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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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Replying to: hmowner (Jul 21, 2009 7:14 pm) |
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I had a chance to drive wife's Fit Sport Auto for about a week. Likes and dislikes: - fuel mileage: 40 mpg on highway doing 65mph avg (computer showed 46 mpg) and about 33mpg driving around suburbs. - magic seats, great for cargo haul - nimble steering and cornering - paddle shifters - Ipod / USB interface Dislikes: - Harsh ride on concrete surface highway. - Lack of power when engaged in 5th gear. Must force downshift to get any kind of acceleration - Cruise control downshifts to 4th when going up a hill (lack of power again) - Hard to use paddle shifter when making a turn - so so sound from speakers FYI - I put a mesh to protect the condenser. See Fit Freak forum for the DIY. I used aluminum gutter guard and zip ties.
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Replying to: hmowner (Aug 09, 2009 4:56 am)  hmowner: Your list of likes and dislikes pretty much sums up my own reaction to the Fit Sport with automatic. That's why I bought the manual version.  As for the harsh ride, I agree--but I'm willing to put up with it because of the handling. I know that it's possible to achieve sporty handling without sacrificing ride quality, but that happens well above this price point (the Mazda3s $20k was very nice, but out of my price range). I haven't really noticed the speakers being particularly weak, but then I'm coming from a ten-year-old Civic EX and a fifteen-year-old Dodge truck, neither of which would be described as audiophile quality. I think it's acceptable given the price point, and I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of FM radio reception. (The quality of what's on those stations is another matter). I'll be either installing my own mesh or splurging on a custom lower grille ASAP to protect the condenser.
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