No locking Gas cap You guys don't remember the 70s Opps just let out my age

 

A center console would be nice.

 

I think some sort of center console would be nice and I would like to have seen a locking gas cover... But that is because people are thiefs

 

the center console has a solution: follow link
http://www.woodcompany.com/hondapage.htm

It is am aftermarket item to provide an armrest. I do not know if it is fully compatible with the 2007 model. From the pictures it looks like it will work. Also if you contact the company perhaps they will have one for the 07 model.

 

The JDM version (with options) has central locking and the gas tank door lock is integrated into the central locking mechanism. It also has a very clever collapsible cup holder built into the back of the armrest for the rear passengers. The dials are white with orange lighting like the 2002 civic. Nice dark tint on rear glass an side windows at reat but could still benefit from a cargo cover as standard. Can't understand why the NA versions don't seem to have these available.

 

cons:
rear drums
temp gauge
center console/arm rest

pros:
alloys on sport
price
well everything else

 

I thought about the gas tank siphoning, but then I figured -- with all the big vans, trucks & SUVs out there with huge gas tanks (and many without locking caps), who'd bother stealing gas out of a Fit? The big worry would be stealing the whole car! I remember one poor lady telling me her Corolla was stolen from the commuter train station 3 times!

 

People really siphon gas still? I thought that was some kind of urban myth.

I have had my cheapass Mazda hubcaps stolen before, but that's all I've had taken off a car. