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Replying to: bygertz (Feb 01, 2009 8:34 pm)  less chance of falling asleep driving late at night It takes some getting used to, but it's no smooth riding Lexus. Also not a problem if the road is smooth, but here in Minnesota the roads are pretty beat up by the plows so the expansion cracks and bumps make it worse.
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Replying to: seaf (Feb 02, 2009 10:13 am) That is pretty much my only complaint(OK, just a bit growly engine on acceleration), its otherwise relatively fun to drive (although I think the Civic hatch was a more so,both with Nokians), economical, roomy etc. Seems a pity to be a bit disappointed each time the nose is dipping up and down on the freeway commute(it seems to be at its worst 40-60 m/hr), especially given all the good things said,written. Is MN the only place with expansion gaps????one would think they would have installed a few on the test tracks.
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Replying to: bygertz (Feb 02, 2009 4:47 pm) P.S. you want to see bad roads, go to Hudson WI!
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Replying to: stevemr1 (Jan 27, 2009 6:29 pm) I'm not trying to be a smarta$$, but recommend you try flexing your buttocks occasionally... squeeze, hold, release. Gets blood back into your rear muscles. Also do the same for your upper and lower legs while you've got the car on cruise control. These are similar the videos shown on airlines to keep blood clots from forming in your legs. Also recommend, again, not to be a smarta$$, some exercise if you're not currently doing any. Walking, jogging, lunges, squats. All are good for the muscles & blood circulation. Good luck Lee |
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Replying to: wildbill (Feb 02, 2009 10:03 pm) Cheers Lee
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Replying to: backy (Jan 30, 2009 11:24 am) Honda Dealers would let you drive the new Fit around the block if you were lucky and then they wanted you to buy it. No deals no salesmanship, just buy or they will sell it to the next customer, since most were presold. Long test drives at least in my area are for SUV's not super popular good mileage cars like the Fit.
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Replying to: tiff_c (Feb 03, 2009 6:27 am) Now with Honda sales tanking along with almost everyone else's, maybe dealers are more likely to agree to a long test drive. If not, there's always, "OK, that's cool, I'll just go down the road to the Toyota dealer and buy a Yaris 5-door because they let me take it for a long drive and it was fine. Bye." 
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The measurement specs tell you there is a LOT of cargo space in the Fit for such a small car--I bought it partly because my road bike would fit in the back without removing the front wheel--but I just had further confirmation this week. I bought a new dishwasher, and then a new large electric ceramic top kitchen range. Both appliances, individually of course, fit easily into the back of the Fit with space to spare for the trip home. Other than the Ford Focus station wagon, I'll bet there are few other small cars out there that would have handled the load as well.
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Replying to: siarizona (Feb 03, 2009 4:18 am) I have heard that the suspension set up is different on the Fit (regular) and Fit Sport. Besides the obvious difference in lower profile tires, which can make a big difference, the Fit Sport has a rear sway bar. It's also possible that the bushings, spring rates, and shock tuning is different. The way to find out is to track down VIN numbers for both an '09 Fit and '09 Fit Sport then have a friendly dealer look in their parts number database to see if the VIN's return the same part numbers for front springs and struts, rear springs and shocks. If they do, then the only difference between the two models is the wheel size (and hence tire profile) and rear sway bar. The most conservative approach would be to buy the standard version, which is aimed at commuters more than FTD (fun to drive) owners. Then you could check for online reviews of tire "ride" - believe it or not, some tires have "stiffer" sidewalls than others. I noticed a considerable improvement on one of my cars when I switched from the factory tires to Kumho Solus KH16. Consumer Reports has good on-line ratings of tires for noise, ride, etc., but you have to be an online subscriber. You should probably also check the tire size on the standard and Sport versions to make sure it is a common tire size and not an odd-ball size with few choices. Finally, I had a Scion xA with a very jouncy ride, but the ride was only really jouncy on one stretch of one freeway. That freeway had some fairly regular, but invisible, ups and downs and if you hit it with a car with a short wheel base and stiff suspension, you'd be jiggling that whole stretch of freeway. What is telling for purposes of this thread discussion is that I drove the same stretch on my commute with an '08 Fit standard several years later, and "jounciness" wasn't a problem with the Fit. So the one poster who raised this issue may either have a particularly bad stretch of freeway or be particularly sensitive.
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| agreed, highways bounciness varies. There's a stretch of highway that felt more bouncy after getting my new fit 09. But then again when I see other van trucks go over the same stretch, I can see visibly them bouncing up and down too. Given these economic times, local governments have not been keeping up with road maintenance as well as before too, so some roads have deteriorated more than before. on a smooth stretch of highway, the Fit feels like a dream. | |
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