Atten: Potential Buyers 08 vs 09
#201
12-16-2008 | 04:06 PM
New Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 2
From: Canada
Canadians don't get all options.
Have you done anything about importing one or are you, like me, hoping they will offer something more on the 2010 Canadian model?
#203
02-26-2009 | 09:09 PM
#204
03-20-2009 | 07:12 AM
Just more to go wrong.
I noticed that there are quite a few new members (
welcome) in the market for a FIT, but not sure to go for the 08 or 09. They are reposting quite a bit because a) they do not read the 66+ pages on the 09, and/or b) do not search.
This thread will be just a list of differences with no opinions, just facts/specs. It also will be focusing on Fits in America.
2008:
BASE and SPORT have the same engine (vtec 1.5L109hp@5800 and torque:105@4800) and suspension.
The SPORT has a body kit, spoiler, aux jack, cruise control, and paddle shifters (for the AT), and 15" Alloy rims (BASE has 14" hubcabs).
colors:
Milano red (MR)
Nighthawk black Pearl NHBP)
Silverstorm Metallic (SSM)
Vivid Blue Pearl (VBP)
Tidewater Blue Metallic (TWB)
Blackberry Pearl (BBP) sport only
Blaze Orange Metallic (BOM) Sport only.
Prices: MSRP without transportation fee ($670)
BASE MT: $13,950
BASE AT: $14,750
Sport MT: $15,270
Sport AT: $16,070
Good luck getting these prices...
2009:
Arriving in "late September," as quoted by some dealers taking deposits.
80,000 total units for the 2009 model.
Colors: Outside/inside
Sport:
CRYSTAL BLACK PEARL/BLACK
BLUE SENSATION/BLACK
TIDEWATER BLUE METALLIC/BLACK
ORANGE REVOLUTION/BLACK
BLACKBERRY PEARL/BLACK
MILANO RED/BLACK
STORM SILVER METALLIC/BLACK
TAFFETA WHITE/BLACK
Base:
CRYSTAL BLACK PEARL/GRAY
BLUE SENSATION/GRAY
TIDEWATER BLUE METALLIC/GRAY
MILANO RED/GRAY
STORM SILVER METALLIC/GRAY
TAFFETA WHITE/GRAY //
Model numbers and Prices:
GE8729EW BASE MT - $14,620 (autoblog & egmcartech base price)
GE8829EW BASE AT~$15,420
GE8749EW SPORT MT~$15,940
GE8849EWSPORT AT ~$16,740
GE8769GW SPORT MT VSA&NAV -TBD CO dealers quoted ~$1800 extra
GE8869GW SPORT VSA&NAV -TBD
Will not have skyroof option and/or AWD, go to Japan for that.
Transmission is the same for the AT.
Apparently, the mt's transmission's ratio was lowered 3-8% which will improve acceleration but lower mpg.
Only Canadian AT's will not have spare tire
How the 09 is different:
i-vtec
maf sensor
117hp@6600
106 lb/
ft @ 4800
10 cup holders
Dead pedal
Armrest
second glove box (for ipod)
"secret" compartment under rear seats.
smaller rear seat head rests.
Navigation Option
USB jack (AUX is still there)
Steering wheel mounted controls
Windshield pulled forward 4inchs
daytime running lights
maplights
Available Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) Only with NAVI
Enhanced Suspension Calibration improves straight-line stability & handling with less understeer than before.
New power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering with a revised rack to reduce steering effort a low speed. As speed rises, the power-assist gradually increases steering effort to a more reassuring level.
Reengineered chassis improves structural rigidity by 164 percent
Tilt-and-Telescoping Steering Wheel
Two vertically mounted stiffeners positioned inside the D-pillar above the rear springs work in conjunction with the other rear modifications to bring the rear end around quicker and flatter
New supportive sport seats built around larger full-size frame
And is generally bigger:
Wheelbase has been increased 2 inches to 98.4 inches (base-15" sport 16")
Overall Length goes up 2.2 inches to 153.5 inches.
Overall Width is 0.8 inch wider
Front Track is 1.4 inches wider
Rear Track is 1.2 inches wider
Larger Front Bushings
Torsion-Beam setup has gained another 0.8 inch in travel
NEW VIDEO
Click here to see a video on the 09 (it has a lot of repeat info)
This is the official Honda 2009 site.
and this is some more official honda stuff
2009 fit accessories
Feel free to post anymore new info on the 09. including more pics and videos.
Remember, this thread is for a list of facts. If you want options click here.
