Article Comments - 2009 Honda Fit First Drive / Full Test

556 messages, Last post on Feb 05, 2009 at 1:45 PM

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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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#524 of 556 Re: Dive a Honda Fit? I don't want to DIE! [dvsutton] by prufrock1 Oct 26, 2008 (11:59 am)
Replying to: dvsutton (Oct 24, 2008 6:28 pm) I prefer to troll here, thank you. As an English teacher, I applaud your use of the language. I was going to badger you with a different meaning of troll, but I'll let it go. Anyway, my wife and I just came back from a 300-mile trip and averaged over 40 MPG in the Fit. Yeah, it will actually be a great investment for us, based on tremendous past experiences with our Civic and Accord. Sorry to hear your minivan was a lemon: my wife's sister still owns her Odyssey -- no problems with over 100,000 miles on it. Before you get back to me with another attack, can you at least check out U.S News & World Report's study of best cars? The Fit is the #1 hatchback out of 22 vehicles, with the last 2 being American cars.
#525 of 556 Re: Dive a Honda Fit? I don't want to DIE! [dvsutton] by bobw3 Oct 26, 2008 (3:58 pm)
Replying to: dvsutton (Oct 25, 2008 8:15 pm) What do you drive dvsutton?
#526 of 556 Re: Dive a Honda Fit? I don't want to DIE! [dvsutton] by goldenmonkey76 Oct 26, 2008 (5:08 pm)
Replying to: dvsutton (Oct 24, 2008 6:28 pm) This post has been rated an Epic Fail.
#527 of 556 Easy by pf_flyer HOST Oct 27, 2008 (3:08 am)
Let's get back to discussing the vehicle and move away from commenting on each other please.
#528 of 556 Re: Dive a Honda Fit? I don't want to DIE! [dvsutton] by widetrack2000 Oct 27, 2008 (8:07 pm)
Replying to: dvsutton (Oct 24, 2008 6:28 pm) All of us need to do exactly what the host recommends and keep this about people who either own an '09 Fit or plan to buy one so if you (dvsutton) don't fall into either of these two catagories, then sell your Minivan and move onto another manufactuer and forum or start a "I hate Odyssey's" thread but do it somewhere else please. Thank you!
#529 of 556 well said widetrack2000 by dweiser Oct 28, 2008 (2:15 am)
I'm in 100% agreement with you!
#530 of 556 Car and Driver says too long braking distance by tonyspumoni Oct 28, 2008 (7:09 pm)
The December '08 online issue of Car and Driver magazine has a generally positive review of the '09 Fit Sport (see the link below), with the proviso that the 70-to-0 braking distance of 198 feet is "unacceptably poor". Would anyone who owns an '09 Fit Sport and who has had to brake hard care to share their views on this? http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/honda_acura_centr- al/2009_honda_fit_sport_road_test
#531 of 556 That's why Honda says the Fit is GO, not STOP? by dweiser Oct 29, 2008 (6:21 am)
I found two other reviews that tested the stopping distance of the 2009 Fit. Not terribly reassuring; maybe (hopefully) the Car & Driver Fit had a unique (to it) braking problem, sure hope so. "Our best stop of 134 feet is longer than average for such a small, light car, and we suspect the 10 feet of additional stopping distance compared to our 2007 Fit is largely due to the tire swap." http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=132028 "Brakes still exhibit some sponginess, but their 0-60 stopping distance of 94 feet represents a small increase over last year." http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Overview-c21314-2009-Fit.html Replies to this message: tonyspumoni (Oct 29, 2008 7:54 am) prufrock1 (Oct 29, 2008 3:55 pm)
#532 of 556 Re: That's why Honda says the Fit is GO, not STOP? [dweiser] by tonyspumoni Oct 29, 2008 (7:54 am)
Replying to: dweiser (Oct 29, 2008 6:21 am) Wow. I didn't see a starting speed to 0 in the Edmunds review, but the numbers seem awfully far apart. The C and D test was the average of, I think, six attempts, so hopefully it was just a funky car. On the other hand I recall seeing somewhere that repeated hard braking can really dull the brake response and the C and D car had 1400 miles on it when they tested it - who knows who had it before they got it and what they might have done to it. Replies to this message: prufrock1 (Oct 29, 2008 3:55 pm)
#533 of 556 Re: That's why Honda says the Fit is GO, not STOP? [tonyspumoni] by prufrock1 Oct 29, 2008 (3:55 pm)
Replying to: tonyspumoni (Oct 29, 2008 7:54 am) Hey, thanks for the support about focusing on the Fit. I've driven the '09 Sport for about 6 weeks in various road conditions, including panic stops. My verdict is this: no problem. The car is so light that it renders this debate nearly a moot point. If the real stats show this as a possible flaw in the car, it is not one that I've found to be a problem in real driving conditions.