Am still thinking of getting a Fit. I live in Houston where it rains a lot and floods pretty easily.

I know you shouldn't really drive through much water at all, but does anyone live in Houston or other rainy places have trouble with just an average rainy afternoon where you may have to go through slight water?

I guess it just looks lower to the ground than other cars I've driven...

 

Ehh, the filter is up relatively high, so you don't have to worry too much about hydrolock.

But...as the weather and news channels usually advise, I wouldn't go through water where you can't tell how deep it is--sometimes they have currents and can sweep you away which is bad for your car (stalled out and stranded) and also can be dangerous for you.

I'm from Houston. Those epic floods...SUCK!

 

Don't sweat it at all.

I live in the Pacific Northwest, and it doesn't matter what you drive, you're driving through water. It's going to rain.

When I first got my Fit I felt it wasn't so great in the rain, or going through standing water...but I think it was maybe just the new tires. Because it's not too bad. No vehicle is as stable in water or rain, but The Fit is perfectly viable.

If you are talking average rainy afternoon or slight water, I don't think it's a problem at all.

Now if you are talking flood waters? Well no vehicle really does well, and of course The Fit is lower than say a truck or 4 wheel drive....but you really shouldn't be driving anything through flood waters.

 

Here's a sad Fit story from New Orleans. Seems it got a snootfull

Makes me think a jeep with a snorkel wouldn't be a bad idea there...

Tires make the biggest difference on wet roads. The factory dunlops are ok. Not great.

 

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^ I think that video should provide a good enough answer. As long as you don't try to tread water that goes up to your airbox and/or major electrical components it should be fine.

Edit: I just noticed that this is for GEs. Does anyone know if the scoop on/near the front bumper is closed in and channels air in or is it just another way to air to the airbox? Either way, that would be one more thing to keep in mind while treading water.

 

if it would make you feel better...

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...mming-fit.html

 

I plowed it once into a small puddle nearly to the lights, didnt see it it was dark and raining bad, the front wheels briefly lifted off the ground and I had no steering. No hydrolock which surprised me. This was at 36k or so now im at 100k without a single issue related to that.

 

unless youre going through knee high flood unlikely you'll suck water into the motor

yes, i drove through some deep stuff out west today (westpark, dairy ashford, wilcrest, etc)...no prob

 

Another good reason to get a CAI.

 

Harris county... How does anyone afford insurance there? I can't even write policies there anymore.

Getting through deep water is mostly a function of vehicle weight and the surface area being exposed to the current. The fit would fail both.

 

another reason not to drive through water which you can't see how deep it is.

I was driving home one night, it had just rained heavy for several hours, and when it does that in FL the water doesn't always know where to go, so there where some huge puddles on the street, i went through them assuming they weren't that deep (which they weren't) but as i was going through one I hit a Nasty deep pothole! the car just went thud! i thought i did damage but upon further inspection at home, all systems normal.

potholes = suck (especially ones you can't see)

 

The Fit isn't a submarine lol.

 

thanks for the info-

 

I made it my business to learn where the potential flooding spots are on my route. And when it rains hard and fast, I avoid those areas. I could trudge through them, for sure. But I don't, if I can at all avoid it. I've had 1,200 worth of 'oops I'm in a huge puddle at night' damage with my last car. You learn fast from that- avoid lake-like puddles entirely.

Dan