So has everyone in this thread stayed true to their word?

 

Just over 2 years and 50,000km and still going. I'm not one for getting rid of cars until their dead or repair costs exceed their wholesale value.

 

I'm aiming to keep mine until 2023.

I'll be flabbergasted if I can pull it off.

 

I bought my 2009 Fit new and it currently has 175,000 miles on it. I plan on keeping it until the Tesla Model 3 comes out in 2017 or 2018, when gas cars like the Fit will become virtually obsolete. The Tesla model 3 will cost about 15K more than a new Fit, but it will come with tax incentives, and it will have a 200 mile range and a ten year warranty on the battery. The MPG equivalency will be 100 MPG in terms of the cost of the electricity to charge it. It will be a no-brainer.

 

No. I'll be keeping my longer than originally intended. It's going to be my elementary school aged child's first car. Should be a great car to learn to drive manual on. I'm looking at picking up a Gen2 Ridgeline when they are released and won't replace the FIT with it unlike implied above. Might even try to Shimmy in there an S2000 as a summer car.

~SB

 

Mine will last a along time because I prefer riding my bike!

 

I bought my Fit 2.5 months ago and plan on keeping it for a very long time or until a Forrester STi comes out.

 

Bought mine new in 2009.... plan to keep it for another 5-6 years, still love it!

Next car... perhaps a BMW M4... will be a slight increase in HP

 

Tesla will be bankrupt by then... j/k
They are actually still losing money though, right??

I hope they succeed with Musk's evil genius of the home battery and whatever ideas he has yet to reveal..



I plan to keep my fit until 2020 to keep the wife happy

 

I'll keep mine as long as I can even if I have to start stocking parts for it. No need to replace it that's what project cars are for

 

since when is $65,000 only $15k more than a Fit ? my order is in so I have a PO. as for electric cars; I have a Leaf and its the best monday to friday car I've ever owned, its cut my gas bill from $300 a month to $50, gas used only for my weekend hybrid. The Leaf has every comfort item of my neighbors cadillac and its not slow either. Oh, and its cost is mid twenties with tax incentices, maybe 10 grand over a Fit. certainly worth every penny.
even with 200 mile or 250 mile range Tesla doesn't fit my weekend service but I like the idea of Tesla beating a Hellcat to 80 mph (MT test). the plugin Sonata hybrid might be the answer. tried the ford plug in and wasn't that impressed. next winter looks like a good time to buy.
cheers

 

what word ?

 

Well this thread along with the comments before mine were in 2010. So I was just curious if everyone has kept/sold their Fit like they said they were going to in 2010.

 

Got 120k on my '09 so far. I hope to keep it at least 200k. It would be my first car to last that long.

 

Just over 20k on a 2013 and would love to keep it till it dies (reminds me of a fun version of my 1st car) but I kinda got an eye for a crz. Maybe I'll keep it till my nephew learns to drive. I would have to get a louder exhaust to annoy my sister though. Or ill rip out the engine after death and make it electric.

 

Probably until the warranty is about to run out on new frontier of cvt transmissions. And the trade in value is still good.

 

Agree. I drive ~100 miles a day and have 127K on my 09 Fit. by 2018 (3 years), I'll have about 200K, at which time, I'd like an electric that comfortably gets me 150 miles (in the cold).

 

Hopefully 5 years+.

 

Still going strong after 3 years and 85k miles. Sometimes I wish the car mysteriously stopped working so I can start driving a GTI (not buying a new car until the Fit becomes unreliable and/or my fiancee starts calling me cheap again).

Then I realize how much money I'm saving as a Fit owner and hopes it gives me four more judgment-free years!

 

Sometimes I wish fit breaks down completely so I can get 2016 wrx manual...