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Re: Honda Fit-Driver's side seating ratio problem [bobw3]
by backy
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May 28, 2008 (10:57 am)
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Replying to: bobw3 (May 28, 2008 7:57 am)
I'm not talking about getting used to sitting higher or lower than what one is accustomed to. I'm talking about the driving position being uncomfortable. I've owned cars with low seats, and some (like minivans) with much higher seats. I was able to adjust the seats in all of these cars to a comfortable position. That means, my arms aren't stretched out too far, my back is properly supported, my thighs are supported, the pedals are a comfortable reach, and the seat has overall good support for a long trip.
Consider that the reason most buyers don't complain about the Fit's driving position is that they did what I did: they tried the car out before they bought it, and it was comfortable enough for them. Most of those who found it uncomfortable (like me) didn't buy one. Some didn't drive it, or drive it enough, or bought it thinking they could live with it. I have seen some of their posts in Town Hall.
Other cars have poor driving positions for many people. One example is the 2003-8 Corolla. Read practically any review on the car and you'll see this problem mentioned prominently. Obviously it wasn't a major problem for everyone, since the car sold in large numbers. But it was enough of a problem for me to strike it off my "consider" list the first time I took it for a long drive, and was bad enough that Toyota addressed the problem in the 2009 redesign--just as Honda is doing on the 2009 Fit, by adding a telescopic steering wheel (if not a height adjuster). The Corolla still isn't great in this department, IMO, but now it's tolerable at least. I hope the 2009 Fit will be at least "tolerable" also.
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Re: Honda Fit-Driver's side seating ratio problem [backy]
by brittany493
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May 28, 2008 (4:36 pm)
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Replying to: backy (May 28, 2008 10:57 am)
I have to agree with you. I have had this car going on 9 months and 14,000 miles. I think at this point my body would have adjusted already to a "different type" of seating as opposed to this type which I find ergonomically flawed. I absolutely love my car. And after reading the posts last night about how it compared to mini-van seats I tried to apply that thinking as drove for a couple hours today. I have to tell you it just doesn't work for me. I have to sit at a complete right angle in order to have any bend in my arms. And by right angle I mean a REAL 90 degrees not a 75 or 80! If my seat is angled back even "one or two clicks" I can't even comfortably adjust the radio. I guess I will just have to grin and bear it until the 2009 comes out. I am happy to see that they are adding a telescopic wheel. This is the only problem I have encountered and it would not cause me to write a bad review. It's just a constant frustration right now. Maybe I'll just have to get some crazy platform shoes!!
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Re: Angle of accelerator pedal [cajunpaisley]
by protrack
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May 28, 2008 (4:41 pm)
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Replying to: cajunpaisley (Jun 04, 2007 6:26 pm)
With everyone having the same awquard problem of levitating ones foot on the gas pedal I plan on making a foot rest that will allow the foot to rest in position while alowing it to pivot for pedal movement. Although with your added problem of a fused ankle a redesgned pedal and lever will be needed.
Daytona Bob 
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Re: Honda Fit-Driver's side seating ratio problem [brittany493]
by bobw3
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May 28, 2008 (5:37 pm)
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Replying to: brittany493 (May 28, 2008 4:36 pm)
I'm still not sure why some of you put the seat so far back that you can't reach the radio or find that your arms are so straight to reach the wheel. You can't just bend your legs a little more?
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Re: Honda Fit-Driver's side seating ratio problem [bobw3]
by jacksan1
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May 28, 2008 (5:46 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (May 28, 2008 5:37 pm)
I hear what backy and others are saying. While I personally do not have a comfort issue, had I been an inch taller or shorter or wider or narrower, it could have been a different ball game for me as well. Some cars allow more adjustments than others, and the Fit as it stands today is definitely in the "others" category. The bottom line is that the current USDM/CDM Fit does not permit much in the way of seat/steering column adjustments, except for the very basic ones. As such, you have to fit into a Fit, whereas other cars may fit you.
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Re: Honda Fit-Driver's side seating ratio problem [bobw3]
by backy
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May 28, 2008 (5:49 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (May 28, 2008 5:37 pm)
Maybe you don't mind not having any thigh support when you drive a car. I find that uncomfortable. I don't have to put up with it on any other car I own and I'm not going to put up with it in the future. The Fit is a great little car, but not the only car out there.
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Re: Honda Fit-Driver's side seating ratio problem [backy]
by ellenoc
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May 29, 2008 (8:38 am)
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Replying to: backy (May 28, 2008 5:49 pm)
Seems like everybody's different. Cars that have what you call thigh support drive me crazy -- I feel like the circulation is being cut off in the back of my thighs. One of the things that really struck me that I liked in the Fit was the fact that the seat cushion wasn't pressing uncomfortably into the back of my thigh.
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Re: Honda Fit-Driver's side seating ratio problem [ellenoc]
by backy
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May 29, 2008 (8:46 am)
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Replying to: ellenoc (May 29, 2008 8:38 am)
I agree... I don't like the seat pressing uncomfortably into my thighs either.
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Re: Angle of accelerator pedal [protrack]
by elliej
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May 29, 2008 (5:34 pm)
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Replying to: protrack (May 28, 2008 4:41 pm)
Yes Bob,
Sign me up for one. I adore my Fit except for that problem. Mine is a manual transmission so I can have the clutch or the gas pedal but not both.
EJ
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fit seats
by outwardlycheap
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Jun 03, 2008 (7:45 pm)
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Test drove an 08 civic ex-l and after 20 minutes the side seat bolster was digging a hole in my rib ( I lean slightly to the right when I drive). Does anyone have this problem with the Fit?
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