Again, welcome to the site and choose what is best for you.
welcome) in the market for a FIT, but not sure to go for the 08 or 09. They are reposting quite a bit because a) they do not read the 66+ pages on the 09, and/or b) do not search.This thread will be just a list of differences with no opinions, just facts/specs. It also will be focusing on Fits in America.
2008:
BASE and SPORT have the same engine (vtec 1.5L109hp@5800 and torque:105@4800) and suspension.
The SPORT has a body kit, spoiler, aux jack, cruise control, and paddle shifters (for the AT), and 15" Alloy rims (BASE has 14" hubcabs).
colors:
Milano red (MR)
Nighthawk black Pearl NHBP)
Silverstorm Metallic (SSM)
Vivid Blue Pearl (VBP)
Tidewater Blue Metallic (TWB)
Blackberry Pearl (BBP) sport only
Blaze Orange Metallic (BOM) Sport only.
Prices: MSRP without transportation fee ($670)
BASE MT: $13,950
BASE AT: $14,750
Sport MT: $15,270
Sport AT: $16,070
Good luck getting these prices...
2009:
Arriving in "late September," as quoted by some dealers taking deposits.
80,000 total units for the 2009 model.
Colors: Outside/inside
Sport:
CRYSTAL BLACK PEARL/BLACK
BLUE SENSATION/BLACK
TIDEWATER BLUE METALLIC/BLACK
ORANGE REVOLUTION/BLACK
BLACKBERRY PEARL/BLACK
MILANO RED/BLACK
STORM SILVER METALLIC/BLACK
TAFFETA WHITE/BLACK
Base:
CRYSTAL BLACK PEARL/GRAY
BLUE SENSATION/GRAY
TIDEWATER BLUE METALLIC/GRAY
MILANO RED/GRAY
STORM SILVER METALLIC/GRAY
TAFFETA WHITE/GRAY //
Model numbers and Prices:
GE8729EW BASE MT - $14,620 (autoblog & egmcartech base price)
GE8829EW BASE AT~$15,420
GE8749EW SPORT MT~$15,940
GE8849EWSPORT AT ~$16,740
GE8769GW SPORT MT VSA&NAV -TBD CO dealers quoted ~$1800 extra
GE8869GW SPORT VSA&NAV -TBD
Will not have skyroof option and/or AWD, go to Japan for that.
Transmission is the same for the AT.
Apparently, the mt's transmission's ratio was lowered 3-8% which will improve acceleration but lower mpg.
Only Canadian AT's will not have spare tire
How the 09 is different:
i-vtec
maf sensor
117hp@6600
106 lb/
ft @ 480010 cup holders
Dead pedal
Armrest
second glove box (for ipod)
"secret" compartment under rear seats.
smaller rear seat head rests.
Navigation Option
USB jack (AUX is still there)
Steering wheel mounted controls
Windshield pulled forward 4inchs
daytime running lights
maplights
Available Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) Only with NAVI
Enhanced Suspension Calibration improves straight-line stability & handling with less understeer than before.
New power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering with a revised rack to reduce steering effort a low speed. As speed rises, the power-assist gradually increases steering effort to a more reassuring level.
Reengineered chassis improves structural rigidity by 164 percent
Tilt-and-Telescoping Steering Wheel
Two vertically mounted stiffeners positioned inside the D-pillar above the rear springs work in conjunction with the other rear modifications to bring the rear end around quicker and flatter
New supportive sport seats built around larger full-size frame
And is generally bigger:
Wheelbase has been increased 2 inches to 98.4 inches (base-15" sport 16")
Overall Length goes up 2.2 inches to 153.5 inches.
Overall Width is 0.8 inch wider
Front Track is 1.4 inches wider
Rear Track is 1.2 inches wider
Larger Front Bushings
Torsion-Beam setup has gained another 0.8 inch in travel
NEW VIDEO
Click here to see a video on the 09 (it has a lot of repeat info)
This is the official Honda 2009 site.
and this is some more official honda stuff
2009 fit accessories
Feel free to post anymore new info on the 09. including more pics and videos.
Remember, this thread is for a list of facts. If you want options click here.
Again, welcome to the site and choose what is best for you.
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I am Stuck paying $300+ a month plus insurance for the fit is higher than average. I went to a couple of other dealers trying to get out of my Fit before the Recession.
My car is an 07 Sport Auto with 20K mi now and they wouldn,t offer more than $12K
#206
11-29-2009 | 01:05 AM
Member
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 199
From: NJ
I don't think it makes much sense to post "beautiful/fugly" comments regarding the two Fit generations, as the concept is just so very subjective! I don't think you'll ever get two people in the world to ever exactly agree on what "beauty" is! 
