What's With The Irrational Hate For This Car?
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Lol I am told by everyone that orange is the soccer mom color... There is no winning. Silver is borring. Light blue is gay. White is fleet car. Red is wanna be race car color. Dark blue is too gaudy. Black is wanna be VIP/Balla status. Purple is the chick color. Etc.etc. There is always something for people to hate.
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,355
From: Massachusetts
lol i think we all fit owners should just mod their fits, like how almost every scion i see is fitted with some kind of wheels, we should follow the trend. When i first got my car no one liked it and EVERYONE bagged on my color choice. Dropped it, got some wheels and blacked the headlights... voila! most people seem to like it now 
jk i think people these days are just ignorant... totally not open to the unknown and unfamiliar, it's a shame really
oh and lots of them are such stereotypes... People are always trying to race me just cuz i own a honda... sigh its disgusting
jk i think people these days are just ignorant... totally not open to the unknown and unfamiliar, it's a shame really
oh and lots of them are such stereotypes... People are always trying to race me just cuz i own a honda... sigh its disgusting
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: USA
I felt the same way as wilcoholic for a while... then I would move a dining room table or a big laser printer when (random person)'s SUV wouldn't hold it; or some random idiot would try to tailgate in the corners and learn that extra mass isn't always a good thing; or someone would walk up to me when I'm buying pizza and truly be interested on what this odd vehicle is and be mesmerized at how useful it actually is.
No, it isn't the perfect car for everyone. It can't dazzle in the quarter mile, it doesn't get fifty mpg in the hands of the average driver, it isn't impervious to winds, it isn't silent, it rattles, it's bumpy, the radio is simple, and the climate control system is almost entirely manually operated.
It is the perfect car for me. It doesn't suck enough fuel to dazzle in the quarter mile, it isn't slow enough to get fifty mpg (unless you want it to be), it's tall enough to be comfortable, it's quieter than many cars, there isn't enough foam and insulation and heavy carpet to weigh it down excessively, the stiff tires and suspension give it great cornering ability, the radio is easy to use on the road, and the sheer lack of computer-driven electronic or vacuum components in the car makes it nearly entirely user-serviceable, if they ever break down at all.
It is what it is. If you feel you deserve a computer driven autobot that regulates its own air temperature, tells you if you're tailgating or being passed, hits the brakes before you do and the wipers before the road gets wet, can see in the dark, and tells you there are 186.1 miles left in your tank of gas, then the Fit is not for you. However, if you have enough brains and know-how to DRIVE the car and not just ride and share in the automobile experience, the Fit may be for you.
No, it isn't the perfect car for everyone. It can't dazzle in the quarter mile, it doesn't get fifty mpg in the hands of the average driver, it isn't impervious to winds, it isn't silent, it rattles, it's bumpy, the radio is simple, and the climate control system is almost entirely manually operated.
It is the perfect car for me. It doesn't suck enough fuel to dazzle in the quarter mile, it isn't slow enough to get fifty mpg (unless you want it to be), it's tall enough to be comfortable, it's quieter than many cars, there isn't enough foam and insulation and heavy carpet to weigh it down excessively, the stiff tires and suspension give it great cornering ability, the radio is easy to use on the road, and the sheer lack of computer-driven electronic or vacuum components in the car makes it nearly entirely user-serviceable, if they ever break down at all.
It is what it is. If you feel you deserve a computer driven autobot that regulates its own air temperature, tells you if you're tailgating or being passed, hits the brakes before you do and the wipers before the road gets wet, can see in the dark, and tells you there are 186.1 miles left in your tank of gas, then the Fit is not for you. However, if you have enough brains and know-how to DRIVE the car and not just ride and share in the automobile experience, the Fit may be for you.
Last edited by polaski; Dec 8, 2009 at 10:50 PM.
If you don't like driving a car like the Fit you must not like driving.... The world would be a safer friendlier place if the people that think they need a truck that carries 6 or 10 passengers relied on public transportation or stayed home.... The Fit is the best Euro Car made in Japan and sold in the U.S.
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Parañaque City, Philippines
I felt the same way as wilcoholic for a while... then I would move a dining room table or a big laser printer when (random person)'s SUV wouldn't hold it; or some random idiot would try to tailgate in the corners and learn that extra mass isn't always a good thing; or someone would walk up to me when I'm buying pizza and truly be interested on what this odd vehicle is and be mesmerized at how useful it actually is.
No, it isn't the perfect car for everyone. It can't dazzle in the quarter mile, it doesn't get fifty mpg in the hands of the average driver, it isn't impervious to winds, it isn't silent, it rattles, it's bumpy, the radio is simple, and the climate control system is almost entirely manually operated.
It is the perfect car for me. It doesn't suck enough fuel to dazzle in the quarter mile, it isn't slow enough to get fifty mpg (unless you want it to be), it's tall enough to be comfortable, it's quieter than many cars, there isn't enough foam and insulation and heavy carpet to weigh it down excessively, the stiff tires and suspension give it great cornering ability, the radio is easy to use on the road, and the sheer lack of computer-driven electronic or vacuum components in the car makes it nearly entirely user-serviceable, if they ever break down at all.
