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#2296 of 2432 Re: 2009 Fit Sport Manual Mileage Update [pf_flyer] by pmeyers Nov 12, 2008 (7:09 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 12, 2008 5:28 pm) What I meant was that, here in snow country, leaving your alloys mounted in the winter is an invitation to curb rash (cause you can't see the curb for the snow and slush). My intention is to get used steel wheels from an earlier year civic or geo storm and get 175x70x 14 inch tires. Narrower tires are actually an advantage in the winter, since they apply the weight of the car to a smaller tread patch in the snow. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Nov 13, 2008 4:37 am) tiff_c (Nov 14, 2008 8:32 am) GBrianK (Nov 15, 2008 5:50 pm) mgutai (Nov 17, 2008 9:31 am)
#2297 of 2432 Re: 2009 Fit Sport Manual Mileage Update [pmeyers] by pf_flyer HOST Nov 13, 2008 (4:37 am)
Replying to: pmeyers (Nov 12, 2008 7:09 pm) Oh definitely. Great idea to protect your wheel investment. And provided you have the storage space it makes it easier to swap back to summer times next spring.
#2298 of 2432 Versa/Fit by usaf66 Nov 13, 2008 (8:56 pm)
I tested drove each LOVE the sport Fit EXCEPT interior only comes in Blk I have a white dog her hair gets over me in 2 hr. pieces transferred to the blk interior and looks terrible--But great car-no wiggle room in pricing that I can find I'm in NE Oh. Also the Versa doesn't seem stable-stopped and a small SUV passed me around 45 mph and the Versa shook-stopped on freeway shoulder with the FIT semi's didn't even make it wobble.   Any recommendation on comfort and milage for under $17k. buying my first NEW car in 20 yrs.   usafrosie Replies to this message: kipk (Nov 15, 2008 3:25 am) thehermit (Nov 15, 2008 7:29 pm) rpm7 (Dec 04, 2008 2:48 pm)
#2299 of 2432 Re: 2009 Fit Sport Manual Mileage Update [pmeyers] by tiff_c Nov 14, 2008 (8:32 am)
Replying to: pmeyers (Nov 12, 2008 7:09 pm) My intention is to get used steel wheels from an earlier year civic or geo storm and get 175x70x 14 inch tires. Narrower tires are actually an advantage in the winter, since they apply the weight of the car to a smaller tread patch in the snow.   My 2009 Fit Sport Auto is coming in 10 days. I also need winter tires. Problem is the 185/55R16 tires. The only winter tire made in that size is Blizzaks which are not very good. The Nokian WRG2 which I had on my last car was great and it's a 50,000 mile snow rated all season and they work great. The problem is the size is 195/55R16. So no one, not the dealer, not the tire places or even Nokian themselves know if it will fit on the 2009 Fit. Bad choice of a tire size considering very few companies make tires in that size. If you find out anything please post it. I don't think steel rims are available for even the 2007's Replies to this message: GBrianK (Nov 15, 2008 5:50 pm)
#2300 of 2432 '09 Fit Sport with AT Mileage Info by rlh2 Nov 15, 2008 (1:42 am)
Have ~5800 miles on 2009 Fit Sport with AT. Overall mileage is 34.0 mpg with best of 36.3 mpg and worst 31.3 mpg in mixed driving. These values are calculated after each fill-up. In-dash meter consistently reads about 10% higher than actual.
#2301 of 2432 Re: Versa/Fit [usaf66] by kipk Nov 15, 2008 (3:25 am)
Replying to: usaf66 (Nov 13, 2008 8:56 pm) You could put slip covers on the seats. Or use a vacumn cleaner or tape roller frequently.   There are advantages to the Fit's interior, if you have needs to haul bulky items.   Another car option would be the Toyota "Yaris" hatch back in 3 door or 5 door.   Equally as good, or better, in gas mileage would be small sedans. They will generally be a bit quieter inside. Most have a good size trunk for hiding things from public eyes.   The Civic and Corolla are both slightly larger and possibly more comfortable than the Fit, and Yaris, and both use 1.8L engines, and run a little stronger. . The Yaris sedans and hatchbacks use a 1.5L engine.   EPA ratings and Drivers reporting on http://www.fueleconomy.gov/ show mileage a bit better with the Yaris models. Corolla, Civic and Fit all fall real close in mileage.   There are lots of smallish Sedans available, and the dealers are willing to "deal" on them. Not many Fits yet, and the dealers want full window sticker.   Best way I've found to buy locally is to use Edmunds "New Car" area. You can equip and price a car right there. Then click on the button and get dealers in your area to give you "Internet" prices.   An advantage to shopping this way is that they had best give their best price, because you are not captive in their show room and can simply hang up. Also find out about the prices on their Document fees, and Extended warranty,( if you want one) AND "Dealer installed Options", . Those are "Profit" items that we need to know about before visiting the dealer showroom. You want the DRIVE OUT PRICE ! Many or most dealers have "Internet Sales" departments.   Last time we bought a car for our son, there was $800+ difference in internet pricing. He got the $29K Ridgeline for $23k+. Honda was offering "Deals" but so were the dealers.   There won't be that much discount on smaller cars, but they still compete! Right now is a great time to buy!   Kip
#2302 of 2432 Re: 2009 Fit Sport Manual Mileage Update [tiff_c] by GBrianK Nov 15, 2008 (5:50 pm)
Replying to: tiff_c (Nov 14, 2008 8:32 am) Try 205/50 R16. They will fit the rims on the Fit and using the tire size calculator at 1010 Tires shows they aren't off by much.   http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
#2303 of 2432 Re: Versa/Fit [usaf66] by thehermit Nov 15, 2008 (7:29 pm)
Replying to: usaf66 (Nov 13, 2008 8:56 pm) I have three large white dogs, smallest one is 65 pounds. I solved the problem with their hair. Go to a carpet store and get a piece of carpet, cut it to fit the back with the seats down. Then go to a fabrick store and get a piece of vinyl long enough to go from the headrest down and double that. Sew the ends together. Get four metal grommets, remove the front headrests and mark the vinyl where the headrest mounts and place the metal grommet in the vinyl. Run the headrest mounts through the grommet and you have a barrier so the dog cannot get to the front and a cover so they don't shed hair on the seats.
