2009 Honda Fit Sport

Yep, it's time for another review, and this time, I'm going all hatch and cheap! The Honda Fit is my victim today, and I'm going over the details. So it'll be price, value, economy, reliability, fun, the lot. Also, I'll compare it to the previous generation Fit, and how it's changed. So fasten your seat belts, and hold on to your hats, we're going for a ride.

The Honda Fit started its life as an ugly duckling. I never saw anyone under the age of 55 driving one of these, and I bet they were all too blind to noticed how ugly it was. Yes, it was practical, economical, reliable, and it was a Honda. But it was also ugly; very ugly. And that wasn't overshadowed by speed either, because there was none. Basically, the car had no testicles.

The 2009 Honda Fit though, that's a different story. The basic one, with 5-speed manual transmission, 1.5L 4-banger engine, and a price tag of just over $16,000, will get the job done. 10 years ago, the car for the youth was the Honda Civic, but now, the Civic is all grown up, and now the young people just can't afford it anymore. Fear not, college students, Honda has the car to "Fit" your needs!

Yes, it's got a 1.5L engine, but is that so bad these days? You don't need a V12 to get around anymore. Besides, half the time you're in the car, you'll probably spend in traffic, so the plucky 4-cylinder engine will do the job. But when you're not in traffic, you've got 117 horsepower to play with, and really, you don't need any more, unless you're on a race track. For any ever-day situation, this car is nothing short of perfect. You can fit all of your friends into it, take them just about anywhere you'd like, come back, and it just won't miss a beat.

And you'll love the trips between fuel stops because this car does 27 mpg in the city, and 33 on the highway, so it will save your wallet! It's green too, but that only concerns echo-mentalists, not me. So I won't address it. All I have to say is, if you want to save the planet, the Honda Fit is your best friend. Forget the Prius. Besides, you don't really want the accelerator pedal to jam up on you, do you?

Here's the best bit: because it's a Honda, it'll hold its value, and it'll give you every single dollar of what you pay for it. And really, in these economic times, isn't that what you really want?