Would like to hear MPG experience from folks with higher mileage on their FITs. Am considering a 2007 Sport AT with 30,000 miles on it. Seller says he gets 38, mostly city. How many MPG are typical long after break-in?

My 99 Saturn manual doesn't even sip gas, just runs on fumes (37 city, 39+ hwy). Am loath to give that up, but Honda's a better car. So if 38 is real, it's a no-brainer. But reports from mid-20s to low 30s MPG from drivers with low-mileage FITs gives me pause.

 

If mileage is all your concerned with maybe you should go with a hybrid. I don't think anyone here wants to convince you that the mileage on the fit is the best selling point, we all love the car for more then just that.

 

The Fit does get great MPG, but i agree with smatts. If its only MPG your looking for i recommend a Civic Hybrid...But the Civic Hybrid is SOFT and not much fun to drive, so with the Fit you get a FUN car to drive and above average MPG..Best of both worlds!

 

I doubt your saturn actually gets those numbers. Those are EPA numbers, not actual. Maybe u should measure it, and find your real numbers? 38 is really high, if you expect your car to get that, then your expectations are too high.

 

The 99 Saturn (SC) Manual is Rated 25/36
The 07 Honda Fit Auto is Rated 27/35
Source: Fuel Economy

If you are looking for better city mileage then the Honda is more than likely to give you that. The second thing to look at is your Saturn probably has a lot more miles on it, so I would expect it isn't running as efficently as it was when it was new.

 

Thanks to everyone who has responded. Am new at this and a bit of a techno-phobe, so will respond to everyone's replies at once.

Fuel economy isn't the only thing I'm looking for by any means. It is really important, though. I can't afford a hybrid or would drive one for the environment's sake.

The Fit has everything I would like to have in a car: pep to spare, incredibly tight controls, three rear seats, and tons of storage -- plus it's small and totally tricked out. And it's as responsive as the top-of-the-line Beamer my husband and I once owned. It is, indeed, a FUN car! I love it!

So I don't need convincing about the Fit overall. I'm totally sold in general. But I live on a very very modest fixed income now and can't afford to drive a car with much lower MPG than I'm used to getting. More important than my personal finances, though, is what poor fuel economy does to Planet Earth through wasted oil and air pollutants.

So while high MPG is not the ONLY thing that matters, if I ended up with a car that's great in every other way but a bit of a gas piggy, I would never be able to truly enjoy it for feeling guilty. Plus I would have shot myself in the foot financially by having a car that would be more expensive to fuel through all the years to come.

Was just hoping to find out what mileage drivers are getting whose Fits are closer to 30,000 miles like the one I have an opportunity to buy. Nearly all the posts seemed to be folks still breaking in their cars.

By the way, the MPG I get with the Saturn is what I've tracked religiously for the eight+ years I've driven it, so those high numbers are valid. But it needs exhaust work right now so, yes, the numbers are running more like 34-36 at present.

 

Well i have close to 5,000 miles on my Fit and drive with a bit of a lead foot from a stop but usually cruise at 65-70 on the freeway and get 37-38 every tank!

 

Yours are the most encouraging numbers I've seen so far, TOOL. Am much encouraged. Thanks. I keep hoping the low numbers are because mileages are also low and that all those Fits will improve on MPG as they "mature".

 

I just went past the 7500 mile mark and performed my first oil change (maint minder just came on at 7200 and 15% life).

I have been averaging 32 almost 33MPG. I commute about 140 miles round trip. About 100 of those are highway at 75-85MPH. AC has been on the past few months. Car rides smooth, and is getting better avg MPH than the Scion xA I had previously.

I have not had a chance to get a full tank without speeding yet. I am sure going 10mpg less would increase the mpg a good bit. Also on the first tank after the oil change to full synthetic as well. In previous cars both of these normally increased the MPG.


I had looked into a hybird, but to make out the added cost of the car in fuel savings I would have to keep it for 5-6 years. Maybe if they double the hybird MPG by 2009-2010 I will look into them again. If you do a lot of city driving hybirds are the way to go!

