Hello Everuone, i'm about to pull the trigger on a 2010 Fit. My thoughts are to go with the LX and save the 1800 over the Sport and ditch the ugly rims and put that 1800 towards rims/tires/springs/oem body kit/center console

The only thing is the front bumper/Intergrated foglights on the Sport really set the car off.

I understand there are a few other things that are nice to have (leather steering wheel, extra 2 speakers) BUT do you think it's worth spending the extra 1800 for the Sport or just get the LX and dump that 1800 into customizing

 

Main reason I bought the Sport was for the cruise control. In the US you also get the usb interface, so you can listen to an ipod or music on flash/thumb drive. I assume it would be the same in Canada. The fog lights and keyless entry add to the value as well.

Are you getting a manual or automatic tranny? If you are considering the AT, the Sport has the paddle shifters which are useful in hilly areas & give you a quasi- manual trans experience. Won't matter if you are getting a manual.

To me, the extra $1800 divided over several years is not much considering the benefits.

 

For everyone is different. For Sooznd it was. For myself, it was.

I liked the style difference of the Sport from the Base (side skirt, front bumper+fog, spoiler). As I also mentioned in another thread, I want fogs. I'm not a fan of steel wheels, so at the time, it was a "turn off" (though now, I'm potentially thinking about buying some for winter tires). And so on. Sure, many of those I "could" add onto a base, but that could easily costs as much, and I don't particularly care about investing time in those specific mods.

There are some, you might not know about, such as performance changes in the suspension.

I mean, YOU really need to judge for yourself. Sure, people can give you advice all day long and pick one over the other, but YOU are the one that's going to buy it and use it. You're the one that has to "live" with your choice for however long you have the car (I say that, because some folks have "bought-sold-bought again" the car).

Go to Honda's website, stare that the specs and pics for hours on end, I did. I came to the conclusion, I'd rather have the Sport. *like they say in that Capital One commercial* What's your conclusion?

 

The reason for this post is more for the fact of justify the difference in price for a model up.

i.e Honda will charge like 500 for some options when we all know you can get it aftermarket for 1/2 the price if not more.

Also the price is more like 1900 difference and looking for the AT model

 

The LX version (here in Canada) that the OP is looking at is not the same as the "base" in the U.S. The LX is a mid level trim and includes things like:

15" (ugly) alloy wheels
Body-coloured rear roofline spoiler
Heated side mirrors
Air conditioning with air-filtration system
Illuminated steering wheel-mounted cruise control
Remote entry system

The Sport adds things like:

The 16" wheels
Rear stabilizer bar
The "underbody spoiler kit" and front bumper w/ fogs
Leather steering wheel
USB device connector

Also, in Canada the AT cars do not get the paddle shifters.

I personally chose the Sport version because I thought it looked better out of the box than the base or LX versions, and I didn't have any desire to modify the body in any way. If you are looking to pump the additional $1900 into upgrades, then I would say it would be worth it for sure. You can get the equivalent (or better) of everything the Sport has aftermarket and probably still come out ahead. Plus you could alter the suspension and get much nicer wheels/tires than would come standard on the Sport. Not that you can't do that with the Sport too, but then you've already spent the extra $1900 that you could have saved. Just my $0.02.

 

Just picked up my new Sport two days ago, I would go for the sport with the current $2500 discount in Canada.

 

i would get the sport... infact i have 2 sport Fit's. get the sport unless you're begging for cash and want to go as economical as possible.

 

I was parked beside a red LX yesterday. I looked good.

Where are you Canucks located?

 

Thanks for the details on the difference between the Canadian & US models.

Do any of the US models come with heated side mirrors? I want this!!
We had our first snowfall this season today & the fit's mirror really seem to collect snow...

 

This brings up a couple of questions.
Can you get the USB connector for the LX model?
Can you get fog lights integrated into the LX model bumper?

 

i had my choice of the base, LX or the sport. i chose the sport, cuz i thought why not get the best of the best? and, it has all the options available for this car. also, the sport comes with 6 speakers, and the LX with 2. gotta have my music.

 

So US models have rear window defogger/deicer? If so then replace mirrors with Cdn ones with the wiring for heat and hook them up to the rear window defog.

The Canadian ones work off same switch as rear window defogger. I wish it had a timer on it like my Dodge. I am always forgetting to turn it off.

 

You can add the USB connector and fogs lights as accessories (Honda Fit Accessories - Genuine 2009-2010 Honda Fit Accessories Shipped at Discount Prices).

 

AFAIK none of the US models get heated mirrors. I seem to remember that there was a user here that added Canadian mirrors to a US model, however extra wiring was required for the elements.

I guess we had to give up the map lights in our Sport model in order to get the heated mirrors...

 

lol.. my GD has no heated mirror and had no map lights... i bought a used map light assy from a STI owner, cut a hole in the ceiling, and just wired it up. tis been working great for 3yrs.

 

Well I think for the short amount of time - the heated mirrors would be used by me--I'd rather have the map light- since I 'll be using that year round.
Are heated mirrors a feature on many Canadian car models because of the cold...or is it the way the Fit's mirrors are made that have warranted this feature?
Mirrors on other cars I have owned didn't collect as much snow snow when I was driving as the Fit.
I am hoping it was just the angle of the yesterday's snowfall and not a design flaw of the Fit.

 

Test drove a 2010 Sport in Black.

It has a very Toyotaish seat height to it, not very sporty but it does help with viewing. It looks small but feels very roomy inside.

IIRC the CDN model has a auto timer on the rear defroster.

It definately needs the map lights

Drove well in the city but lacked any grunt after 80 km/h (which it should since it's geared for city)

I thought it would have a digital speed readout like on civics or like my old s2000 but it didn't.

The LX model has 4 speakers vs 6 on the Sport

I would assume you would need to cut up the front bumper pretty good in order to seat the fog lights on a LX model. The Sport vs Base front bumper look like competely different bumpers. Where as the Accord/Civic/etc have spots for the fog lights but just aren't there.

 

On my wife's RSX i think we used the heated mirrors like twice since 2002

 

I'm thinking to add the lights to mine following the "Add maps lights to your base model" thread. Looks cheap, easy, and would be a great addition.

A lot of cars here have heated mirrors - all my past vehicles have, anyway. I actually use them quite a bit; not just in the winter, but even when there is fog or mist on them the heater just clears it right off.

I'm not sure about cutting, but they look like this:

 

Yes, you do have to cut the front bumper.

A hole about the size of the fog lamp. The black trim covers the rest.

http://www.collegehillshonda.com/ins.../foglights.pdf