Yep. You should see the cup holders in my corolla. There's shit spilled everywhere because the car lurches hard when it decides to randomly shifts gears. Fucking automatics are total shit (unless you can lock the gears).
my Civic 05 has a transmission feature, not sure what its called but you cannot feel it upshift or downshift at all, perfectly smooth. However it sounds to me like you have lead foot disorder. i never even spilled my coffee when i had my 1964 Malibu SS with 4.11 gears and 400sblock, 382 HP. I had a kit in my trany for hard shifts, i just let off the gas a bit when it shifted during coffee time, but something is definitely wrong with your driving or your tranny, heck i can downshift a manual to a quick stop and not spill coffee.
I've checked out several Fiestas and haven't found anything about the fit and finish that wasn't extremely well done.
For some i think its the materials and styling. Cheaper cars use hard ABS plastics and thin carpet and materials that fade easily.
One thing i can't stand is how far away the Stereo's are positioned in many cars, especially mine, i want it to be closest to me and sticking out so my arm is not outstretched, i constantly switch songs, change volume..etc so i kinda have a nerve about their position. I need steering wheel controls :thumbsup:
I had an 09 Fit Sport. It is one awesome car in term of utility. I can tell you of all the cars you've looked at, it none of them can carry as much stuff as the honda fit.
The cargo room in this car is incredible. It came in handy numerous times when I have to haul stuff. My GF loved the car as well because she took it on a road trip with her friend and amazed at the cargo room the car have to haul their stuff.
I get about 32 mpg with it and that's pretty good, None of the SUV could come close to the FIT in term of mileage + cargo room. It's either get an suv with terrible gas mileage and get great cargo room or get a SUV with OK gas mileage and get OK cargo room. The fit does both.
The car is very cheap to maintain and ride.
The only thing I don't like about the car is the Weak A/C, the interior is too large for such a small A/C unit and it doesn't cool the car down enough to my liking. Also the car is pretty slow & was an automatic
Those reasons alone caused me to get rid of it and bought a 2011 Honda Civic Si which I am extremely satisfied with. Other than refueling it with Premium gasoline, there's nothing I hate about this Civic.
I do miss not having the honda fit though cause of the cargo room.
good read. Though my current 05 Civic ex has a weak A/C too...really sucks to hear the Fit is the same way. i wish there was a way to force it colder.
Definitely leaning on the Fit though, but gotta finish paying on this one, getting close though.