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#12 of 31 Re: honda fit with bad mpg [sildra9on] by vcarreras Nov 08, 2007 (1:45 pm)
Replying to: sildra9on (Nov 08, 2007 12:01 am) It has to be the way you drive or there are hills! I live in Houston and consistently get 30-31 mpg back and forth to work, 13 miles. I turn on the cruise control every chance I get, even in a 30 mph zone. And never hard on the gas accelerating from stop. I decelerate as soon as I see a light change to red and coast (if I can). Check your tire pressure, I have mine at 35psi. On the highway, I get 37-39 mpg. The most has been 41.75 mpg. Mine is a FIT Sport Auto.. I love my FIT!! Replies to this message: commofficer (Nov 08, 2007 7:09 pm)
#13 of 31 My Honda Fit experience by commofficer Nov 08, 2007 (7:09 pm)
Replying to: vcarreras (Nov 08, 2007 1:45 pm) My family and I drove the Fit from Oklahoma City to Dallas for the American Girl store opening (daughter's birthday present). We got an average of 32 mpg on the highway. My tank before that gave me 38 mpg. I have a Sport 5-spd and I drive it pretty hard. I think my only complaints on long trips are: 1.No freaking arm rest! 2.No little pockets to store things in 3.No lumbar adjustment on the seat 4.Car needs tint and I'll get it done soon enough   Other than those small items, we love the car. My wife also enjoys it which is a huge bonus. I don't think it is very efficient once you start driving over 70 mph which might account for some of the lower mpg readings others have been getting. I'd like to see an efficiency curve on the car. Has anyone seen one with speed on one axis and mpg on another?   Take care Phil
#14 of 31 Re: Travelling long distance with the Honda Fit [chibouki] by amazinglyfit Nov 12, 2007 (11:07 pm)
Replying to: chibouki (Oct 16, 2007 7:23 am) My wife and I have a 2007 fit auto sport.   I have driven it from CA to NH (3 days) and back and CA to CO (1 day) and back - by myself, but with quite a bit of luggage (~500 lb.)   This is a Honda, so reliability is not an issue.   I'm 195 cm and weigh 100 kg and am comfortable in this car.   You can exceed the speed limit on any road I've driven on with four adults on board - there is a redline and you can't exceed it even if you try. Plenty of power.   I haven't kept track, but any time I have checked we have averaged >32 mpg. The car seems to do worse on CA gasoline.   I love this car.   Paul
#15 of 31 Re: honda fit with bad mpg [sildra9on] by kaydens Nov 14, 2007 (8:16 pm)
Replying to: sildra9on (Nov 08, 2007 12:01 am) It really has a lot to do with the way you drive. Consumer Reports had a bunch of articles about how to drive your car to its most fuel efficient. I would check that out and see if that makes a difference.   Just got my FIT today! and I already love it!
#16 of 31 Re: Travelling long distance with the Honda Fit [chibouki] by clarksteryn Nov 15, 2007 (7:05 pm)
Replying to: chibouki (Oct 16, 2007 7:23 am) I bought a Milano Red 2008 Honda Fit Sport Manual on 12NOV07 and immediately drove from Topeka, KS to Granite City, IL 312 miles with a dog, 2 kids, and enough luggage for a long weekend. I got around 34mpg and drove pretty much 70mph the whole way. Did great! I traded in my '06 Civic LX (Atomic Blue) for the Fit, the Fit is more comfortable to ride in, softer seats and not as bumpy of a ride! I wanted the Fit because I can actually do something with it, the Civic is a great car don't get me wrong, but try putting a bike inside it   My Fit now has 534 miles on it and it looks so sweet looking at me in the garage when I open the door to check her out!
#17 of 31 Installing GPS unit by whughes Nov 17, 2007 (8:25 pm)
Has anyone installed the Honda Garmin Navi 350 GPS unit? I was wandering if there was any difficulty in disassembling and putting the dash back together.
#18 of 31 Re: Travelling Long Distance in a Fit [zombietom3] by scottgroff Feb 04, 2008 (10:22 am)
Replying to: zombietom3 (Nov 07, 2007 1:56 pm) We averaged just under 34 mpg. Not bad considering it is an automatic, I was driving 75 mph a lot of the time, and the car was overloaded with us and stuff.
#19 of 31 Re: Travelling Long Distance in a Fit [zombietom3] by fitmpg Feb 08, 2008 (5:08 pm)
Replying to: zombietom3 (Nov 07, 2007 1:56 pm) Hello. I got 46.60 miles per gallon on my last tank with my 2007 Honda Fit MT. 422 miles/9.05 gallons of fuel (using the same pump both times) equals the above mpg. I am averaging over 43 miles per gallon with the Fit. I make use of some "hypermiling" techiniques (nothing absurd) to generate the totals I get. I also drive mostly highway and back roads wherever possible. These cars are capable of really great gas mileage if you are very careful with shift r.p.m., speed, etc.., Take a look at "cleanmpg.com" for some tips on increasing gas mileage. Replies to this message: dgecho1 (Feb 09, 2008 5:06 am)
#20 of 31 Re: Travelling Long Distance in a Fit [fitmpg] by dgecho1 Feb 09, 2008 (5:06 am)
Replying to: fitmpg (Feb 08, 2008 5:08 pm) yes...I have done this also...repeatedly..just as you say!!
#21 of 31 Re: honda fit with bad mpg [sildra9on] by fit2btied Feb 16, 2008 (10:33 pm)
Replying to: sildra9on (Nov 08, 2007 12:01 am) I've had my Fit for about 13,500 miles. In town, it gets about 26.5 mpg. On a trip I can get 34. Sometimes in town it slips lower like at present I think I got just about 22/23. It's very aggravating because I bought the car based on Honda's claims on the invoice on the car. 31/37. One thing I've learned: my town is horrible stop and go-short blocks. The tires need to be inflated sufficiently for optimum mpg. But, this last tank plummeted because it has been raining and I've had to use the defrost alot--this achieved low mileage because of that stupid AC being on to demist the cabin. There's no way to turn it off. What kind of design nonsense is that!!?? I have a love/hate relationship with the car. Honda really should know better than to allow a 109 horsepower mini car to only get 23-27 mpg in town!! Their civics have gotten 32 in town and 42 on the highway. And to mandate the AC on to defrost the windows is madness!! Try to take routes that are less stop and go. This will increase your mileage. My final word is: I understand completely what you're going through. But if you like the car....3-5 mpg or so won't add up to that much annually. I guess. :-\ Replies to this message: mustangxr (Feb 17, 2008 11:27 pm) ifit (Feb 18, 2008 9:59 am) bobw3 (Feb 20, 2008 10:16 am)

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