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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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Replying to: backy (Feb 03, 2009 4:49 pm) 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." I guess they might cave in but test drives here in NH are usually a few miles, no more, regardless. Dealers fear putting on any miles. I have to look for a gas guzzling truck this month as I need to tow 3000 lbs. up and down the mountains in my area. No fun getting 10-12 mpg! 
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Replying to: gatortom1 (Feb 25, 2009 11:03 am) I actually made the guys jaws drop at Home Depot when I put an unassembled Weber BBQ in my Fit! It was a HUGE unit, the box was massive! They said no way it will fit. But it did and I closed the hatch. It certainly impressed even my wife and I, as the box was really huge. 
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Replying to: micweb (Feb 25, 2009 1:44 pm)  micweb: Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I pick up my 09 Fit Sport 5MT in 2 weeks, and I'll post feedback here.
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Replying to: tiff_c (Mar 03, 2009 11:14 pm) I've exceeded 30mpg on trips, taking it real easy, and mid 20s pretty much all the time, even in the 'burbs. MPG will drop while towing but you'll still get closer to 20 than 12. |
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Bought an 09 Fit Sport Navi in October... Regarding the ride issue, count me in the camp that thinks the ride quality is atrocious. I blame myself for buying the car after only a short test drive. As far as those on the forum who dismiss the ride quality issue as a minor carp from people who are not used to an econo-car ride, I also disagree respectfully. I own a VW Pickup from the early 1980's which has to be one of the worst riding vehicles ever, and the Fit is worse. I have Koni performance struts on my VW Golf set on a stiff setting because I prefer cars that have a tighter ride. The stiff Konis on the Golf are light years ahead in refinement versus my Fit. There is a difference between firm or stiff and harsh. The Fit is harsh and abrasive as far as ride quality goes. You literally feel each and every road imperfection, telegraphed into the passenger compartment and amplified. I am stunned that the ride quality of the 09 car is considered an improvement over the 08 and earlier car. I can't imagine riding in an early gen Fit for very long if it rides worse. I took this car on a highway trip about 2 hours into Kansas ( read: flat ) to my in-laws house, and felt completely drained and frustrated upon getting home. Between the constantly jittery suspension and wind blowing me around, an ordeal, really. I love many other aspects of the car, but the poor ride quality is a major, major fly in the ointment. |
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