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Replying to: micweb (Nov 17, 2008 9:33 am) "Well I called Honda Customer support and they were more interested in pawning the problem off on the dealer than being helpful." It's because Honda doesn't want to become the dealer of first and last resort. They figure they are paying the dealers to provide services like this, but then the dealers are often inconsistent and erratic. Make no mistake I called them after the dealer was very non-committal and Honda was even worse. Big mistake offering an oddball tire size! A 205/??/16 would have been far better, a bit wider but so what. Also the new Fit doesn't handle as well as the old model and I'm certain it's the tires. Mine is due in this week or early next. The dealers should know but who can you call when they don't? No one, because everyone is afraid of lawsuits and Honda will not commit to a change in tire size not affecting the warranty  So you're on your own if something goes wrong and they can link it to the tires in any way. |
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Took our 2008 fit in today for first oil change and asked the service guy to look at the drivers side window. The auto down feature quit working not long after we bought the car. He reset and checked once to make sure it was working and it did, but only once before I had to reset after arriving home. It seems like the reset only works one time. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. His reset procedure was to use the button for all down then hold 8 seconds or so then up and hold 8 seconds or so. If you hold it longer than 10 seconds it will lock you out for about 30 seconds. Plan to call the dealer and take it back in, but will be more persistent than just a reset. |
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Replying to: micweb (Nov 14, 2008 9:11 am) You're most likely to rub (if at all) when the front wheel is turned and you hit a bump, so the suspension compresses or rebounds all the way. The tire might rub the wheel well liner, basically. Still, 10mm and 5.5mm are tiny amounts. Honda must have left a little wiggle room in the wheel well. I had some body work done on a Miata and they attached the wheel well liner incorrectly, so for a little while it rubbed. They fixed it, and there was no real harm to the tire or the liner, FWIW. I think it would be OK. Honda is just avoiding a liability, basically, but the industry says a 3% variance is OK on tire diameter when you Plus One, for instance, and that snow tire falls within that tolerance. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 02, 2008 8:20 am) I've now had another dealer tell me to buy the 205/50R/16 instead as it's a wee bit wider but virtually the same height. Funny thing is the first dealr said no, use a 195. The Tire calculator says 185/55R16 Section Width: 7.28 in Overall Diameter: 24.01 in Sidewall Height: 4.00 in Radius: 12.00 in Circumference: 75.42 in Revs per Mile: 866.3 195/55R16 Section Width: 7.67 in Overall Diameter: 24.44 in Sidewall Height: 4.22 in Radius: 12.22 in Circumference: 76.78 in Revs per Mile: 851.0 205/50R16 Section Width: 8.07 in Overall Diameter: 24.07 in Sidewall Height: 4.03 in Radius: 12.03 in Circumference: 75.61 in Revs per Mile: 864.1 Ok so the way it looks to me based on the numbers. The 205 is much closer in size to the 185 than the 195 is. it's section width is quite a bit bigger tho. But based on the numbers, I might get the 205's. The tire dealer doesn't want to put on anything other than 185's. 
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Replying to: tiff_c (Dec 03, 2008 5:18 am) |
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Replying to: tiff_c (Dec 03, 2008 5:18 am) I remember a long time ago a test in the snow, where they conducted braking tests. I think it was C&D. Any how, one of the stand-outs was a Subaru Justy, and they said it may have been due to the skinny 155 tires getting a good bite.
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Relative to some of the other numbers we've seen, Fit sales being off "only" 8.4% in November look downright encouraging. I think it's more indicative of the types of cars that we're turning to in uncertain economic waters. 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 03, 2008 9:40 am) Actually they are snowflake rated all season tires with amazing grip. I had the same tire in a low profile on my Civic Si and it was Brilliant in the snow! I don't see a few mm's being all that significant and rarely do we get powder here. Usually it's slushy stuff or wet and heavy. A 185 in a 16 inch tire is VERY skinny as it is. That's generally a 14" tire size |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Dec 03, 2008 9:45 am) |
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I just picked up an 8 foot christmas tree yesterday and it fit easily into my 08 Fit Sport manual with both the back seats and front passenger seat folded down. My wife drove our Avalon with the kids and I drove separately in the Fit. I thought a tree would fit inside, but I was still a little unsure until I tried. I was amazed at how easily it fit inside. It was not a thin chrismas tree either. We used to have to put the tree on top of our 4Runner. No more!
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