Some months ago a friend casually mentioned that he had a Fit and has had several of them. My company is going in a weird direction and there have been layoffs and I think the current economy with inflation is crazy. I've just put my 2018 Ram 1500 Bighorn up for sale and am test-driving a 2020 Fit EX today. I couldn't sleep last night. I need to calm down. I'm watching Fit videos on youtube and learning about snow handling and car camping and Ktuner and I'm looking at vinyl striping kits because this car I'm driving today is an awful silver color that needs to come alive somehow.

Is there a section somewhere on this site that compares the generations?

Has anyone fixed their silver Fit with stripes or bold graphics? I need something intense.

Do I just buy Blizzaks from Tirerack that already have their own wheels so that I have a set for winter?

I think I need the rear sway bar. What kind do you have and how did the installation go? Do you feel that it made a difference, and if so- in what way or what driving situations?

Please point me to a vendor that has graphics for my Fit that make it go BANG!!!!!! This is the one I am driving in a few hours (stock photo of course...)

 

I sort of half-seriously considered getting my Fit vinyl wrapped in some sort of weird pattern, like cow spots or something like that. But I didn't want to lose the anonymousness that makes the Fit invisible to the police. I could probably rob banks with it and use it as the getaway car and no one will see it because it is so invisible. My other cars are bright blue and bright red and they stand out among all the black, silver or white vehicles that dominate our highways.

I also bought a set of Blizzaks and the plain steel wheels from Tire Rack. My Fit is my winter beater.

I installed the Progress sway bar, and installation was easy. However, I can't tell any difference having it there.

 

Great point on being more covert as-is, and my grey color seems ideal for that! I just got home with the Fit. I'm going to try this winter with the tires that are on there unless it's REALLY bad, then I will have to figure something out.

 

Oh and BTW, I ended up with a 2019 Fit and not silver like the pic but grey. I guess there is no other word for the color- tried to find that online but they all just say "grey" and not something odd like "grey moonbeam metallic mist". On the drive home I flipped it over 25,000 miles so this should be the start of a long healthy relationship!!!!!

 

Sure its not Modern Steel Metallic?

 

OMG you're right!!!!!! Hahahahahaaa. Seems like cargurus where I was shopping just calls it grey, but yeah. Glad I have a "real" color that's fancy, and not just grey!!!!!

 

From a safety perspective I would absolutely go 3rd gen.
From a reliability perspective perhaps not, they have some problems, but then so does 2nd gen. Most versatile interior and best seats for 2nd.
1st gen is like a classic car now, very old.

Drive it before you upgrade rear sway bar. I upgraded 2nd gen. Was very happy about it at the time. As the shocks aged I began to feel like my ride was edging over into twitchy and harsh. Of course, I aged in 10 years too lol.