Anyone own Honda Fit?

Discussion in 'Fit' started by me, Mar 19, 2006.

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    me Guest

    If yes..... how you liking it?
     
    me, Mar 19, 2006
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    Bozo Guest

    It's called the Jaz in UK and my wife has one and loves it.
     
    Bozo, Mar 19, 2006
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  3. See my response in alt.autos.honda.
     
    High Tech Misfit, Mar 19, 2006
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    David Wynne Guest

    I have 1.4 basic model.

    - Very good round town. Very nippy in all "close quarter" situations
    - Mine hardly ever goes over 30mph. Most trips less than 5 miles YET 41 mpg
    - Noisy on motorway
    - Not amazingly powerful at speed
    - Not so good on high speed motoring, that said VERY good in stop-start
    driving situations, so if you're a motorway traffic jam every day, you'll be
    fine.
    - Gearbox is amazing
    - Drive select (P - D - N - R lever, you know) is a bit vague; there's no
    gate on it and it's easy to slip into one of the weird low torque D options
    only to find out you're in it when you want to zip off :(.
    - (optional) Boot bags total waste of time
    - Roof mounting storage thing is quite nice, but not worth the money
    - Don't bother with those boot/shelf mats. They get in the way
    - Wish I'd got the automatic air temp option
    - Rear windscreen washer - wiper is poor but works
    - Quite slow to warm cabin in the morning
    - Mine's never been back to the dealer. Hooray!
    - Easy to keep clean
    - Stereo OK, but see note below...
    - Good to park / reverse
    - Kids like it
    - Will easily take 2 adults and 1 kid in back seat.
    - Totally easy to shuffle seats around. Hooray for that too.
    - Good leg room front and back.
    - Rear view mirror vibrates (worst case vibration found so far is Pink
    Floyd's "One of these days" when it gets to the on-off-on-off bit). Might
    need to avoid death metal too (but that's for a whole different reason) :).
    - Magic seats are just that; very clever
    - I'd recommend this car if you drive round town. It works.

    HTH, regards,
     
    David Wynne, Mar 19, 2006
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  5. Is it possible you have the bass set rather high? Last summer I replaced
    the head unit in my '93 Accord with an aftermarket Sony "Xplod" unit. When
    I was experimenting with the equalizer presets, my rear view mirror started
    to vibrate with the drum beats of many songs.

    BTW, the headers of your post suggest that you are in the UK, correct?
    Thus, 41mpg is likely to be imperial gallons. Convert that to U.S. gallons
    and it works out to about 34mpg.
     
    High Tech Misfit, Mar 19, 2006
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    David Wynne Guest

    Hi there,
    Maybe, I'll look tomorrow. I don't think I've got any EQ set up though.

    It also vibrates on certain road surfaces especially the "rumble zones"
    which are springing up on round abouts and pedestrian crossings. I notice
    that there's a little rubber bung thing wedged between the mirror stalk and
    the windscreen; looks like an 11th hour bodge to me!
    I think you're correct. Is 34 mpg(US) good or bad? I used to have a Merc
    A160 which did 26 mpg (UK) round town and so I see the Jazz/Fit as a great
    improvement.

    Regards,
     
    David Wynne, Mar 19, 2006
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    David Wynne Guest

    Hi,
    My ISP does not carry this. Any chance you could post your response here
    please?
     
    David Wynne, Mar 19, 2006
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  8. I said to the OP that the Fit hadn't gone on sale in North America yet.
     
    High Tech Misfit, Mar 19, 2006
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    tww Guest

    Just the think one would need to dodge the vehicle of choice around here in
    mid GA -- a over large GMC or Ford SUV or dually running 90 mph down I 75.
     
    tww, Mar 21, 2006
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    jim Guest

    Got mine April 29 - base model, manual transmission, storm silver
    metallic.

    I like it just fine after 950 miles - quiet, roomy, good handling,
    adequate power, well-assembled;

    Have taken it easy for breakin period; have had it up to 85 on
    Interstate and it seems stable and willing to go faster;

    Gas mileage is phenomal so far:
    First tank 40.4 mpg
    Second tank 40.5 mpg
    Third tank - leisurely trip on rural roads to blue ridge mountains,
    trip on skyline drive, return on rural/interstate, used a/c about 1/3
    of the time: 45 mpg!

