Article Comments - 2009 Honda Fit First Drive / Full Test

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First Drive: 2009 Honda Fit - Inside the Fit's cabin, it's apparent that quality levels are up, with improved plastics, more supportive seats and a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel. Meanwhile, a new dashboard layout looks softer, reflecting a special effort by stylists to appeal to women. (more)

2009 Honda Fit Sport Full Test - Bottom Line: If only every sequel were so good. It's as if Honda used our long-term test blog about the 2007 Fit as a road map for the 2009 model's improvements. (more)

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#487 of 556 Re: I finally found something I don't like about my Fit [dweiser] by widetrack2000 Oct 14, 2008 (4:58 pm)
Replying to: dweiser (Oct 14, 2008 6:02 am) With all of the standard features my new Sport Automatic does have, the only thing I don't like about it also pertains to the locks but in a slightly different way. Because I'm on the older side, I've owned cars that didn't have power door locks or power anything as far as that goes but this is the first car I've bought with power locks that did not have a passenger side control button which simply stated means the passenger is not able to lock/unlock any of the doors from there side only. I realize it's not that big a deal when you have a remote that can lock/unlock the doors at the press of a button but the way this particular feature was designed forces you to either have the remote on you at all times or go to the drivers side every time you want to get something out of either the passenger side, backseat or hatch and I wanted to know since this is the first Honda I've owned if this feature unique to all Honda's or just one of those sacrifices in owning a sub-compact car? Love the other 99.9% of it though! Replies to this message: drive62 (Oct 14, 2008 7:22 pm) widetrack2000 (Oct 15, 2008 1:23 pm)
#488 of 556 Re: I finally found something I don't like about my Fit [widetrack2000] by drive62 Oct 14, 2008 (7:22 pm)
Replying to: widetrack2000 (Oct 14, 2008 4:58 pm) The 2G CR-V also had no passenger lock/unlock switch, at least for it's first few years, and this was a $20K+ vehicle in 2002. They eventually added it. It was a big complaint on the boards, maybe that helped get it. I guess Honda wanted to save a few pennies with the Fit by omitting it. Profit margin is small after all. Maybe if enough people complain... Replies to this message: widetrack2000 (Oct 15, 2008 1:23 pm)
#489 of 556 Re: Please, no lugging by toronado455 Oct 15, 2008 (11:17 am)
Replying to: dweiser (Oct 13, 2008 8:41 am) A discussion on this topic on a Honda Fit discussion board: http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-generation-ge-08-present/32818-2009-fit-sport- -mt-shift-patterns.html
#490 of 556 Re: I finally found something I don't like about my Fit [drive62] by widetrack2000 Oct 15, 2008 (1:23 pm)
Replying to: drive62 (Oct 14, 2008 7:22 pm) Thanks for the reply! It just struck me as odd that my new '09 Fit has more standard features than any other car in it's class and most compacts as well but didn't have a passenger side lock. I've never seen a car with power locks that didn't have both before...
#491 of 556 Re: OIL CHANGE [lubricator] by shneor Oct 15, 2008 (2:46 pm)
Replying to: lubricator (Oct 13, 2008 8:52 am) You should change the oil when the minder tells you to change it. I wait until it's down to 5%; it will start reminding you to change the oil when there's 15% oil life left. On the 2007 Fit I previously owned, that was approximately 6,900 miles per each oil change (and by the end, I had over 28K miles). I expect my 2009 Base Manual Fit will be similar. Replies to this message: rlh2 (Feb 01, 2009 9:31 am)
#492 of 556 Finally! by baddog2 Oct 16, 2008 (6:42 pm)
