I'm planning to buy a new car sometime in the next year. I recently sold my 1977 Diesel Benz and I've decided that I want a modern vehicle. I'm going carless, only biking, and doing research in the meantime.
I've narrowed it down to either a Honda Fit (2015 used or new 2015/2016) or a Honda HR-V (they just started producing them in 2016)
I bike commute, so I won't be putting a ton of miles on it, but I do have to travel (driving) 2-4 hours for work occasionally. I'm also an avid hiker/outdoor enthusiast, so I would love to have the room in the HR-V and the AWD drive model is really appealing (though I don't know if I can justify that expense since I don't live where it snows or anything!)
I want to keep this car for the next 15+years, and planning on starting a family, have dogs, etc, so the slightly larger size of the HR-V is appealing--but I'm not sure the additional $2-4K is worth it. The Fit also has better MPG, but not nearly as much better as you'd think--The HR-V still gets 30 MPG and lots of people have reported in the 40s.
I know there are lots of Fit fans here. Anyone have experience with the HR-V or see the advantage of Fit vs HR-V?