Having said this, I thot the 1st gen Fits were more attractive on the outside, but once having sat in both on '07 and a '10 and test driven them, there was no more comparison, IMO. I thought the 2010 was by far the more comfortable of the two, had more interior room, the steering wheel was able to extend back to a much better position for me, and it tracked truer and handled more solidly then the '07 did..!
So I was willing to part with the almost $5K for the newer one. Believe me, if I could've bought that low mileage (20K) 2007 Fit for that much less $$, and have been as equally satisfied by it, I would have done so in a flying friggin' minute!
So now, y'know what? The longer, stretched out, more sloped, nose-lower-down shape of the 2010 Fit suddenly appears to me to be more beautiful than the 2007's (once more attractive) appearance!
The mind is a funny thing sometimes...
(TEHO!)
Having said this, I thot the 1st gen Fits were more attractive on the outside, but once having sat in both on '07 and a '10 and test driven them, there was no more comparison, IMO. I thought the 2010 was by far the more comfortable of the two, had more interior room, the steering wheel was able to extend back to a much better position for me, and it tracked truer and handled more solidly then the '07 did..!
So I was willing to part with the almost $5K for the newer one. Believe me, if I could've bought that low mileage (20K) 2007 Fit for that much less $$, and have been as equally satisfied by it, I would have done so in a flying friggin' minute!
So now, y'know what? The longer, stretched out, more sloped, nose-lower-down shape of the 2010 Fit suddenly appears to me to be more beautiful than the 2007's (once more attractive) appearance!
The mind is a funny thing sometimes...
(TEHO!)
#208
03-18-2012 | 01:49 PM
New Member
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 3
From: Altus AFB, OK
I'm really surprised to see that most people think the 08 looks better, IMO 09 is way sleeker and sexier than the earlier body style. The rear is less boxy, which looks better, and the front end seems more aggressive and less scrunched. I was also never a fan of headlights with color matched housings.
Just an opinion though.
Just an opinion though.
#209
03-18-2012 | 03:33 PM
Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 134
From: New Jersey
When the Fit first came out I was in love and told myself "that's the next car I'm going to buy!" Then I saw the redesigned 09's a year later and thought "eww wtf did they do, it kinda looks like a small minivan now." But the more I looked at the 09 the more I began to like it. And after a few months the 08's I was once in love with started to look "plain" compared to the 09. Needless to say, I ended up buying an 09 and don't regret it one bit!
#211
03-28-2012 | 09:27 AM
I don't know if the wiper settings changed, but I like the 08 Fit much more than the 09. I am glad we have a 08 Fit Sport. Looks like the the 08 is sportier and less like all other small cars. However; all Fits are cool!
#212
03-28-2012 | 10:42 AM
WOW this thread is ancient!
I'm really surprised to see that most people think the 08 looks better, IMO 09 is way sleeker and sexier than the earlier body style. The rear is less boxy, which looks better, and the front end seems more aggressive and less scrunched. I was also never a fan of headlights with color matched housings.
Just an opinion though.
Just an opinion though.
It is not that hard to believe considering how old this thread is.
This thread was started before the GE was released in North America. At that time most people like the GD better because FitFreak WERE all GD enthusiasts. Car enthusiasts are very attached to their own car's aesthetics and features.
BUT that is not the point of this thread, which is to state facts, not opinions--which is mentioned in the first post in bold.
Opinions regarding GD vs. GE turn all threads into a hot mess--at least it did in 2008.
#213
06-14-2012 | 01:10 AM
Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 160
From: Montrose, CA
It is not that hard to believe considering how old this thread is.
This thread was started before the GE was released in North America. At that time most people like the GD better because FitFreak WERE all GD enthusiasts. Car enthusiasts are very attached to their own car's aesthetics and features.
BUT that is not the point of this thread, which is to state facts, not opinions--which is mentioned in the first post in bold.
Opinions regarding GD vs. GE turn all threads into a hot mess--at least it did in 2008.
This thread was started before the GE was released in North America. At that time most people like the GD better because FitFreak WERE all GD enthusiasts. Car enthusiasts are very attached to their own car's aesthetics and features.
BUT that is not the point of this thread, which is to state facts, not opinions--which is mentioned in the first post in bold.
Opinions regarding GD vs. GE turn all threads into a hot mess--at least it did in 2008.
IMFO (Facts vs. Opinions), the Fit is a great car regardless of the generation.
As a fan of Doctor Who, I liken my Fit to the TARDIS-- it's bigger on the inside! :-) That is true every year.
--
Barry
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