I took delivery of my 09 Milano Red Fit Sport AT this afternoon after waiting about a month. Less than 100 miles, so only initial impressions for now. I'd been dealing with sales guy over the phone .... never had met him.... and I'd never driven or even sat in a Fit before .... but I knew it was the car I wanted. He's assured me that there was plenty of room for me in the driver's seat when I told him I was 6'3" and 280 lbs. when we talked on the phone. He said he fit fine in the seat and he was bigger than me. I found out this afternoon that he certainly was ... 6'4" and pushing 400 lbs! When we went for the test drive, he got in the back seat and pointed out that he was comfortable and not cramped for room ... amazing ... he did look comfortable back there! I love the open feeling inside the car... plenty of shoulder room and head room. The view through all the glass is great! That big windshield makes it seem like I'm driving into a big screen TV! I like the blue lighting on the dash/instruments more than I thought I would. Almost looks like 3d behind/around the speedometer. My iPod never sounded better .. plug and play .. manual says Fit will charge iPod while accessories are on due to key position or the car is running. Love the low rpms! At 55 mph it's around 2k rpm ... 65 mph looks like 2250 rpms. Ride is a little stiffer than I expected, but then again, it is the sport model.... only noticeable on road with poor surface. The magic seats are indeed magic .. the disappear with ease. The dash is more intuitive than I thought it would be .... everything made sense after only a short while. Mirrors on both visors .... upper and lower glove compartments.... power outside mirrors .... great visibility out the back through the hatch glass .. .seems like it comes down lower than usual and gives a great look at what's behind (really noticed the view when I big Ford F150 w/light on got on my rear bumper and thought I wasn't going fast enough!). I resisted all the accessories (mats, bumper appliqué, under coating, etc.) and all the extended warranties.... saving thousands of $$$$! Interesting that they told me that if I bought the extended warranty (6 yrs/100k miles for $1600+) and didn't use it .... they'd refund all my $$$ except for $50. When he asked me how I could turn down a deal like that, I told him I figured I'd put that same amount of $$$ in the stock market while it's down and would probably be able to buy a new 2015 Fit when the market came back to live in 6 yrs! Thanks to everyone for sharing and help me get educated before I bought ... now I'm curious about the proper way to break it in and ........ when to change the oil for the first time. It's going to be hard to break old habits and not change it at first 500 miles! PS: Best part is that the wife has not made a single negative comment .. .but lots praise for the car. Yes ... she drove it to town tonight (12 miles ... plenty of curves) .. she loved it. Even said it was the perfect car for me! Replies to this message: widetrack2000 (Oct 17, 2008 12:37 am)
#493 of 556 Re: Finally! [baddog2] by widetrack2000 Oct 17, 2008 (12:37 am)
Replying to: baddog2 (Oct 16, 2008 6:42 pm) Hello, Check out the thread I started under widetrack2000 earlier this week for several bloggers thoughts regarding your oil change question. Enjoy your new Fit!
#494 of 556 Re: My Goofy Clown Car .... [baddog2] by dvsutton Oct 17, 2008 (3:00 am)
Replying to: baddog2 (Oct 10, 2008 6:10 pm) 200k miles? On a Honda? HaHa! What a Joke! My wifes Honda Odyssey has had two transmission rebuilds in the first 20k miles. Not to mention the DVD player skips, dash rattles, rotors replaced, and the sliding door fell off its track. You'll be lucky to hit the 50k mile mark before that thing rattles itself to pieces. I'll give it 50k miles or 3 years. Whatever comes first. That is if you don't kill yourself waiting for the fools at the Honda dealer to fix it correctly. Replies to this message: widetrack2000 (Oct 17, 2008 10:12 am) prufrock1 (Oct 19, 2008 3:19 pm)
#495 of 556 Re: My Goofy Clown Car .... [dvsutton] by widetrack2000 Oct 17, 2008 (10:12 am)
Replying to: dvsutton (Oct 17, 2008 3:00 am) My brother owns a Civic with 253x and the only money he's ever put into it was for routine maintence items like a new clutch, brakes, tires etc. and that's on a 15 year old car so it's not all Honda's. Replies to this message: prufrock1 (Oct 19, 2008 3:19 pm)
#496 of 556 RE: SEAT COVERS by widetrack2000 Oct 17, 2008 (10:20 am)
FYI-- Someone asked a while back if anyone was selling seat covers for the '09 Fit yet and I found a company on Ebay that sells them in a variety of colors but for some reason my browser won't allow me to post their link on this forum so if your interested in that information, shoot me an e-mail to widetrack2000hotmail.com and I'll send you that link. Replies to this message: daze (Jan 18, 2009 4:34 pm) widetrack2000 (Jan 18, 2009 10:48 pm)