For as much of a Honda fanboi as I am, my parents HHR isn’t bad at all. I actually kind of like how it drives. Its real easy to load stuff into the hatch floor is at a good height. They just took it to Florida and got 32 mpg out of it. Only downsides are the the 2.2 motor is kinda weak (we got the 2.4, moves around ok). And the interior still leaves a little to be desired, but its not that bad compared to past offerings.
To me the Fit falls into the same niche, just smaller motor & nicer interior. Of course there are plenty of people out there who don’t like the look of either car lol.