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Replying to: micweb (Jul 15, 2009 6:24 am) I merge w/o worry onto highways ...... and it's quick off the line at the traffic lights from a stop. I live in a rural area with two lane roads featuring curves and hills ..... lots of double yellow lines. Today I found myself behind a big truck hauling scrap and didn't want to wait around to see what would fly or fall off the truck...... the yellow no passing zone ended, down went the pedal, up went the revs (first time I've taken it up to 6K ... sounded good!) and I was around the truck (it was going 50-55) before we got to the next hill ..... and in what I would judge a short, adequate amount of time. I would not hesitate to recommend the auto on the sport. Coming through and out of Texas last January ..... running on real gas (no corn) .... I drove for several hours at 80--85 mph and the mileage meter (I know it reads about 10% high) stayed steady at 42-44 mpg. It was flat level ground and the traffic around me as going about the same speed. I wondered at the time if any drafting effect was aiding my mpg numbers .... but maybe that a topic for another post, another time. I do know that REAL gas makes a difference in performance (seat of the pants) and mpg (calculated real mileage rates) based on that trip from IL to Texas and back.
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Replying to: baddog2 (Jul 15, 2009 7:30 pm) I regularly got 37 mpg on my 2008 Fit with stickshift. Although the high rpm were a little annoying, sure didn't hurt gas mileage. We use E10 in Cali at least in winter maybe year round. Good to hear the auto is quick. According to tests it is a little slow 0-60, but I'm not sure how meaningful those tests are when most of are driving much gentler than maximum (pedal to the floor) most of the time. And of course in real life you have to shift four times with a stick to hit freeway speed, the auto throws shifts faster than we do for the most part. |
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Has anyone gotten the Quick shifter option with their manual transmission? I'm familiar with a short shifter on a BMW. If the Fit has a truly short shifter it should improve the shifting dramatically. Anyone have any comments? Thanks guys |
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I bought a Fit Sport A/T yesterday for wife and went to WalMart to find a good matching floor mats. I found few nice looking black mats with the right size, picked one up, and found the mat fits the Fit pretty well. I didn't have to worry about the hooks because the mat is heavy enough and wedged tightly enough in the proper spot to prevent it from moving around. This is a good $25 investment! over $130 retail all weather mats. I also bought additional cheapy clear mat ($8) to cover the exposed space in the rear as the "normal" mat did not cover the carpets under the front seats and the center space. Next step is to cut out a thin carpet protector for the cargo area. I'll post a review/experience in few weeks.
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Replying to: hmowner (Jul 21, 2009 7:14 pm) It's good to watch for spills and moisture seeping under the mat, the one problem with any mats is that they will trap moisture and lead to mold growth. But that is a fairly remote affair. I use a thin yoga mat (sports dept. at Walmart) to give some traction in the rear hatch area (when I had a fit). I am less concerned about spills than about stuff sliding around. Although once with one car a loose cap on a quart of oil wreaked havoc in the trunk.... |
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Does anyone have any experience with Coco mats? They look nice and are supposed to wear well. Expensive though. I thought I would surprise my wife with them, when we get the car which should be in a couple of weeks. I'm just starting to shop for the car. I don't know how well they would fit in the fit. (Hah) Any comments? Thanks |
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Replying to: stephen987 (Jul 10, 2009 1:22 pm) You just know that once the newness and initial demand dies down, Kia will drop prices on the Soul. That'll hurt resale if you paid more when it was fresh and new. So get the Honda now, or wait for the inevitable discounts on the Kia in a year or so.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 29, 2009 9:12 am) I went back to the Kia dealer yesterday morning. The Soul+ that I wanted was gone, and the only 5-speed they had was an Soul! model, which is handicapped by the 18-inch wheels. The difference in ride was noticeable, but I was prepared to overlook it. I could even ignore the weird partial-houndstooth upholstery, though I'd prefer to have it on the entire seat. Worse still, the Soul! is actually more expensive than a Fit Sport. My wife was not as sanguine as I. By the time we finished a 3/4 mile test drive, she was physically ill--and the Soul was no longer on the menu. We narrowly avoided having to do an interior cleanup. Plan B was to go back to the Honda dealer and bring home a Fit for her to try on. If that didn't work, I was prepared to move up to a midsize sedan of some sort, or at least to an Elantra. When I sat down in the Fit so soon after driving the Soul, I knew immediately that the Fit was a better choice for me--and for her. When I got to the house, she cooed and wowed over the Fit, asking whether it was considered "above" or "below" the Civic. She immediately sat down in the driver's seat and said "let's go." After a four-mile winding drive she pronounced it "acceptable," which is her way of saying "you can have it, and as soon as you get one I'd like to borrow it." Now if I can just find the title to my clunker. . . and the dealer can find a Sport with a stick. . . we'll be all set--for about $1k lessthan the Kia Soul.
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Replying to: stephen987 (Jul 29, 2009 9:24 am)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 29, 2009 9:34 am) My state offers same-day title service from only one office--about an hour and a half from me--and I think it may be worth making the trip, in order to get the deal done before dealers start to get nervous about C4C$ drying up. |
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