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Mar 14, 2010 | 11:54 AM

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mike2100

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Originally Posted by BigBird

very true...plus i was worried more about the transmission than anything else. i have since put 1K miles on my fit in about 2 weeks, and it has been thoroughly enjoyable, especially at the pump. what a big change.

its true what they say...more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow. (not that our car is slow

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Yep, though I think eventually you'll start to miss the performance characteristics of some of the cars you've been in. But don't let that get you down! There are plenty things you can do to tighten up the Fit's handling, and a few things you can do to increase acceleration a bit. All without sacrificing fuel efficiency, utility, and to some extent comfort.

Mar 14, 2010 | 12:25 PM

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Jensen Healy

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Originally Posted by mike2100

I came from an RX-8 as well. You'll sleep better at night not worrying about your engine dying, how much it's going to cost to fill up tomorrow, or how much it's going to cost to replace the tires.

That's a night and day difference. The RX-8 is infamous for being a anything but efficient machine. Mazda seems to be the only company now that enjoys goofing around with Rotary engines, even if it's only in the RX-8 and the Rotary Engine was sitting on their shelves for a long time too. I'd bet $$$ after they ax the RX-8 it will be a long time or they won't use a Rotary Engine again. Way back when they thought they made for a good selling point as you can see here YouTube - Mazda RX-3 Commercial I'm not forgetting how seals leaked on the original Rotary Engines and Mazda decided to ditch Rotary Engines after that scared their and would be customers away.