New 2013 Fit Sport 5MT owner, coming from 2013 Mustang GT
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I don't really like the EVO or STi. Maybe an S2000 CR as a track toy. There's something I have always hated about cars that get abysmal gas mileage and require premium fuel. Even my 5.0 can get 28mpg highway if you want to draft a semi at 65, but when I drove an EVO for a few days I was seeing more like 22 highway and 17 city. I know the cars aren't made for MPG but when I drive around in a car like that its like wearing an itchy wool sweater.
Depends on how often you are in boost, turbos run rich under load.
But out of boost it is still just an NA 2.0 with a small cam compared to an actual NA.
To each their own ofcourse.
I can't close the door in an S2k and my head hits the roof lol
But out of boost it is still just an NA 2.0 with a small cam compared to an actual NA.
To each their own ofcourse.
I can't close the door in an S2k and my head hits the roof lol
I find a bigger turbo gives me better economy around town because:
A.) More lag.. not some little snail that spooled like a light-switch
B.) Excessive power made me far less tempted to stop-light race
A.) More lag.. not some little snail that spooled like a light-switch
B.) Excessive power made me far less tempted to stop-light race
Gotta say it
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 65
From: Good Old Texas
I currently own four cars and two motorcycles:
The '13 Fit sport 5MT (still in transit from Japan, should be here mid next week)
2003 Civic Hybrid 5MT
2013 Mustang GT premium 6MT
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic (only reason it is an auto not manual, the NP242 transfer case w/full time 4WD only comes with auto)
2008 CBR600RR
2013 Ninja 300
I see the Fit as a one car solution. My other three vehicles will be obsolete (mostly) once it arrives. It is more fun to drive than the Mustang. It reminds me of my old 93 Civic EX sedan. I actually shopped for one of those (92-95 ex sedan) for quite a whole and realized I would never find one in great shape that had all the maintenance it should have had. That, and besides being more fun to drive it is inferior to my Civic hybrid.
The Fit was never on my radar because it is positioned below the Civic and the Civic already was a super economy car in my book. I usually drive a more "premium" car and keep a Honda on the side. Kind of like keeping that nice girlfriend who will give you massages and make you dinner but banging a supermodel every day.
I have continually upgraded cars commensurate with my income and I recently stumbled across a website that changed my life. No, it wasnt fitfreak, it was theminimalists.com
These guys are from Ohio (I am too) and were on a similar path as I am. I am relatively young but very successful and constantly buying more and more just because I can. Having not grown up with much I really appreciate the luxuries but with a military background I am also used to going without any of them and surviving in severely adverse conditions. I started questioning everything I owned. My stupid car with a tiny trunk, terrible MPG, expensive insurance, poor visibility. Why? The only thing it has on my Civic Hybrid is that it is more fun to drive (albeit not as fun has my 89 prelude 2.0Si 4WS or 93 Civic EX sedan were). I was actually about to buy a 2013 Audi S4 and saw the Mustang as a more affordable and faster alternative. In my mind the car was saving me $17,000 over yhe S4, not that it was unnecessarily costing me $38,000. A few months after buying the GT I stumbled across a 2011 Lotus Elise and started negotiating with the seller (and myself). I saw the car as something much more fun than the mustang for only a $10-15k price difference. It would also elevate me into a new realm of exclusivity that my Ford could not touch.
How stupid this all was...I used to pride myself in being the only one of my friends with no car payment, despite the fact that my income was much greater. Living well within my means brought me great comfort. In those days (2008), however, I was driving an 03 Civic and most of my friends had things like new Chevy Cobalts which were in the same class and I never considered superior. Once I had a taste of big $$ and my new work friends all had Mercedes/Audi/Acura/BMW/Infiniti cars I justified a brand new Camry SE because compared to everyone else I was being practical.
Over the last few weeks I have actually sold, donated, or thrown out over half of my material possessions. I am selling the Civic Hybrid and Mustang. I will either leave the Jeep with family for them to use at their convenience or sell it also. I am selling my CBR as my little Ninja offers more legal fun. As far as minimalists go I probably own a lot, but considering where I came from and my new mental detachment from status and material possessions I have definitely come a long way.
I am really looking forward to taking delivery of my Fit and once the mustang is sold I will no longer have a car payment for the first time in a couple years. The Fit gets great MPG like my hybrid (although not 50mpg...), holds about as much cargo as my jeep, and is more fun to drive than my mustang with its heavy clutch and notchy Chinese transmission
The '13 Fit sport 5MT (still in transit from Japan, should be here mid next week)
2003 Civic Hybrid 5MT
2013 Mustang GT premium 6MT
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic (only reason it is an auto not manual, the NP242 transfer case w/full time 4WD only comes with auto)
2008 CBR600RR
2013 Ninja 300
I see the Fit as a one car solution. My other three vehicles will be obsolete (mostly) once it arrives. It is more fun to drive than the Mustang. It reminds me of my old 93 Civic EX sedan. I actually shopped for one of those (92-95 ex sedan) for quite a whole and realized I would never find one in great shape that had all the maintenance it should have had. That, and besides being more fun to drive it is inferior to my Civic hybrid.