Hope you get a great deal on the Fit if you decide to buy it.

 

i just broke 13,000 miles, and my mileage averages out to about 35 mpg. i have broken 40 on a few tanks, but i also occasionally drop to 31-32 depending on the conditions.

i baby it and barely touch the gas, only use AC in dire situations, and don't brake hard if i can avoid it.

i have to agree that for mileage a hybrid is your best option, but if you're in the same boat i am, i need a relatively inexpensive car that's good on gas (a lot of us are here for those reasons). the fit has done me just fine, and i absolutely love it.

just my 2 cents.

 

Thanks, John99GSX and pip_rocks. I like these numbers better than those for the new cars for sure, though must confess I was hoping most people would be getting about what the Fit is rated for. Have been spoiled by the Saturn, where I've always gotten better than its rating. But the Saturn has no power, no pizzazz--and will not last the rest of my driving life, whereas the Fit probably would.

The Fit's upsides are so strong that if the seller accepts my offer I will happily adjust my MPG expectations in return for all this sweet little car brings. >:-)

 

my boyfriend has a saturn, and we've taken it on long trips and he's easily gotten near 40 mpg each time. and at just over 5 years old, it's engine light is on and it's not running nearly as well. i imagine my fit will still be kicking 20 years from now

i think you'll totally enjoy the fit. waaaay more fun than a saturn

 

my boyfriend has a saturn, and we've taken it on long trips and he's easily gotten near 40 mpg each time. and at just over 5 years old, it's engine light is on and it's not running nearly as well. i imagine my fit will still be kicking 20 years from now

i think you'll totally enjoy the fit. waaaay more fun than a saturn

Just the one test drive, about ten miles, proved your point in spades. Nearly got whiplash pulling away from the curb, and I was trying to go easy. That's the kind of power my Maxima had (the car-love of my life so far, next to the Beamer). In contrast, climbing hills or merging into fast traffic, I often feel the urge to get out and push the Saturn.

Am not bad-mouthing Saturn. It serves me well and has been as close to free to drive as a car can be these days; 82,000 miles in 8 years = no brake job, no tune-up, no nothin'. Just replaced the original tires. But I can feel it aging. Can't see getting over 200,000 miles from this car under any circumstances. But, with good care, think the Fit could go the distance with me.

And between here and "there" ... many enjoyable miles reminiscent of the BMW and the Maxima, I expect. Pretty amazing for a so-called "low-end" car!

Am soooo hoping the seller accepts my offer.

 

While the baseline MPG that the EPA provides for specific models are not an accurate picture of the mileage that you will achieve when you drive, they do serve as a way to compare directly to other vehicals because they are all put to the same tests.

Just thinking out loud here; these numbers you are getting are most likely tied in closely with your own driving style. If the fit is rated as having better fuel economy at the same EPA base line I would assume that once you mix that with your driving style you will get much better mileage out of the Fit than you would the Saturn.

Time to have fun some fun man, grab a Fit and go!

 

Good point, Sugarphreak. Also, the Saturn has a manual tranny while the Fit has an automatic. And then there's that featherweight plastic body of the Saturn... But guess that's incorporated in the mpg tests. So it comes down to MT vs AT and driving style. I can deal with that.

Might not know for at least a week whether the seller accepts my bid on the Fit. Wish me luck! At this point I really, really want this car.

 

Like someone else already mentioned, the problem with buying the Civic Hybrid over the Fit is the higher cost - you need to figure out if the amount of money you'll save in the long run because of the better MPG justifies the higher cost of the car.

 

If your Saturn is an SL/SL1 (SOHC 1.8), then no, a Fit AT will probalby not get better MPG. A fit MT could beat it.

 

a hybrid car will only serve you well in the long run, if you commute at least 100+ miles daily to and from work. so far with the fit i've been averaging around 32-33 mpg and i just changed my oil at the 4800 mark since i in no way am letting my car go past 5,000 miles without an oil change.