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Hatchbacks Honda Fit Honda Fit Interior and Passenger Comfort Concerns
275 messages, Last post on Nov 07, 2009 at 4:13 AM
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I am in the need to purchase a vehicle for my 85 year old dear ole mom. I am leaning toward the Fit over the Scion XD. Would intend to get a base Fit automatic, because quite frankly it will probably get pretty beat up over the next couple years in her bumper parking and don't want to put a lot of money into this, but get a safe car. I'm thinking the narrower size of these vehicles, and the good visibility are the better choice than a normal sedan. Quite frankly my one outstanding concern is whether she'll be able to reach up and have enough strength to shut the hatchback. She lives by herself and needs a vehicle where she lives in PA, typically puts maybe 3K miles a year on it and rarely over 45 mph. She drives only local streets to the store, church, and exercise to maintain what joint mobility she does have. Do you folks think the Fit is a good "fit" for these circumstances? I think the knobs are such that she can turn them. Are there any things that you've seen that would prevent an elderly lady from driving this gen-Y vehicle? |
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Replying to: kiawah (Mar 15, 2008 8:37 am) Just curious, how did you arrive at choosing between a Scion xd or a Fit? Does she play in a band? 
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Replying to: futurefit (Mar 15, 2008 9:31 am) |
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Replying to: kiawah (Mar 15, 2008 8:37 am) Disclosure: I drive a Fit, but also drove a Tiida (JDM Versa). |
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Replying to: jacinta (Oct 02, 2007 6:12 am) |
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Replying to: kiawah (Mar 15, 2008 8:37 am)
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Replying to: jacinta (Mar 15, 2008 5:29 pm) The thing is that I know people who are about 60 years younger than this other poster's mother and can't park square. And I also know people who are in their 80s and drive and park just fine, if a little more slowly than those who are younger. So what shall we do? Shall we ban everyone who cannot park well in all age groups? Or are you just against old people driving? If the risk quotient of older drivers is your beef, then all of us should have been allowed to drive only when we became 25 years or older, since younger ones are statistically just as dangerous as the older. |
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Replying to: kiawah (Mar 15, 2008 8:37 am) http://world.honda.com/news/2007/4071018All-New-Fit/photo/pages/06.html Just a thought.....
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Replying to: widetrack2000 (Mar 16, 2008 12:56 am) Also, my feeling is that the old (current) Fit is probably slightly easier to park because it is narrower than the new (next-gen) Fit. I have not driven the new one, but that's my impression. I would be happy to be proven wrong, though!
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Replying to: jacksan1 (Mar 16, 2008 10:39 am)
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