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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 01, 2009 10:36 am) |
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Replying to: micweb (Jun 30, 2009 10:11 am) I don't necessarily agree with the floor mats comment. I balked at the Honda OEM floormat price and cost of installation. Instead, I bought the top quality heavy carpet choice at Wal-Mart for $20. I then used two 2" by 3" strips of velcro glued to the bottom of the driver floor mat, and to the vinal section behind the pedals. No more problem with slipping and a much heavier quality carpet material. The mats have stayed perfectly in place for several months without problems--although they don't fit perfectly around the "dead pedal" without cutting.
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Replying to: gatortom1 (Jul 02, 2009 11:55 am) I took a different route for floor mats on my '08, also resorting to Wal-Mart - except I visited their auto accessories floor mat aisle. I didn't buy any of the pre-packaged "sets", I looked for the heavy duty rubber mats that are usually on the bottom shelf under the hanging sets. They have small rear seat squares - these are the "all season" black ones - and also front seat ones with the protruding "tongues" designed to run up under the pedals. On the last generation '08 I had, the conventional front seat mats just wouldn't fit in the narrow space between the wheel well and the center stack. But I had seen how Honda positioned their own "all season" mats in their brochure, and took a lesson from them. I just reversed the usual location of the mats, from front to back! The "little" squares from the truck oriented all season mats fit just fine in front, and didn't slip. While not ideal for a muddy-shoed passenger stretching out their legs, for me the square worked fine. The "tongued" all season mats then fit REALLY well in the rear - the tongue fit nicely between the seat frame rack on each seat, and took care of the extra long leg room provided in the rear seat of the Fit. Regardless of what YOU decide for the front seat, I highly recommend using the "front" all season Wal Mart floor mats because they fit so well - and due to the flat rear floor, these "wider" front mats fit well (narrow tongue to extend under the seats, wide back portion to cover as much of the rear floor as possible). Anyway I hope this helps. What you can take from this post and the prior post is that neither of us wanted to use the expensive factory floor mats, or deal with attaching them (the all season rubber mats are heavy and sticky enough not to shift around). |
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Replying to: gatortom1 (Jul 02, 2009 11:55 am) All of this assumes I actually buy a Fit. I haven't yet had a chance to check out the non-Honda competition--I'll probably do that this weekend.
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Replying to: stephen987 (Jul 02, 2009 1:08 pm) Advantages of the Soul: more front seat space more equipment (bluetooth, satellite radio, seat height adjuster) more torque at low rpm smoother and quieter for the daily slog longer warranty probably more comfortable for extended trips Advantages of the Fit: somewhat nicer interior materials better handling shifter feels sportier in general, more fun to drive quickly probably less likely to need that warranty slightly better mpg So I'm on the fence. The real world price probably won't differ by more than $1k. I have some thinking to do.
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I've test driven a lot of cars over the past few months and have done a lot of research. I am going to buy a Fit Sport....except for one lingering question I have. I live in Cleveland OH, lotsa snow. I am used to driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup. I realize that's a tremendous change and I am not expecting the snow performance I got with the Tacoma but can the Fit at least handle well in snow? I want to go smaller but get a little paranoid when I think about how small cars perform in snow. Am I gonna be skidding all over the place??? Thanks for any input.... |
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We have a 2007 LX automatic. It is pretty horrible in the snow. We get lots of the white stuff and the car is too light and too low. Tires were not an issue. Mind you, I am not the greatest driver, but thank goodness, we also have a 99 Rav4. That vehicle kept us moving last winter. As much as I love the Fit design inside, it is does not work on our poorly cleared rural roads.  Vancouver Island, Canada
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Replying to: ramo (Jul 12, 2009 8:45 pm)
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I have an 07Fit with 38,000 miles and have several road trips of 500+ miles under my belt and I agree that at 80mph the Fit is pretty noisy, but then I've found driving at 65mph it's not bad and the MPG is a lot better too. I've found too that driving the speed limit (okay I do drive 60mph in the 55mph zones!) doesn't add much time to your trip anyway. For example if you average 75mph, after passing, slowing down, speeding up, etc it will take you .67hours to drive 50 miles, or you could be in the right lane driving 65mph and it would take you .77hours to drive the same 50 miles, or you'd get there 6 minutes faster by driving 75mph. To me that extra 6 minutes isn't worth the more stressful drive, worse MPG, louder noise, etc...let the other guys pass you and be frustrated on the highway. However, if you really have the need for speed, then I'd agree that the Fit may not be the car for you. |
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Replying to: bobw3 (Jul 13, 2009 9:41 am)
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