Honda Fit/Jazz - Is there a way to get Honda's attention?

I notice that they are selling this next year, which is a good thing
as they really need a smaller basic car. But the only model they
sell is the luxury loaded model with the higher HP engine.

How can we convince them to sell the basic 1.2L model that
they sell in the U.K.(1.3 in Japan)? We need a basic 50mpg
(average real-world mileage!) vehicle for $10K. They'd sell
more of them than they could imagine to delivery companies
and first time buyers and basically put KIA and Chevy's budget
cars in the dustbin where they belong.(Aveo and Rio and so on)

import one from japan or the uk - imho be a while yet before these tiny
displacement shoe boxes will sell in the USA - however $4 gas may do
the trick.

I think they need to bring both models to the US. both high end and low
end.

You guys should bring this discussion over to FitFreak.

http://fitfreak.net

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butch burton wrote:
> import one from japan or the uk - imho be a while yet before these tiny
> displacement shoe boxes will sell in the USA - however $4 gas may do
> the trick.
>
Import from Europe where price is often lower and the steering wheel is
on the 'wrong' side which you need for USA.

Bozo wrote:

> butch burton wrote:
>
>> import one from japan or the uk - imho be a while yet before these tiny
>> displacement shoe boxes will sell in the USA - however $4 gas may do
>> the trick.
>>
> Import from Europe where price is often lower and the steering wheel is
> on the 'wrong' side which you need for USA.

Only in the UK [& Ireland], the rest of Europe drives on the right side
of the road.

Bozo > wrote:

> butch burton wrote:
> > import one from japan or the uk - imho be a while yet before these tiny
> > displacement shoe boxes will sell in the USA - however $4 gas may do
> > the trick.
> >
> Import from Europe where price is often lower and the steering wheel is
> on the 'wrong' side which you need for USA.

I don't think there is a law that prevents one from putting a steering
on the right side of the car.

Bebop wrote:

> Bozo > wrote:
>
>>butch burton wrote:
>>
>>>import one from japan or the uk - imho be a while yet before these tiny
>>>displacement shoe boxes will sell in the USA - however $4 gas may do
>>>the trick.
>>
>>Import from Europe where price is often lower and the steering wheel is
>>on the 'wrong' side which you need for USA.
>
> I don't think there is a law that prevents one from putting a steering
> on the right side of the car.

I don't think so, either; but it's a pretty massive upgrade for a hobbyist.

Hi Joseph!

> How can we convince them to sell the basic 1.2L model that
> they sell in the U.K.(1.3 in Japan)? We need a basic 50mpg
> (average real-world mileage!) vehicle for $10K.

In Germany the Jazz is on market for 2 or 3 years. But you'll have to
pay more than 14,500 EUR for the one with 1.4 machine. The cheapest
version with the small engine is 10,900 EUR. For 15,000 you'd better go
for a 3-door civic with 1.4 engine...

http://www.honda.de/content/car/15113_27904_data.php

Kind regards
Thorsten

The Jazz is very popular in the UK, with gas about $7 it's no wonder. The
1.4 often gets 50mpg and it goes really well.


"Thorsten Ostermann" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Joseph!
>
>> How can we convince them to sell the basic 1.2L model that
>> they sell in the U.K.(1.3 in Japan)? We need a basic 50mpg
>> (average real-world mileage!) vehicle for $10K.
>
> In Germany the Jazz is on market for 2 or 3 years. But you'll have to pay
> more than 14,500 EUR for the one with 1.4 machine. The cheapest version
> with the small engine is 10,900 EUR. For 15,000 you'd better go for a
> 3-door civic with 1.4 engine...
>
> http://www.honda.de/content/car/15113_27904_data.php
>
> Kind regards
> Thorsten

Thorsten Ostermann wrote:
> Hi Joseph!
>
>> How can we convince them to sell the basic 1.2L model that
>> they sell in the U.K.(1.3 in Japan)? We need a basic 50mpg
>> (average real-world mileage!) vehicle for $10K.
>
>
> In Germany the Jazz is on market for 2 or 3 years. But you'll have to
> pay more than 14,500 EUR for the one with 1.4 machine. The cheapest
> version with the small engine is 10,900 EUR. For 15,000 you'd better go
> for a 3-door civic with 1.4 engine...
>
> http://www.honda.de/content/car/15113_27904_data.php

30% of that price is VAT, though, on top of registration,
so the planned U.S. model is the 1.4/1.5 with all the options.

The small $10-$12K 1.2L engine that gets 60mpg highway
isn't seen as "sellable" for some reason, which is why
I wondered if there was a way to let Honda know that
people would definately buy the base models as well.
(I mean a way or place that the decision makers actually
pay attnetion to)