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Hatchbacks Honda Fit The Fit doesn't fit
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Replying to: robertsmx (Feb 17, 2006 7:48 pm) In this interior picture of the base Fit, you can see both the back recline release (seat bottom), and the refresh release (seat back side, near the top):  Honda usually refers to a seat height adjustment option, which isn't specifically listed in the Fit specs. That's what we're looking for documentation on. My local auto show (Motor Trend's Virginia International Auto Show in Richmond, VA) isn't until March 10th, so if no one can confirm the seat height adjustment before then, I'll check it out, when I go. Oh, and I noticed I can get in for free with my AAA card on Friday!
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Replying to: dewaltdakota (Feb 18, 2006 7:35 am) That is not to say there isn't a height adjuster, but hondanews.com makes no mention of it, and all of the European Jazzes have a large dial-knob on the side of the seat. Even the diagram from the Japanese owner's manual had a dial on the side of the seat. When it comes down to it, the cars I have owned in the past are "primitive" in their seating functionality so what the Fit has is fine for me, but for the sake of all of those who need it, I hope the height adjuster is there. ...and of course the two auto shows I am close to either never had the Fit (San Diego) or had the Fit at the end (Los Angeles) and I didn't know about it.  Oh well, I will have to wait until April. 
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Replying to: hungarian83 (Feb 18, 2006 9:46 am) The lever on the right side bottom of the driver's seat is the seatback adjustment, not a height adjuster. If the European and Japanese Fits have a height adjuster and the U.S. model does not, that will be even more incomprehensible. However, it does mean that the height adjuster would be easy to add. That is what Honda did with the '02 Civic, when the '01 came out without a height adjuster and they were upstaged by the likes of the '01 Elantra with its height adjuster. So Honda acted pretty quickly in that case. Unfortunately, since the Fit will be a '07 model there might not be any changes until the fall of '07. |
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I agree.. the "Fit" doesn't fit... just another ugly Honda out there now. After the introduction of new Civic, Ridgline, and now Fit, I'm convinced the Honda engineers thought ugly was the new pretty. And I know MT called the first two mentioned their COTY, but they obviously had their eyes closed when they did! PEEEWWWWWWWWWWW!!! 
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Replying to: sanitationofcr (Feb 20, 2006 5:22 pm)
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Replying to: sanitationofcr (Feb 20, 2006 5:22 pm) Honda finally took a bold step with then new Civic. Some may like it, and some may not. It seems to be paying off with the rapid sales increase. Every time I visit the Honda dealer (and the recent visit to the autoshow), I hear mixed opinions. I noticed that it's either your love it, or hate it. I heard few middle opinions. IMO, the Fit is not that bad looking. |
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Replying to: sanitationofcr (Feb 20, 2006 5:22 pm)  I know backy has been concerned about the seat height adjustment situation (which we're still trying to get confirmation on), but no one has been totally trashing the car until the last couple of days. What the heck is up with that? The Fit is what it is - an economical car that can carry tons o' stuff... and for anyone to be trying to think of the Fit as a sports car, is (in my opinion) just trying to fool themselves (although Honda's ad campaign isn't doing much to dissuade that theory). |
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Replying to: sanitationofcr (Feb 20, 2006 5:22 pm) The only qualm I have with it is that it didn't arrive sooner.  I'm looking forward to delivery. When a company designs a car, not everyone will like it. If Honda would have kept the 8th generation Civic's changes as just evolutionary, people would complain. When they make drastic changes, people complain. As for Honda, they are winning with Civic sales up 56% on the year. |
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Replying to: dmundy1 (Feb 20, 2006 5:36 pm)
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