What you DONT like about your Fit
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 24
From: NJ
After 5 months with my 2007 Sport MT, I'm bothered by these points:
Otherwise, a great car!
- Stock speakers are rubbish (replaced immediately)
- Side visibility (have to bob head back and forth when turning onto residential streets)
- Would like more power, but it's not awful... unless the A/C is on
- Steering effort too light. I cross-tested VWs and MINIs, and much prefer those.
Otherwise, a great car!
Up here I will need all season tires was looking at 205/50/16 ExtremeContact DWS I think weigh only 1lb more then the stock 185/55/16. Will probably have to replace the stock wheels within one year of ownership when I have 30k on the car averaging between 20 to 30k a year.
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 24
From: NJ
Hehe, no, I mean off the front fenders. I have to swing back and forth to make sure I'm not about to run over any peds in the crosswalk.
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 31
From: Alexandria, VA
Me, the biggest complaint about the fit is road noise. There's not enough sound insulation, although I didn't expect it in an economy car.
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 514
From: AL
I like to sit with the seat up closer to the dash and reclined more than upright. In that position the portion of the dash below and to the left of the A/C controls hits my knee. I wish they would have just chopped that edge of the dash off to give more side to side knee room. I think that would make a big difference and is really the only thing that annoys me about the car. Other than that I like pretty much everything else about it.
-Dustin
-Dustin
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 197
From: SAN JUAN PR
It has been over a year now since I bought it, only thing bothering me ,front suspension is very fragile, won't stand much abuse unlike my previous HONDAS, (about five).Paint? well I work at an airport right on the Bay,never had any problems with rust. Have the 205 50 16 tires and considering my driving style,that little car is holding up pretty good,,,,,,for the price? can't complain much.Hey Subie,Texas C, all ok? JJ
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Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,199
From: Vermont, USA
I can think of a few potential solutions; I suspect some of them would not be too practical for some people, but perhaps one will work for you or give you ideas of what may work.
1. Get a base model rather than the sport model. No spoiler on the base models.
2. Get a trailer hitch and a hitch-mount bicycle rack. This is probably the simplest/most foolproof way to carry bikes on a Fit.
3. Get a roof mounted bike rack. #2 may well be less expensive and almost certainly more convenient.
3. Put the bikes in the car with the seats folded down or (for a single bike) with the seat cushions folded up in tall mode. This most likely will require removing the front bike wheel for things to fit. Searching the forum here will show a bunch of pictures of what people have done for carrying bikes.
4. It may be possible to remove the spoiler without too much work. I have no idea how they are attached, but I think it's a separate component since the base doesn't have one.
5. Run the straps for the bicycle rack over the spoiler. I saw a bicycle rack strapped to the back of a Fit sport just the other day, and I think that's what they were doing. I didn't have time to study it since we were both driving along the road. Maybe certain designs of bike rack work better than others for this. It does seem like it would be hard on the finish of the spoiler and on the hatch in general.
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 22
From: Pinellas Park
We have an '08 Fit Sport. I've only ever had 2 complaints about it.
1) No dead pedal
2) The backseat headrest's are so high, it makes for terrible visibility!
That being said, both of those items were fixed on the current gen Fit's. Maybe it's time for a trade-in. LOL
1) No dead pedal
2) The backseat headrest's are so high, it makes for terrible visibility!
That being said, both of those items were fixed on the current gen Fit's. Maybe it's time for a trade-in. LOL
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From: AL
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Pinellas Park
Something else I thought of....no center console.
Most owners of the Fit would buy again based on this:
Used car owner satisfaction
Fuel economy and performance please most
Published: April 2012
Year over year, two factors tend to stand out in our Owner Satisfaction survey: fuel-efficient and performance cars satisfy people the most.
This year is no exception. Fuel-efficient models such as the Toyota Prius, diesel-powered Volkswagen Jetta, and the Honda Fit, and sporty cars like the Dodge Challenger V8, Porsche 911, Ford Mustang GT, and Porsche Cayman all had very strong scores, with 80% or more of their owners saying they would definitely buy these cars again.
But other run-of-the-mill cars don’t stir their owners’ soul after 3 years, and sometimes their score plummets by the 5th year of ownership.
Each year Consumer Reports asks the following question on our Annual Auto Survey: “Considering all factors (price, performance, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, etc.), would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?” Respondents have four choices, from “definitely yes” to “definitely no.”
For 3- and 5-year-old models (2009 & 2007 model years), we tallied the percentage of respondents from our 2011 survey that said they would definitely get the same car again.