The Fit was never on my radar because it is positioned below the Civic and the Civic already was a super economy car in my book. I usually drive a more "premium" car and keep a Honda on the side. Kind of like keeping that nice girlfriend who will give you massages and make you dinner but banging a supermodel every day.
I have continually upgraded cars commensurate with my income and I recently stumbled across a website that changed my life. No, it wasnt fitfreak, it was theminimalists.com
These guys are from Ohio (I am too) and were on a similar path as I am. I am relatively young but very successful and constantly buying more and more just because I can. Having not grown up with much I really appreciate the luxuries but with a military background I am also used to going without any of them and surviving in severely adverse conditions. I started questioning everything I owned. My stupid car with a tiny trunk, terrible MPG, expensive insurance, poor visibility. Why? The only thing it has on my Civic Hybrid is that it is more fun to drive (albeit not as fun has my 89 prelude 2.0Si 4WS or 93 Civic EX sedan were). I was actually about to buy a 2013 Audi S4 and saw the Mustang as a more affordable and faster alternative. In my mind the car was saving me $17,000 over yhe S4, not that it was unnecessarily costing me $38,000. A few months after buying the GT I stumbled across a 2011 Lotus Elise and started negotiating with the seller (and myself). I saw the car as something much more fun than the mustang for only a $10-15k price difference. It would also elevate me into a new realm of exclusivity that my Ford could not touch.
How stupid this all was...I used to pride myself in being the only one of my friends with no car payment, despite the fact that my income was much greater. Living well within my means brought me great comfort. In those days (2008), however, I was driving an 03 Civic and most of my friends had things like new Chevy Cobalts which were in the same class and I never considered superior. Once I had a taste of big $$ and my new work friends all had Mercedes/Audi/Acura/BMW/Infiniti cars I justified a brand new Camry SE because compared to everyone else I was being practical.
Over the last few weeks I have actually sold, donated, or thrown out over half of my material possessions. I am selling the Civic Hybrid and Mustang. I will either leave the Jeep with family for them to use at their convenience or sell it also. I am selling my CBR as my little Ninja offers more legal fun. As far as minimalists go I probably own a lot, but considering where I came from and my new mental detachment from status and material possessions I have definitely come a long way.
I am really looking forward to taking delivery of my Fit and once the mustang is sold I will no longer have a car payment for the first time in a couple years. The Fit gets great MPG like my hybrid (although not 50mpg...), holds about as much cargo as my jeep, and is more fun to drive than my mustang with its heavy clutch and notchy Chinese transmission
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 4
From: Los Angeles, CA
I currently own four cars and two motorcycles:
The '13 Fit sport 5MT (still in transit from Japan, should be here mid next week)
2003 Civic Hybrid 5MT
2013 Mustang GT premium 6MT
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic (only reason it is an auto not manual, the NP242 transfer case w/full time 4WD only comes with auto)
2008 CBR600RR
2013 Ninja 300
I see the Fit as a one car solution. My other three vehicles will be obsolete (mostly) once it arrives. It is more fun to drive than the Mustang. It reminds me of my old 93 Civic EX sedan. I actually shopped for one of those (92-95 ex sedan) for quite a whole and realized I would never find one in great shape that had all the maintenance it should have had. That, and besides being more fun to drive it is inferior to my Civic hybrid.
The Fit was never on my radar because it is positioned below the Civic and the Civic already was a super economy car in my book. I usually drive a more "premium" car and keep a Honda on the side. Kind of like keeping that nice girlfriend who will give you massages and make you dinner but banging a supermodel every day.
I have continually upgraded cars commensurate with my income and I recently stumbled across a website that changed my life. No, it wasnt fitfreak, it was theminimalists.com
These guys are from Ohio (I am too) and were on a similar path as I am. I am relatively young but very successful and constantly buying more and more just because I can. Having not grown up with much I really appreciate the luxuries but with a military background I am also used to going without any of them and surviving in severely adverse conditions. I started questioning everything I owned. My stupid car with a tiny trunk, terrible MPG, expensive insurance, poor visibility. Why? The only thing it has on my Civic Hybrid is that it is more fun to drive (albeit not as fun has my 89 prelude 2.0Si 4WS or 93 Civic EX sedan were). I was actually about to buy a 2013 Audi S4 and saw the Mustang as a more affordable and faster alternative. In my mind the car was saving me $17,000 over yhe S4, not that it was unnecessarily costing me $38,000. A few months after buying the GT I stumbled across a 2011 Lotus Elise and started negotiating with the seller (and myself). I saw the car as something much more fun than the mustang for only a $10-15k price difference. It would also elevate me into a new realm of exclusivity that my Ford could not touch.
How stupid this all was...I used to pride myself in being the only one of my friends with no car payment, despite the fact that my income was much greater. Living well within my means brought me great comfort. In those days (2008), however, I was driving an 03 Civic and most of my friends had things like new Chevy Cobalts which were in the same class and I never considered superior. Once I had a taste of big $$ and my new work friends all had Mercedes/Audi/Acura/BMW/Infiniti cars I justified a brand new Camry SE because compared to everyone else I was being practical.
