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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by stembridge
I was born in Atlanta and lived in the SE until

I'm 6'-4", of average proportions and weight, and am in my early 50s. While I would appreciate another inch or two of rear seat travel, it was quite tolerable on my 17-hour trip.




Since Apple and Honda continue to drag their feet implementing CarPlay, I went ahead and bought the Honda Navigation app. It, too, would have to be described only as "adequate." It worked fine, but is strictly no-frills. I did prefer the spoken turn-by-turn instructions in the Honda app over Siri in the Apple Maps app. There were two main problems I had with the app, though.

First, and I think this was a cable issue, the video signal through the HDMI adapter was unstable, and I kept having to wiggle the cables around to get the signal back (tried two different HDMI cables with similar results).

Second, you have to "approve" the app every time you restart the car (every time you stop for gas, food, etc.). If I did not also disconnect my iPhone, it was hit or miss whether the Honda apps would even work upon a restart - there's a bug there, either in the iPhone app(s) or in the head unit. A restart of my iPhone was the only way to fix it if it happened.

Siri Hands Free generally works pretty well.

There is only one intermittent position for the front/rear wipers. Multiple positions for the front wipers would be a help.


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I am 6'2". Every Honda I have ever owned had plenty of seat travel, more than I ever needed. I too wish the Fit had a couple extra inches of travel, although it is not untolerable. The intermittent wiper drives me crazy. I'd pay 200 bucks to get variable intermittent wipers. And thank you for the info on the navigation app. I just ordered an iphone 6 but I may stick with phone navigation for now.

 
Old Dec 10, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by DArkk
I too miss the variable intermittent wipers as it's not available on any of the trims.

Easy fix is apply Rain-X on the windshield. Be careful of not getting the stuff on the paint as it will stain it.
thank you for the tip. I will do that fix.
 
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