hey guys i need some help, im looking to lower my payments, my insurance, and my gas bill so i decided to look into a Fit. The problem is is that I'm not sure if I can go from 200hp to 100hp and have it still be a fun car to drive. I know theres alot of mods to be had for the car but is it still worth it? I'm looking for pros and cons as to why i should or should not do it. All comments are welcomed.
Honest I like the little cars lol they trick the **** out of them with k20's and I think thats the only way I would own one. But to save fuel and lower payments go for it!
hey guys i need some help, im looking to lower my payments, my insurance, and my gas bill so i decided to look into a Fit. The problem is is that I'm not sure if I can go from 200hp to 100hp and have it still be a fun car to drive. I know theres alot of mods to be had for the car but is it still worth it? I'm looking for pros and cons as to why i should or should not do it. All comments are welcomed.
My wife has a Fit and it's stock but it's still a blast to drive. I could see my self owning one but i'd make it handle like it's on rails. It'll never be a straight line go fast kinda car but you could make it handle like a champ though.
contact rei on clubcivic.com he went from an 06 si to an 07 fit sport (5 speed manual with paddle shifters) he does miss the speed of the si. but he still likes his fit and hes got lowered with rims
Well I doubt he would k swap it if he is trying to lower payments lol...My advice save money by eating less fast food and other things...I spend so much on fastfood so it really saves not eating it...but I don't think you will be happy with the trade in the power loss is too dramatic
i allmost bought a fit over the si sedan, the fit was too small it seemed, everything felt so close togather and i felt really high off the ground? if that makes sence
For about 1.5 months I had two Honda hatches in my garage. :dancing: The wife's SSM GD3 & my TW EP3. Alas I sold the EP3 & bought a TW FA5. One day I will own another TW EP3.
Surprisingly the GD3 likes to rev because of the gearing of the tranny so that little 1.3L engine can still suck the petrol. The GD3 handles well stock & I could only imagine what it's like lowered. Get an '07 in TW because for '08 TW is not offered.
Why don't you just buy an R18? you will lose power but not alot and the insurance and gas will go down.. Just an idea.
On the other hand my brother drives a honda fit 07 and he likes it, i look at it all the time and its stock lol. am sure if i din't had my civic i will probably had one of those:thumb:
It may only have a 1.3L 109hp 4 banger but you can still get in trouble. It's not Si fast but it's alright till about 90mph then the GD3 just falls on it's face. The way the tranny is geared it has alright acceleration.
At first i didn't care for the Honda Fit but when my nephew came over and had just purchased one and let me take it for a little spin i was really suprised. The car doesnt have the speed as an Si but it has a little pep and handles great. It's a great choice if your looking into trading in you Si. Hope everything works out and who knows maybe in a year or so you can get back into an Si unless your loving the Fit. Either way im sure you'll be happy
so you'll pay the depreciation on TWO brand new cars versus just one?
seems to me you'll pay a lot more in the end just to save a bit of money now.. plus you're probably resetting your payments to the same term that you started with the Si again... I dunno... I've driven a fit and the Si is heads and tails above that car.
I love those little cars and the reasons u stated for doing it pretty much rationalize the situation. They can be quick too if u ever want to drop a k20 in it later. They also look awesome if u do the jdm swap so then the mugen kit will fit. I am afraid that u will deff miss the si tho.
I like the Fit but it's too damn small. I was looking at the Fit Sport but went with the Civic instead since it's bigger and has more h.p. My wife didn't like the Fit anyway.......
I think so too, and when it will come to N. America it will look nothing like that, no rims, no kit, just a basic car.
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