So we've had the Bat-mite for about a week or so now. It's been a great car! It's strange because when I was in Japan, I thought of the Fit as a popular mid-sized hatchback. I mean, if you'd seen their compact cars there, you'd think the same. (When the Smart ForTwo starts looking only a little bit on the small side, you know you've lived in Japan too long, lol..) And Fits were EVERYWHERE. But now that I'm back in the States, I've realized what 4 years in Japan can do to your sense of perspective.
Fits are SMALL. At least when you put them up against all the Chevy, Fords, and GMCs trucks around our town. (People who say the American car industry is dead never lived in Wichita Falls, TX!) Every where we drive and park, there's vehicles towering over us!
And popular? Well, even though Patterson Auto managed to sell their entire stock of 09 Fits, I've not seen another one on the road. I've spotted two other Fits, GDs (pre-08s) and thats it. In fact, Honda doesn't seem all that popular here. You got the Big 3 all over and then a lot of Toyotas and Nissans.
But that's ok. Our car looks small on the outside, but it's perfectly roomy on the inside. It's amazing how a really well designed car can feel almost like magic. And I wanted it because it was best in it's class, not because it was popular.
I've loved the Navigational system, but not for the normal reasons. My husband can be a very unpleasent man to travel with when he's lost or driving in city traffic. Having the Navi virtually eliminates the stress and annoyance of going new places. I can now travel long and short distances with my husband and not feel the strong urge to smack him upside the head. xD
I love the Cruise control, though I haven't had the chance to use it much. We've never had it before. It's funny to watch my husband try to use it. He thinks it's cool, but he's also nervous not having his feet on the peddles.
Now some people have made less than positive remarks about the sound system in the Fit. For myself, I think it's excellent. My previous cars were an '85 and a '93, so the sound in the Fit is like, 100 times better than anything I've ever had in a car before. The fact that we can FEEL the base when we're listening to the remastered Bionic Commando sound track is a marvel to us.
The Fit also turns and parks really well. We get into places bigger cars can't go. It's great to do u-turns because not only can we make a tighter turn than 90% of the vehicles in the area, we can also do it a lot quicker too.
The only thing I don't like about it is the road noise at high speeds. Depending on the the quality of the road, the noise can be almost deafening. (There are some poorly made highway roads between here and Ft Worth.) I wish I was brave enough to take panels off and put some noise dampening stuff in there.
I think my husband has grown quite attached to it too. Even though he heckles me about talking him into buying a new car, he really appreciates all the new features and amenities. Plus not having to worry about things falling out of the bottom of it! (Always encouraging.)
I'm very pleased with the Fit. I think this car will be good to us.
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