Just got back from my trip about 20 mins ago and I am crazy sore. The Fit handled the trip like it was a walk in the pack despite an almost endless onslaught of wind gusts. The 205/55 Avid V4Ss made the Fit feel much more stabler than the factory 195/55 SP31s during lane change, but due to the wind as well as tire being taller, wider, and overall 3 lbs heavier than the SP31s my fuel mileage was down significantly. Resulting in 33.975 MPG opposed to an easy 40+ MPG with little to no wind and factory tires.

Other than that, B performed like a champ, had no sort of quirks what so ever, and will be getting detailed in the morning as a reward.

 

Took off the front bumper, removed the lip and the fogs for sanding and painting. The fogs needed a touch-up after this past winter and the lip, dear God the lip.... Poor thing had almost no good clear left on it, rock chips scratches and scrapes all the way across it. The paint was so bad off from ten feet away the lip looked WHITE! So I'm gonna paint it semi-gloss black and put carbon fiber film on the ends until I can scrounge a carbon OEM lip.

 

Fill up 2 day avg. 29.9 over the last 7 months good considering my driving style
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Went to the country with MzFiT

 

^ Wow that's a nice photo. MzFit cavorting in the fields!

 

while i was on vacation, mom took the fit to the dealership to get the recall done. Surprised me and paid for an alignment which i had been putting off and cleaned and vaccuumed the interior.

 

That is a great mom that you have.

 

she said that she would never do it again. She hated driving it. She blamed the rims and drop.

 

hahaha sounds like my mom she HATES my coilovers.. says theyre wayy too stiff. She said shell buy me new tires this month though because I showed her that mine are bald haha.

 

last month i installed a greddy turbo kit and the next day a carseat. yup thats right ima a new dad. my wife was going into labor and i wasnt quite finished and she told me to finish before we go to the hospital... so i did... i felt bad cause i drove it like a panzy and wasnt rushing to break it in. lol anyways.... this past weekend i fit my front bumper and cut out the lower grill and had my wife paint an oem lip and installed. also bought new tires.

 

^busy weekend and past month.

 

I think you must be married to the real Wonder Woman....... You need to really go out of your way to do whatever it takes to hold on to her. Congratulations to you both on the new baby..

 

yeah you better hold on tight to her. My gf gets pissed every time i touch the car, let alone if i were putting a turbo on when shes giving birth. Im pretty sure she would kill me.

congrats though.

 

Painted my lip Chassis Black and put carbon applique (thats a sticker to the unlettered amoung you) on the ends, also touched up the foglight surrounds. Pics!
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I hope it lasts because it was a real PITA to get it to look this good! LOL I may paint the entire lip kit the same color just to finish it off so to speak, haven't made up my mind yet....

 

i wouldn't do the whole lip kit. The paint job looks good. You didn't take the bumper and lip off to paint it??

 

Hey Mr Pumpkin, LOL
Ya might want to invest in a bra....

 

I did nothing with my car today, not even drive it

 

picked it up from the body shop today... they did a pretty good job... i'm going to do some touch up and try to give a polish here and there, but we're just glad to have it back...

i've been itching to do some engine stuff so tomorrow will be more of an update

 

I hope it lasts because it was a real PITA to get it to look this good! LOL I may paint the entire lip kit the same color just to finish it off so to speak, haven't made up my mind yet....[/QUOTE]

I will have my bumper off pretty soon and thinking about spraying the lip, fog lamp housings and the lower grill opening where paint chipped away after some crap body work..... I am leaning toward spraying it all with black rubber undercoating... I like the texture and think it would be easy to touch up if damaged..... It wouldn't take as much prep work and I am getting old and lazy.

 

we bought it used for $9000 from Honda, then i stole it from mom! Next comes coilovers, a bike rack and some Equip 02s!

 

holy fucking shit, j3wman. Is this the same j3wman from MNHondas