Over the last few weeks I have actually sold, donated, or thrown out over half of my material possessions. I am selling the Civic Hybrid and Mustang. I will either leave the Jeep with family for them to use at their convenience or sell it also. I am selling my CBR as my little Ninja offers more legal fun. As far as minimalists go I probably own a lot, but considering where I came from and my new mental detachment from status and material possessions I have definitely come a long way.
I am really looking forward to taking delivery of my Fit and once the mustang is sold I will no longer have a car payment for the first time in a couple years. The Fit gets great MPG like my hybrid (although not 50mpg...), holds about as much cargo as my jeep, and is more fun to drive than my mustang with its heavy clutch and notchy Chinese transmission
The '13 Fit sport 5MT (still in transit from Japan, should be here mid next week)
2003 Civic Hybrid 5MT
2013 Mustang GT premium 6MT
2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic (only reason it is an auto not manual, the NP242 transfer case w/full time 4WD only comes with auto)
2008 CBR600RR
2013 Ninja 300
I see the Fit as a one car solution. My other three vehicles will be obsolete (mostly) once it arrives. It is more fun to drive than the Mustang. It reminds me of my old 93 Civic EX sedan. I actually shopped for one of those (92-95 ex sedan) for quite a whole and realized I would never find one in great shape that had all the maintenance it should have had. That, and besides being more fun to drive it is inferior to my Civic hybrid.
The Fit was never on my radar because it is positioned below the Civic and the Civic already was a super economy car in my book. I usually drive a more "premium" car and keep a Honda on the side. Kind of like keeping that nice girlfriend who will give you massages and make you dinner but banging a supermodel every day.
I have continually upgraded cars commensurate with my income and I recently stumbled across a website that changed my life. No, it wasnt fitfreak, it was theminimalists.com
These guys are from Ohio (I am too) and were on a similar path as I am. I am relatively young but very successful and constantly buying more and more just because I can. Having not grown up with much I really appreciate the luxuries but with a military background I am also used to going without any of them and surviving in severely adverse conditions. I started questioning everything I owned. My stupid car with a tiny trunk, terrible MPG, expensive insurance, poor visibility. Why? The only thing it has on my Civic Hybrid is that it is more fun to drive (albeit not as fun has my 89 prelude 2.0Si 4WS or 93 Civic EX sedan were). I was actually about to buy a 2013 Audi S4 and saw the Mustang as a more affordable and faster alternative. In my mind the car was saving me $17,000 over yhe S4, not that it was unnecessarily costing me $38,000. A few months after buying the GT I stumbled across a 2011 Lotus Elise and started negotiating with the seller (and myself). I saw the car as something much more fun than the mustang for only a $10-15k price difference. It would also elevate me into a new realm of exclusivity that my Ford could not touch.
How stupid this all was...I used to pride myself in being the only one of my friends with no car payment, despite the fact that my income was much greater. Living well within my means brought me great comfort. In those days (2008), however, I was driving an 03 Civic and most of my friends had things like new Chevy Cobalts which were in the same class and I never considered superior. Once I had a taste of big $$ and my new work friends all had Mercedes/Audi/Acura/BMW/Infiniti cars I justified a brand new Camry SE because compared to everyone else I was being practical.
Over the last few weeks I have actually sold, donated, or thrown out over half of my material possessions. I am selling the Civic Hybrid and Mustang. I will either leave the Jeep with family for them to use at their convenience or sell it also. I am selling my CBR as my little Ninja offers more legal fun. As far as minimalists go I probably own a lot, but considering where I came from and my new mental detachment from status and material possessions I have definitely come a long way.
I am really looking forward to taking delivery of my Fit and once the mustang is sold I will no longer have a car payment for the first time in a couple years. The Fit gets great MPG like my hybrid (although not 50mpg...), holds about as much cargo as my jeep, and is more fun to drive than my mustang with its heavy clutch and notchy Chinese transmission
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Joined: May 2012
Posts: 28
From: winnipeg
Previous to my gd3, I owned
- 93 ford escort gt w/gtx swap
- 04 Saturn ion redline.
- 06 cobalt ss supercharged.
And I totally am in the same boat. Nothing is better than my honda. I get almost anything I need in the back, cheap on fuel, cheap insurance, cheap maintainance. Plus, it's just a fun lil car to rip through the gears. Honestly if I ever change cars, it'll be for a ge8.
Good job honda
- 93 ford escort gt w/gtx swap
- 04 Saturn ion redline.
- 06 cobalt ss supercharged.
And I totally am in the same boat. Nothing is better than my honda. I get almost anything I need in the back, cheap on fuel, cheap insurance, cheap maintainance. Plus, it's just a fun lil car to rip through the gears. Honestly if I ever change cars, it'll be for a ge8.
Good job honda
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From: tx
This is Austin though, where your car can effect your pretentiousness-factor by a lot. Which makes us totally pretentious, but in an opposite manner (placing importance on moderate values), in my opinion.
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