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Old 11-18-2008, 09:55 PM
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75,000 miles, and my '07 feels as tight as the day it came off the lot.

The only recent issue I've had is my rear wiper freezing to the window, and I pulled it and wrecked the blade.

If that's the worst thing that happens in the first 75K, hopefully the next 75K will be similar.

What a great car.

Oh, and a Jersey fill up the other night at $1.87 per gallon gave me my first sub-$20 fill up in ages!
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 10:52 PM
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i'm impressed and appreciate the update.
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 11:13 PM
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Congratulations! I hope that mine is as trouble free as that.

You got repped. Just for the hell of it.
 
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Old 11-18-2008, 11:46 PM
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Honda have strong engines.
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 07:59 AM
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glad to hear the Fit is still running strong... why on earth would any one buy anything but a honda... they just last for freaking ever! im only a bit over 10k on mine... so i don't have the mileage you do, but no issues thus far, except a tire popping... not honda's fault and im not always gentle on the car and she still feels new!
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Firebat666
glad to hear the Fit is still running strong... why on earth would any one buy anything but a honda... they just last for freaking ever!
Yup!!!

That's good to hear 75k & still feels new... Ya gotta love Hondas!
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 11:24 AM
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i mean for real what other company can you buy a car for 15 grand from and have it not be a complete POS... look at our compeditors! is the Fit perfect, no way, but will it last you a long time? yes, will it be fun to drive? yes, will it keep you safe? yes and on top of all that you get a bunch of great that others don't have, alloys, 6 speaker stereo, sweet body kit.... our closest compeditor, the versa don't even have ABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i thought it was a law all cars needed that! lol
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 01:29 PM
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good to hear you made it to 75k without problems!
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 04:30 PM
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mine has 79.XXXX and its running strong(on straight road.lol). no complains yet!! woot woot...
 
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Thanks for the info man!
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 04:53 PM
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Wow you guys do some serious driving. I thought I was on the high end at 26K for a year and a half of ownership. Kudos to knowing I got 50K more miles to go with no problems!
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 05:04 PM
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Wow, that's great news.. thanks for the update!
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 06:11 PM
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Great to hear!

Originally Posted by rjm161
75,000 miles, and my '07 feels as tight as the day it came off the lot.

The only recent issue I've had is my rear wiper freezing to the window, and I pulled it and wrecked the blade.

If that's the worst thing that happens in the first 75K, hopefully the next 75K will be similar.

What a great car.

Oh, and a Jersey fill up the other night at $1.87 per gallon gave me my first sub-$20 fill up in ages!
Good deal! I have always felt good about Honda reliability and your testimonial adds to my reassurance. Thanks for sharing and keeping us up to date!
 
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Old 11-19-2008, 06:16 PM
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Standing ovation!!

Originally Posted by Fit1st
mine has 79.XXXX and its running strong(on straight road.lol). no complains yet!! woot woot...
Good deal!

Keep on Motoring...
 
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Oh, and a Jersey fill up the other night at $1.87 per gallon gave me my first sub-$20 fill up in ages!
damn $1.87! we're still at $2.12 in ct
 
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Old 11-20-2008, 10:17 AM
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damn $1.87! we're still at $2.12 in ct

In St. Louis it is $1.69. I just had my first sub-$15 fill-up.
 
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Old 11-20-2008, 07:36 PM
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Good deal! I have always felt good about Honda reliability and your testimonial adds to my reassurance. Thanks for sharing and keeping us up to date!
I have had some pretty good luck with Hondas.

Besides the 75k Fit, I still have my 2003 Element that has 80k on it. I put about 75k of that on between August of 2003 and when I got the Fit in April 2006. I also have a 97 del Sol VTEC with 113k on it. That's my collector car...it is #717 of about 800 VTECs made that year (last year for del Sols).

I had a beater van for my business...it was a 97 Odyssey LX. Bought in Sept. 2005 with 79k on it...sold it to my Mother-in-Law (she travels up here for work and it beats paying for rental cars.) She has about 128k now and sometimes drives it between Philly and Hilton Head, SC. In 2003, I recommended an Acura TL to my Father-in-law...that now has about 135k on it.

Other than that, I have had a 97 Civic EX, a 2002 Civic Si and a 2001 S2000. Oh yeah, bikes...a 1989 VTR250, 1994 CBR600F2 and a 1999 VFR800. And a sweet Honda Harmony mower!

All in all, I have had great luck with some great Hondas and would never go to another car company.
 
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MY DB8 has 221K miles. Still running strong. I daily drive, touge, autocross, and road race it too. It's a champ.
 
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That is good to hear i am about at 10.5k right now and owning it for about 3 months now. I do a lot of road trips to see people. So its nice to know my car should last me 5-6 years with no problems
 
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:23 PM
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Gee, do you like Hondas?

Originally Posted by rjm161
I have had some pretty good luck with Hondas.

Besides the 75k Fit, I still have my 2003 Element that has 80k on it. I put about 75k of that on between August of 2003 and when I got the Fit in April 2006. I also have a 97 del Sol VTEC with 113k on it. That's my collector car...it is #717 of about 800 VTECs made that year (last year for del Sols).

I had a beater van for my business...it was a 97 Odyssey LX. Bought in Sept. 2005 with 79k on it...sold it to my Mother-in-Law (she travels up here for work and it beats paying for rental cars.) She has about 128k now and sometimes drives it between Philly and Hilton Head, SC. In 2003, I recommended an Acura TL to my Father-in-law...that now has about 135k on it.

Other than that, I have had a 97 Civic EX, a 2002 Civic Si and a 2001 S2000. Oh yeah, bikes...a 1989 VTR250, 1994 CBR600F2 and a 1999 VFR800. And a sweet Honda Harmony mower!

All in all, I have had great luck with some great Hondas and would never go to another car company.
Wow. My biggest regret is not buying a Honda sooner. I have owned the Fit going on 4 months now, and I couldn't be more pleased. Handles like it believes its a sports car (MT), averaging 36 MPG (combined), truly magical seats, and a 10 in the cuteness factor! The Fit reminds me of the 1978 Honda Civic I learned to drive stick on. I remember that car being just as much fun to drive!

Yep...Honda's got me.
 
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