When I went and looked at both of these vehicles(Fiesta and 2) I came away quite impressed with one of them, and that was the Mazda 2. I couldn't handle the odd centre cluster of the Fiesta, and with the exception of the front end the 2 is better looking.
Where I run into big problems is with the placement of the "B" pillar, a problem I've always run into with domestic vehicles, it's too far forward for both ingress and egress. It also makes it uncomfortable when driving. For some reason I've never had the problem with imports in this regard.
I also remember configuring the Fiesta and not being able to find an ARMREST, and that would be enough for me to not buy EITHER vehicle!. The Fit also had this problem for the first year but was quickly remedied for the following model year. now that Ford is offering one I can only hope that Mazda begins to offer a proper armrest.
With me it's the little things, the 0-60 time was enough for me to rule out the CR-Z(2 seconds slower to 60 than a 20 year old CRX NO THANK YOU), and so might it be with both of these. The biggest problem I have with the Fit is the higher interest rates for both leasing ans purchasing, that's ALMOST enough to rule that out for me
The real problem is there is too much choice in GOOD cars out there now UNDER $23 000, heck I would have looked at the Accent 2 door is cruise was standard:)
Now what was the question?
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Brent