Honda Fit - what's so great about them?

[lightlypurified]

i saw one of these parked inside the mall and i was drooling over the car with kids saying mommy wut is he doing.

[lightlypurified]

wtf am i talking about i must be drunk as hell im going to super auto bacs staying home is driving me nuts.

[ronin]

I don't think there is really any need to disparage any of the cars. Each has a purpose in the lineup and people that like them.

Heck if I had enough money I'd get a Fit, and a new Accord to keep my Si company.

[CmakSI]

two different cars for two different purposes....tsk tsk tsk

[habitat]

Originally Posted by Izzy

My sticker specifically only listed the transmission coming from Japan. Maybe our cars need to be more "sashimi" than "Yoshinoya".

edit: I'm well aware that Yoshinoya's are in Japan, but I'm using the american-mexican-teriyaki bowls that populate California.

I love this comment. McDonald's inspired Japanese food joint FTL!

[Special Ringpop]

The Fit, from what I hear, has better interior quality than the Civic, is smaller and better for city driving, and has some great features. The price is hard to beat.

[Special Ringpop]

Originally Posted by gregk

i think the fits are supposed to handle better than civics, but i haven't driven one yet. They also get better city mileage and are easier to park and hold more stuff. I'd have bought one if there were any around when i got my civic. I think they're pretty sweet cars.

but the civic looks better. IMHO, the current batch of civic 4 doors are the best looking small car around. the coupe looks good too, but the 4 door is just a beautiful thing.

I'm going to get some heat for this, but I personally think that the 8th generation Civic sedan looks excessively bloated and wide, and not in the good way.

The coupe, on the other hand, is easily the best looking 2-door under $20,000.

The sedan's aren't awful, but I def prefer the 7th gen sedans over the current ones.

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by habitat

I love this comment. McDonald's inspired Japanese food joint FTL!

Glad someone got it.

[lightlypurified]

wait so from wut ppl are saying here the fg1 coupe has suckier suspension then the fit the coupe was supposidly have a stiffer suspension. center on feel then the sedan.

[Civic Pride]

My brother drives a fit, and it seems like deers love that car, he hit one on the highway and another deer jump on his car while the car was standing still, thats just bad luck..

And no the fit is not as fast as a civic Lx, and i know because i drive his all the time, it handles better, but its not as fast, his car is manual and shifts like butter, i told him i will buy his car in the future, those things will be like the old civic hatchback that you see on youtue smoking lambos and vipers and vetts. on the other hand everytime he get inside my car he sais it looks more expensive overall than his fit, imagine a fit with a k20 turbo.

I love the fits.

[User_name:]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

No sir, that's american. Just the tranny.

Originally Posted by Izzy

My sticker specifically only listed the transmission coming from Japan.

Better look at the dicker sticker one more time....

[Litlelev]

Originally Posted by Special Ringpop

The sedan's aren't awful, but I def prefer the 7th gen sedans over the current ones.

your entitled to your own opinion but that sir is blasphemy!

[trogers8]

reminds me of a tata nano....

[Special Ringpop]

Originally Posted by Litlelev

your entitled to your own opinion but that sir is blasphemy!

Haha, I know. Well, there are aspects from each generation I like. I don't like how bloated the 8th gen sedan looks compared to the 7th gen. I really did enjoy the 7th gens interior for some reason, but I think the 8th gen, overall, is a better car.

The build quality, personally, doesn't seem as high to me, but that could just be because of my own personal experiences with the Civic.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by User_name:

Better look at the dicker sticker one more time....

I did. Here is what you need to see.


Difference I see is that you have an 08 and I have an 07. Idk if they started to get their motors from japan after 07 or what, but it's worth looking into.

[User_name:]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

I did. Here is what you need to see.


Difference I see is that you have an 08 and I have an 07. Idk if they started to get their motors from japan after 07 or what, but it's worth looking into.

Wow, good find.... Ill have to ask around to see whats going on with that

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by User_name:

Wow, good find.... Ill have to ask around to see whats going on with that

I wonder if they made any changes to the quality of the motor if that's the case.

[GoHuskies]

Fit makes a better city car I think. Smaller engine means better city driving mpg's and it has plenty of room for easy hauling.

Civic makes a better highway or distance commuter car. Better highway mpg's because of the Fit's short gearing.

[scraggles]

Isn't the 09 fit supposed to get something like 43 or 46 mpg/hwy?

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by GoHuskies

Fit makes a better city car I think. Smaller engine means better city driving mpg's and it has plenty of room for easy hauling.

Civic makes a better highway or distance commuter car. Better highway mpg's because of the Fit's short gearing.

I read something over on fitfreak that says when your foot is at 100% throttle, the dbw on that car makes it 73% throttle to save gas. Can someone with a fit verify?