#2304 of 2432 Re: 2009 Fit Sport Manual Mileage Update [pmeyers] by mgutai Nov 17, 2008 (9:31 am)
Replying to: pmeyers (Nov 12, 2008 7:09 pm) I bought a winter wheel and tire package from Tirerack.com for my 07 Fit Sport and am VERY happy with it. The stock wheel/tire package had 15" Alloys on 195/55/15 tires. I did a 'minus one' sizing and went to a 14" steel wheel ($39 each) with four 175/65/14 Winterforce snow tires ($57each). It's true that the narrower tires work better in the snow and slush. The Blizzaks or Dunlop winter tires probably provide better traction than the Winterforce tires I purchased, but Cost was my primary motivator, and I've been satisfied with the better traction these provide compared with all-seasons. The black steel wheels look cool too, as I went to a junk yard and found 4 older Civic "H" silver wheel hubs, for the retro look.   As for mileage, running on the all-season OEM tires gets me between 36 and 40 MPG. With winter tires on, it drops maybe 2 MPG.   The 09 Fit Sport, however, comes with a different size wheel/tire package than my 07. It's listed as 185/55/16. You can go to Tirerack.com and check out what packages are available, but it looks like they have no 15" steel wheels, if you go the 'minus one' route.   Also, I think most of the older Civic wheels were 4-lug wheels, whereas the Fit is a 5-lug wheel. You might try looking at used Accord wheels? Or wait a year until more companies make the different size wheel/tire combo that's on the new Fit.   Hope this helps.
#2305 of 2432 Ethanol blends and mileage reports in this forum by fgeney Nov 17, 2008 (10:18 am)
I know this has been mentioned before, but it should be restated that any report of mileage in this forum should be accompanied by what gas blend you filled your tank with, in order to have a truly useful apples-to-apples comparison of mileage results with fellow Fit owners.   This is critical because ethanol has less energy content gallon for gallon than pure gasoline, so mileage will suffer the more ethanol is blended in. I used to complain that my mileage was worse than average until I realized that all regular gas in Massachusetts where I live is E10 (10% ethanol).   It takes 1.53 gallons of ethanol to equal the energy of 1 gallon of gasoline.   This means that if you can go 300 miles on 10 gallons of pure gas (30 mpg), you can only go about 196 miles on 10 gallons of pure ethanol, or 19.6 mpg (300 ÷ 1.53 = 196). Theoretically, since you can't put pure ethanol in a car that isn't specially designed for all-ethanol.   If you were to put E10 in the same vehicle, you would go 289.6 miles: 9/10 of 300 miles is 270, plus 1/10 of 196 miles is 19.6, equals 289.6 miles.   So your mileage goes from 30 mpg to just under 29, and the only difference is the fuel blend.   I think most people don't even realize that their gas may have 10% ethanol blended in, since it's not disclosed in any meaningful way at filling statons because all gas engines can run with small amounts of ethanol mixed in. It's usually written in small print on the pump, next to the yellow sticker with the octane rating. At higher percentages (more than 15%) engines and fuel lines need to be modified to accommodate ethanol's corrosive effects.   FYI, with 16K on my '07 Fit Sport, I average between 29-33 mpg in evenly split city/hwy driving, using E10.   Editorial aside: coupled with its huge agricultural and production costs, not to mention all its government subsidies, ethanol's mileage penalty makes the whole ethanol-as-a-solution-to-our-dependence-on-foreign-oil propaganda one big crock. In my opinion.

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