Among the three-year-old cars, a few specialty models stood out. In addition to the Challenger, 911, Prius, Jetta, and Fit, the upscale Hyundai Genesis and Pontiac G8 also did well, with scores of 80%. Some other notable vehicles with high scores include the Ford F-150, Honda Ridgeline, and Chevrolet Avalanche. Surprisingly, the Mercury Sable (FWD), a vehicle that set few hearts on fire when it was new, scored well too.
But when vehicles reach 5 years old, scores drop a bit. This is when repair costs may increase and that new car smell has disappeared. Sports cars and fuel-efficient models were still tops. Joining the Mustang GT and Porsche Cayman was the Prius, all with scores above 80 percent. The fuel-efficient Honda Fit just missed that group, with 79% of owners willing to definitely buy it again.
One constant in the survey is that models that perform poorly in Consumer Reports’ testing often fall at or near the bottom in owner satisfaction. Models such as the Dodge Dakota pickup truck, Buick Terraza and Chevrolet Uplander minivans, and the Chevrolet Aveo small car have some of the worst owner satisfaction scores among all vehicles. These models sometimes have both low test scores and below-average reliability.
Note, however, that owner satisfaction and reliability scores are not always in sync. While reliability influences satisfaction, there are other factors, such as handling, size, comfort, features, styling, and even image, that impact satisfaction scores. Therefore, some cars get high satisfaction scores yet have some years with below-average reliability.
Link table would not post Used Car Owner Satisfaction
Used car owner satisfaction
Fuel economy and performance please most
Published: April 2012
Year over year, two factors tend to stand out in our Owner Satisfaction survey: fuel-efficient and performance cars satisfy people the most.
This year is no exception. Fuel-efficient models such as the Toyota Prius, diesel-powered Volkswagen Jetta, and the Honda Fit, and sporty cars like the Dodge Challenger V8, Porsche 911, Ford Mustang GT, and Porsche Cayman all had very strong scores, with 80% or more of their owners saying they would definitely buy these cars again.
But other run-of-the-mill cars don’t stir their owners’ soul after 3 years, and sometimes their score plummets by the 5th year of ownership.
Each year Consumer Reports asks the following question on our Annual Auto Survey: “Considering all factors (price, performance, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, etc.), would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?” Respondents have four choices, from “definitely yes” to “definitely no.”
For 3- and 5-year-old models (2009 & 2007 model years), we tallied the percentage of respondents from our 2011 survey that said they would definitely get the same car again.
Among the three-year-old cars, a few specialty models stood out. In addition to the Challenger, 911, Prius, Jetta, and Fit, the upscale Hyundai Genesis and Pontiac G8 also did well, with scores of 80%. Some other notable vehicles with high scores include the Ford F-150, Honda Ridgeline, and Chevrolet Avalanche. Surprisingly, the Mercury Sable (FWD), a vehicle that set few hearts on fire when it was new, scored well too.
But when vehicles reach 5 years old, scores drop a bit. This is when repair costs may increase and that new car smell has disappeared. Sports cars and fuel-efficient models were still tops. Joining the Mustang GT and Porsche Cayman was the Prius, all with scores above 80 percent. The fuel-efficient Honda Fit just missed that group, with 79% of owners willing to definitely buy it again.
One constant in the survey is that models that perform poorly in Consumer Reports’ testing often fall at or near the bottom in owner satisfaction. Models such as the Dodge Dakota pickup truck, Buick Terraza and Chevrolet Uplander minivans, and the Chevrolet Aveo small car have some of the worst owner satisfaction scores among all vehicles. These models sometimes have both low test scores and below-average reliability.
Note, however, that owner satisfaction and reliability scores are not always in sync. While reliability influences satisfaction, there are other factors, such as handling, size, comfort, features, styling, and even image, that impact satisfaction scores. Therefore, some cars get high satisfaction scores yet have some years with below-average reliability.
Link table would not post Used Car Owner Satisfaction
Last edited by cjecpa; Oct 1, 2012 at 01:27 PM.
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Joined: Oct 2012
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From: USA
Not the fact that the speedometer is completely hidden by the steering wheel, nor that Honda hasn't just done the one truly useful thing Toyota did in the Prius -- the upper-dashboard display -- but rather:
They included the little display in the middle of the speedometer that *isn't* blocked by the steering wheel and can be set to display any of *four* different modes... none of which are of the least interest (though I suppose that's arguable) but *none* of which include the current speed.
They included the little display in the middle of the speedometer that *isn't* blocked by the steering wheel and can be set to display any of *four* different modes... none of which are of the least interest (though I suppose that's arguable) but *none* of which include the current speed.