    Has lots of features to like:
    instruments
    radio layout
    cup holders
    magic seats
    great shifter feel
    lots of standard equipment
    good legroom/ comfort in all seats

    a few minor peeves:
    speedo markings could be better- numbered only every 20 mph;
    hash marks for 5 mph intervals hard to see - takes extra mental
    processing to determine your speed - its not intuitive.
    Wide A-pillars block visibility.
    Long clutch travel with short engagement zone.
    Lots of storage places but none are lockable

    Overall, very satisfied
     
    jim, May 13, 2006
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    Elle Guest

    Um, um. Nice. Now we're talking. And the engine isn't even
    broken in.

    Can you say about how much you paid?
     
    Elle, May 13, 2006
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    post2google Guest

    The Wall Street Journal did a nice comparison based on test drives this
    week
    of the competing models, Fit, Yaru (really a Scion Xa) etc

    The only knock they had on the Fit was a excessive amount of road
    noise. I think
    it was like 78db on the highway. The only other negative I've heard is
    the poor
    rear visibility, but jeez, have you sat in a 2006 Civic? The rear
    visibility is so
    bad that you might as well just remove the rear view mirror.

    And lets face it, if the boneheads at Honda of America had continued
    selling a
    regular Civic Hatchback, we wouldn't be having this discussion!
    Losers.

    As for the Scion Xa, it is pretty nice, but I'm not sure I can deal
    with this
    speedometer (for no good reason) being moved to the middle of the dash.

    -P
     
    post2google, May 13, 2006
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    scott Guest

    wrote in
    A-FRIGGIN-MEN
    I DON'T want four doors
    I WANT a hatchback
    I DON'T want a more expensive engine and a lot of crap telling everybody I
    bought the most powerful engine availible in a Civic.
    I DON'T want some funky shifter sticking out of the dashboard
    I just want a two door plus hatchback REGULAR Civic
    NO ABS (or the bill to fix an ABS black box after 5 years out of warranty
    for thousands of dollars.

    I bought a 2002 Civic coupe and my only regret is it isn't a hatchback
    My next car will have a hatchback, and if Honda will not offer it it will
    not be a Honda.
     
    scott, May 14, 2006
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  14. The Fit *is*, for all intents and purposes, the complete replacement for
    the Civic Hatchback.

    What's wrong with four doors? Are you one of those manly rednecks who
    think two doors is cool, four doors is geeky and makes you look like a
    family man or sump'n?
     
    Elmo P. Shagnasty, May 14, 2006
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    ah1244 Guest

    Amen to that! Even better, let's hope that Honda brings back that
    beauty called the CRX ..... which, way back in the late eighties/early
    nineties used to do 45-50 mpg without breaking a sweat! ...now, 15
    years later, Honda is touting 40 mpg Civics....what a disgrace!
     
    ah1244, May 15, 2006
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    Steve Pankow Guest

    Well, today's Civics would still be getting CRX mileage if federal
    regulations didn't require hundreds of extra pounds of airbags and
    structural safety improvements.
     
    Steve Pankow, May 16, 2006
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  17. In fact, go look at the weight of the Fit vs. the weight of, say, the 92
    Civic Si.

    The Civic Si had 125hp, the Fit 109--but the Fit is 200 pounds HEAVIER.

    Wow.
     
    Elmo P. Shagnasty, May 16, 2006
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    pars Guest

    The Fit has a small lightweight chassis that already designed to return
    a sporty ride. All it needs now is an engine with enough HP to complete
    the package.

    The Fit could become as Legendary as the CRX if Honda could drop in a
    bigger engine, without seriously increase price, weight and maintain
    the car's handling dynamics. But wait a minuit, doesn't Europe already
    have the as per mentioned modification in the form of the Civic Type-R?
    However, the Type-R badge packs a huge premium.

    Pars
     
    pars, May 17, 2006
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  19. the Fit weights TWO HUNDRED POUNDS MORE than my 92 Civic Si.

    Let's not get worked up about how "lightweight" the Fit is. It isn't.
    It's a pig.
     
    Elmo P. Shagnasty, May 17, 2006
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    SoCalMike Guest


    im pretty sure the US market fit already gets the biggest engine
    possible. i seem to recall a 1.2 or 1.3 being offered as standard in
    europe.
     
    SoCalMike, May 18, 2006
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