Another new Fit owner
#1
12-30-2007, 11:51 PM
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sport Mazda-Subaru, Orlando
Posts: 16
Another new Fit owner
Hey guys, my name is Michael. I just picked up my 2008 Honda Fit Sport 5spd Wednesday, and have already driven 350 immensely-enjoyable miles in it!
It is Blackberry Pearl... that's right... it's purple! I honestly love the color, and don't feel ashamed driving it.
I'm a former hardcore Subaru guy, and NO I do not mean the WRX or STi
. I'm an old-school Subaru guy, who has owned (and still owns) a 1991 Legacy, and has owned in the past an 88 XT and 79 GL wagon.
Why the change? Mostly, I'm just looking to do something different. I work at a Subaru dealership too, and my ex-girlfriend has Subarus, and most of my friends have Subarus, so I was getting a little burned out. Also, this car seemed to me to be the best choice for a compact new car.
As part of the deal with my family, I sold the XT and GL wagon, and graduated college earlier this month, and this Fit was the graduation present.
Most likely, I won't be doing any serious modding to this Fit. I'm a complete and total Honda n00b anyway and wouldn't quite be sure where to start. Its main purpose anyway is a trouble-free mode of transportation. But with all the aftermarket support for Hondas out there, and with a fellow Honda guy sending me all these links to some SWEET-looking Fits, I dunno if I will be able to resist the temptation!
Anyway, glad to be part of this community!
It is Blackberry Pearl... that's right... it's purple! I honestly love the color, and don't feel ashamed driving it.
I'm a former hardcore Subaru guy, and NO I do not mean the WRX or STi
. I'm an old-school Subaru guy, who has owned (and still owns) a 1991 Legacy, and has owned in the past an 88 XT and 79 GL wagon.Why the change? Mostly, I'm just looking to do something different. I work at a Subaru dealership too, and my ex-girlfriend has Subarus, and most of my friends have Subarus, so I was getting a little burned out. Also, this car seemed to me to be the best choice for a compact new car.
As part of the deal with my family, I sold the XT and GL wagon, and graduated college earlier this month, and this Fit was the graduation present.
Most likely, I won't be doing any serious modding to this Fit. I'm a complete and total Honda n00b anyway and wouldn't quite be sure where to start. Its main purpose anyway is a trouble-free mode of transportation. But with all the aftermarket support for Hondas out there, and with a fellow Honda guy sending me all these links to some SWEET-looking Fits, I dunno if I will be able to resist the temptation!
Anyway, glad to be part of this community!
#2
12-31-2007, 12:15 AM
Congrats on the Fit!
Looks great! Blackberry seems to be a relatively rare color...at least from what I have seen.
Its a great car you will probably grow to love it a bunch more.
Is that the factory "sport" muffler? And if so how do you like it? look good...sound good?
Ooh...and welcome to FitFreak!
Its a great car you will probably grow to love it a bunch more.
Is that the factory "sport" muffler? And if so how do you like it? look good...sound good?
Ooh...and welcome to FitFreak!
#3
12-31-2007, 12:22 AM
welcome to the site and the fit community. great choice of colors. we've got a ton of info and a lot of knowledgable people here incase you decide to start modding. but the fit is a great car stock and is very fun to drive, as i can see you've found out.
#4
01-01-2008, 10:07 PM
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sport Mazda-Subaru, Orlando
Posts: 16
Thanks all for the welcome. I'll hit 500 miles tomorrow, and I can already tell the car is breaking in. It's smoothing out a little bit, and the engine seems to be a bit more eager.
A fellow Honda buddy told me that his 03 EP Si got a LOT faster once it broke in. That's one of the considerations when I bought it.
Truth be told, I test-drove one before buying this one, and I was not impressed with the power at all. It felt downright slow, so much so I was worried about merging onto the highway with it. But I've already gotten on the interstate with this car and have yet to be like "Dangit, I need more power!"
Don't worry, I'm not beating on it. I'm babying it in fact. I know all about engine break-in.
That is the exhaust 'finisher,' not the sport muffler. Basically just a tip, so the muffler is stock. I've been looking at a few exhausts, but I'm still not sure I'm going to do one.
When I first bought the car I was seriously thinking "I just bought a purple car!
" But that has worn off. I'm perfectly happy with the color choice. If the dealer called me up and offered me a different color without any extra cost, I would refuse. I like this color.
A fellow Honda buddy told me that his 03 EP Si got a LOT faster once it broke in. That's one of the considerations when I bought it.
Truth be told, I test-drove one before buying this one, and I was not impressed with the power at all. It felt downright slow, so much so I was worried about merging onto the highway with it. But I've already gotten on the interstate with this car and have yet to be like "Dangit, I need more power!"
Don't worry, I'm not beating on it. I'm babying it in fact. I know all about engine break-in.
That is the exhaust 'finisher,' not the sport muffler. Basically just a tip, so the muffler is stock. I've been looking at a few exhausts, but I'm still not sure I'm going to do one.
When I first bought the car I was seriously thinking "I just bought a purple car!
" But that has worn off. I'm perfectly happy with the color choice. If the dealer called me up and offered me a different color without any extra cost, I would refuse. I like this color.
#5
01-01-2008, 10:11 PM
Welcome to the forum!
Congratz on the new BBP, i honestly love that color to and im male lol. Its just a really cool color, i like how it kinda change in diffrent shades of light. Hondas are easy to mod, just things like suspension and exhaust make a good diff. on the Fit. I drove mine stock for 5000miles and loved, now just starting a few mods like exhaust and suspension mods and let me tell ya, this little thing is awesome. You will grow to really love the car!
Congratz on the new BBP, i honestly love that color to and im male lol. Its just a really cool color, i like how it kinda change in diffrent shades of light. Hondas are easy to mod, just things like suspension and exhaust make a good diff. on the Fit. I drove mine stock for 5000miles and loved, now just starting a few mods like exhaust and suspension mods and let me tell ya, this little thing is awesome. You will grow to really love the car!
#6
01-01-2008, 11:22 PM
nice fit! and welcome to the site!!!!! enjoy the site. search around in the different forums. if you have any questions, search before asking because most questions have been asked.
#7
01-02-2008, 03:42 AM
anywho...congratz again on your Fit...
I just saw a commercial about a new phone called the "Blackberry Pearl"
I thought there was one that was just the "blackberry"...
This is the first vehicle to be an accessory to a phone!!!
I know like nothing about cell phones so dont be hatin ppl!
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