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I also have a Yakima rack and had to put it on before Yakima gave the specs for where to attach it because the Fit was so new! I've taken it on and off a few times without any problems.
The biggest problems are noise and increased drag. Expect a mileage decrease of at least 10% and maybe more. I take mine off when I take the car on trips and it makes a big difference in mileage (I track mileage in a book
with every tank of gas I buy). The car is also much quieter with the rack off (I use the wind spoiler, which helps). As you can imagine, Honda engineers went to great lengths to make our cars as slick as possible and adding a rack increases the drag and turbulence greatly, which results in lots more noise and reduced fuel economy.
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