving.    Using Shell gas which has no ethanol at my station. I think the lack of ethanol increases mpg's. Also bumped my tire pressure up to 40 psi, from 35 psi. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Sep 28, 2009 2:42 am)
#845 of 847 Re: 30 to 35 mpg so far [twistedmuffin] by pf_flyer HOST Sep 28, 2009 (2:42 am)
Replying to: twistedmuffin (Sep 27, 2009 2:43 pm) You're spot on about ethanol. My '07 got 33 in my normal everyday driving and 35 on the highway until ethanol was introduced in our area. That knocked a solid 10% off the mileage
#846 of 847 mileage @ 40,000 miles by pixel1 Nov 23, 2009 (9:32 pm)
'07 Versa with CVT, just turned 40,000 miles on the clock -- overall mileage is 31.5, figure about 60% highway, 40% in town driving. Have to agree with previous posters about effects of ethanol, as Oregon has 10% added, and my mileage did drop some. Still loving this car, trouble-free so far. Replies to this message: twistedmuffin (Nov 25, 2009 7:04 pm)
#847 of 847 Re: mileage @ 40,000 miles [pixel1] by twistedmuffin Nov 25, 2009 (7:04 pm)
Replying to: pixel1 (Nov 23, 2009 9:32 pm) Switched back to ethanol just for kicks. Sure enuf, my mileage is down to 29.x mpg on my usual commute. I was getting 32.x on the same commute, but using Shell without ethanol. Guess I'll go back to Shell even tho it costs more.

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