how many miles do u think your fit will give u???
#1
how many miles do u think your fit will give u???
I am wondering what people have now and what they think there fit will give them maintaince free miles, how long do u think it will last? Do u feel its reliable?
#2
Since I wind up putting more miles on my motorcycle (see below) than my Fit, I just wonder how long I'll hang on to my Fit? With the way my bike is going now, it will last forever. I'd just like to get a more comfortable highway cruiser though.
#3
I just posted on another thread I have 174,000 miles on my 07 Fit and I believe there's no reason these engines can't go over 400,000 miles. Check your oil level, maintain the engine, transmission, suspension and steering and you will be a very happy Fit owner for a long time.
I'm planning on keeping my Fit for 4 more years and expect to put another 160,000 on it. If I have anything major happen to it I'll post it on these boards and let everybody know.
I'm planning on keeping my Fit for 4 more years and expect to put another 160,000 on it. If I have anything major happen to it I'll post it on these boards and let everybody know.
#4
wow dude 174,000, how, but you give me hope for the future on mine, no problems I like it. what have u done anything special, I always do oil, tranny fluid every 30k, suspension when it wears and steering hmm what and when do we have to do on that?
#7
6 Coil packs and an EGR valve are my only non-maintenance items replaced.
Mdsniper7 by steering I mean regular alignment/balancing. Here in Toronto the winters are pretty hard on suspension/steering with potholes. I've found if you don't have an alignment performed annually the tires wear much faster.
Mdsniper7 by steering I mean regular alignment/balancing. Here in Toronto the winters are pretty hard on suspension/steering with potholes. I've found if you don't have an alignment performed annually the tires wear much faster.
#11
Yes I think that is the key to these cars. Proper maintenace is a must to keep these cars running good.
#13
look at b52's, first flown in 1952, and countless wars later...it is still a frontline bomber with retirement at least another decade (and many more wars) away
keep up the maintenance and replace whatever breaks, and anything can literally last a lifetime
#14
At least 250,000+ miles...
I plan on keeping my Fit for at least 250k+ miles before I even think about swapping out the engine for a K-series.
This is the first car that I have owned that has a timing chain instead of a belt. I'm going to assume that the chain should be good till 200k before chain stretch requires me to replace it.
As for maintenance, I change the oil, check the fluids. So far I have 62,000+ miles on my 08 Fit and the only maintenance I have done (personally, I do all my maintenance myself) so far is:
1. Oil changes at every 10,000 miles (only used synthethic since the day I bought her new)
2. Transmission fluid change at 30k or once a year.
3. K&N drop in air filter. (clean once a year)
4. Brand new cabin filter once a year.
5. New tires at 50k.
I have not yet checked the brakes yet but I will when I do my 70k oil change.
All fluids still look the same and have not required top off yet.
This is the first car that I have owned that has a timing chain instead of a belt. I'm going to assume that the chain should be good till 200k before chain stretch requires me to replace it.
As for maintenance, I change the oil, check the fluids. So far I have 62,000+ miles on my 08 Fit and the only maintenance I have done (personally, I do all my maintenance myself) so far is:
1. Oil changes at every 10,000 miles (only used synthethic since the day I bought her new)
2. Transmission fluid change at 30k or once a year.
3. K&N drop in air filter. (clean once a year)
4. Brand new cabin filter once a year.
5. New tires at 50k.
I have not yet checked the brakes yet but I will when I do my 70k oil change.
All fluids still look the same and have not required top off yet.
#15
I'm hoping at least 200k.
Currentlyat 71k on my '07 GD3. Change oil with synthetic every 7.5k, changed atf/brake fluid at 50k, on its 3rd set of tires, pollen filter/air filter once a year, changed brakes at 60k.
Considering changing the oil from M1 to M1 high mileage at the 74k mark.
Considering I drive 100mi/day round trip to work and back, it won't be long.
Great daily driver.
Currentlyat 71k on my '07 GD3. Change oil with synthetic every 7.5k, changed atf/brake fluid at 50k, on its 3rd set of tires, pollen filter/air filter once a year, changed brakes at 60k.
Considering changing the oil from M1 to M1 high mileage at the 74k mark.
Considering I drive 100mi/day round trip to work and back, it won't be long.
Great daily driver.
#16
Hmm funny these should go over 200k they better. My 91 toyota previa has 235k and is still going well she is in the shop right now geting a new fuel pump. So i figure these should go further than that
#17
Got 117,000km on our 2007... I bought with the intention of driving it for at least ten years. If I don't get well over 300,000km, I'll be ticked off. lol! Truth be told, with proper maintenance, I see no reason why it won't easily make that, and hopefully much more.
My godson is 2yo, I hope to give it to him as his fist car.
My godson is 2yo, I hope to give it to him as his fist car.
Last edited by Digimer; 10-11-2010 at 02:29 PM.
#18
proper maintenance is a must for EVERYTHING
look at b52's, first flown in 1952, and countless wars later...it is still a frontline bomber with retirement at least another decade (and many more wars) away
keep up the maintenance and replace whatever breaks, and anything can literally last a lifetime
look at b52's, first flown in 1952, and countless wars later...it is still a frontline bomber with retirement at least another decade (and many more wars) away
keep up the maintenance and replace whatever breaks, and anything can literally last a lifetime
Will a 1976 Oldsmobile run forever with simple maintenance? No. Will it do so with a frame off restoration and an engine swap every 10 years? Barring metal fatigue or a crash, probably.
I would put engine hours as more important than miles, but that's not how they track these things. It's not impressive for a car to do hundreds of thousands of miles of easy highway duty. It's the daily drivers that rack up the miles that impress me most.
#19
What is that? I can tell its an old metric cruiser, but I'm not so great at identifying 80's and 90's metrics. (Or cruisers in general - but it looks a lot like an Intruder 800 that a friend owns)