It is what it is. If you feel you deserve a computer driven autobot that regulates its own air temperature, tells you if you're tailgating or being passed, hits the brakes before you do and the wipers before the road gets wet, can see in the dark, and tells you there are 186.1 miles left in your tank of gas, then the Fit is not for you. However, if you have enough brains and know-how to DRIVE the car and not just ride and share in the automobile experience, the Fit may be for you.
No, it isn't the perfect car for everyone. It can't dazzle in the quarter mile, it doesn't get fifty mpg in the hands of the average driver, it isn't impervious to winds, it isn't silent, it rattles, it's bumpy, the radio is simple, and the climate control system is almost entirely manually operated.
It is the perfect car for me. It doesn't suck enough fuel to dazzle in the quarter mile, it isn't slow enough to get fifty mpg (unless you want it to be), it's tall enough to be comfortable, it's quieter than many cars, there isn't enough foam and insulation and heavy carpet to weigh it down excessively, the stiff tires and suspension give it great cornering ability, the radio is easy to use on the road, and the sheer lack of computer-driven electronic or vacuum components in the car makes it nearly entirely user-serviceable, if they ever break down at all.
It is what it is. If you feel you deserve a computer driven autobot that regulates its own air temperature, tells you if you're tailgating or being passed, hits the brakes before you do and the wipers before the road gets wet, can see in the dark, and tells you there are 186.1 miles left in your tank of gas, then the Fit is not for you. However, if you have enough brains and know-how to DRIVE the car and not just ride and share in the automobile experience, the Fit may be for you.
The user comments section though had its share of stalwart Fit defenders.
The high tech crap is insulating the driver from the experience of pure unadulterated driving, and weighing these cool little cars down with to much crap and killing performance...The US gets the crappiest versions of the Fit and people still want to put more crap on and in their car and then bitch about how it isn't as fast as some red neck's Trans Am from 0 to 60
The high tech crap is insulating the driver from the experience of pure unadulterated driving, and weighing these cool little cars down with to much crap and killing performance...The US gets the crappiest versions of the Fit and people still want to put more crap on and in their car and then bitch about how it isn't as fast as some red neck's Trans Am from 0 to 60
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Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Atlanta, GA
That was bare bones. Other than the Tata Nano, and perhaps some cars built in Russia and China, I don't think there are any bare bones cars being built these days.
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From: Parañaque City, Philippines
Bare bones??? My first Honda car had an air-cooled engine (no radiator, hoses, or water pump), 4-speed constant mesh (no synchronizers) transmission, a 45mm carburetor, points and condensor ignition, cable operated throttle and clutch, no radio, no power steering, crank windows, perhaps 6 fuses total, and weighed about 1600 pounds. I'm pretty sure that the only electric motors in the entire car were for the windshield wipers, heater fan, and the fuel pump. I could do just about any maintenance (including swapping out the camshaft) with the toolkit that came with the car and a set of sockets.
That was bare bones. Other than the Tata Nano, and perhaps some cars built in Russia and China, I don't think there are any bare bones cars being built these days.
That was bare bones. Other than the Tata Nano, and perhaps some cars built in Russia and China, I don't think there are any bare bones cars being built these days.
Where I live, we make do without in-car navigation systems. For most people, as long as the electric windows and aircon work, it's all good
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Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Phoenix
Bare bones? Let's see..standard A/C, power windows and mirrors, CD player, rear wiper and washer. A lot of that is higher cost optiona on most other brands. I think what bothers the techies and Greenies is that we have a full gas powered car that gets mileage as good as many hybrids. Kinda spoils their day..and life.
The most bare bones car I owned was a 58 Fiat 500.... IT was also frighteningly slow... The best was a few VW Things which I normally drove with the wind shield down and the doors removed... My son still owns a Thing but is spoiled to the max by his Ridgeline and RSX.
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Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Kaneohe, HI
Fit Fleet
Ok, so we own 2 fits and park them in the same driveway. We usually get comments about having a Fit Fleet or something like that. We had relatives over the other night and we got another one of those comments, with the "roll eyes" type of thing.
I just looked at them and said that the cars are great, good gas mileage and loads of storage, and most of all fun to drive.
Ever since I put the Classio seat covers in my fit...all the haters at work shut up.
If I wanted to impress anyone, I would have kept my gas guzzling v8 Mustang a while back. My high school age boys, love cars - and love the fit.
There will always be haters. F-them. 'nuff said.
I just looked at them and said that the cars are great, good gas mileage and loads of storage, and most of all fun to drive.
Ever since I put the Classio seat covers in my fit...all the haters at work shut up.
If I wanted to impress anyone, I would have kept my gas guzzling v8 Mustang a while back. My high school age boys, love cars - and love the fit.
There will always be haters. F-them. 'nuff said.
fit = cool, the only thing missing from my fit that wasn't in my MDX is all wheel drive/ 4 wheel drive and a rear back up cam that works with the nav. The rest is pretty much the same. Doesn't matter to me if auto or I have to do it manually. My mdx didn't have the shift paddles though, or the usb and aux jack, granted, it was a 2004, but come on, in 2004, we alrdy had flash drives and mp3's.... that 6 disc cd changer was the dumbest thing in that mdx.
