I like my new Honda Fit.

My first new Honda was an '80 Civic Wagon. Next was an '88 CRX. I've driven a couple of cheap used cars, but am back in a new Honda -- a '13 Fit base manual.

I choose the base model specifically for the narrower tires. Not only for fuel efficiency, but living in Maine I'll be on plenty of snow and I prefer a tire that sinks in a bit instead of floating on top. I tested a variety of other 3- and 5- door cars and I prefer the light feel and spacious interior of Honda.

I'll spend some time soon checking speedometer and odometer accuracy. Within a couple of weeks I can add gas to check the fuel efficiency. The dashboard gauge says 42.6 with about 120 on the trip meter (and about 180 on the total odometer) but I won't "claim" that until I check it.

I also maintain a few older Honda motorcycles from the '75 CB750K SOHC to the "modern" '80 CX500D. Not that I'm an old fahrt.

 

Welcome and glad you like the car

I am skeptical about the OEM 175s performing in the snow though. I could barely get them to hold traction on pavement

 

welcome!

Honda <3

 

It's good to be welcomed with humor.

The Fit will soon wear Hakkapeliitta R.

Don't know that they'd be any good for your hooning around.

I've driven that CRX around here with worn all-season radials and it did OK. I just find dedicated snow tires work best.

 

Ah good, I thought you were going to try the OEM A/S tires... there are some A/S tires that do OK in the snow but the ones the Fit comes with are not one of them.

The sad this is I wasn't even hooning around and could barely hold traction on some occasions with the 175s the car was given at the factory. Or at least I don't think I was hooning, maybe they're intended to be driven on under 4k RPM by elderly folks, idk.

 

I check speedometers and odometers against GPS to see how far they're off.

But these aren't off.

The speedometer is as accurate as my ability to read the needle. Most of my vehicles are off 5% to 10%.

The odometer seems accurate too. My trip of 27.4 miles was long enough to show only errors of a third of a percent or larger. That's pretty accurate although I'll test over longer distances later.

The dash gauge still says 43.2 mpg which is another number ripe for testing.

 

Previous testing regarding this:

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

 

Thanks for the link.

It really doesn't matter how accurate other people's meters are; I'll be checking my own anyway. I cannot do it any other way.

A neighbor of mine checks his fuel mileage once or twice a year and says he gets that mileage all the time. Grain of salt? You bet. It would be hard to start on a measurement and NOT adjust a bit to get bragging rights (and brag he does).

 

Are you an engineer?

 

yah, get snow tires for snow. or for plowed streets, continental DWS.

 

Worse. A Technical Writer is like an engineer who doesn't really know anything. (Doesn't have anything to do with failing calculus 3 times.) And I'm retired so add "outdated".

But I'm still interested in fact checking.

 

My driveway is just over an eighth mile and it's never been plowed. Past the driveway is a rural road. Then rural highways. Any destination around here may be the same with unplowed roads or driveways or parking areas.

It pays to have real snow tires here even if all-season radials usually work OK.

 

my 09 runs WS60's in the winter. my 12 runs DWS.

from here forward for my area, i will get DWS.