Comments on: High-demand has Honda mulling U.S. Fit production

By: planet_drive

planet_drive — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:13:08 +0000

The Japs should build their cars in Canada. It just makes more economical sense. Canadians have free universal health care which would save thousands on health costs per worker, also Canadian workmanship is of higher quality. An example is the Toyota Matrix and Pontiac Vibe. My friends Matrix built in Canada, had it for almost 5 years, beats the crap out of it and runs perfect, no problems. My girlfriends Vibe which is the exact same car as the Matrix, only its built in California is a total lemon. Doors don’t close properly, loose brake calipers, electrical problems, leaks when it rains and skweaks and rattles over every little bump. I only buy Japanese cars, and the only ones I will buy are the ones built in Japan or built in Canada. Living in LA, I need a car I can trust to be reliable.

By: cereal

cereal — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:35:13 +0000

Just wait until they’re trying to get rid of some models for an update or something, and see those prices go doooooooooown.

-eat your cereal

By: somedude

somedude — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:22:01 +0000

@raineman: cause american fat asses get bigger every year

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:24:38 +0000

I don’t know what it is about the Fit. They may be nice, but they are so overpriced. The ones I’ve seen are selling for more than the Civic. They are slower and really don’t get much better mileage. The new ones are going to be worse than the previous generation because (just like every other car) they have gotten larger.

Why keep making cars bigger with each new generation? I don’t get it.

By: acura_el2000

acura_el2000 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:41:01 +0000

I vote for the Alliston Ontario plant!

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:27:48 +0000

It helps their wordcount beemerdude. It’s been light on Camaro stories lately and there isn’t any other news in the whole automotive world to talk about.

By: beemerdude

beemerdude — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:40:56 +0000

Uh… LLN, I think we all know by now that Honda is a “Japanese automaker.” And that BMW is a “German automaker.” And Hyudai is a “Korean automaker.”

No need to make these statements in every single story!!

By: thertrain

thertrain — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:56:48 +0000

Honda is showing how a nimble auto maker can navigate an very bad market. Sure they are losing money like everyone else, but they have products that are still in demand and will lean on them to weather the current climate.

By: tzu13

tzu13 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:53:37 +0000

All I can say: do it, Honda!

By: mShu7

mShu7 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:50:02 +0000

I drove an ‘08 Fit over the summer. For what it is, I’d definitely drive it if I were in the market for such a car. I like it over any of the other subcompacts out there. I also like the changes they made to the ‘09 model.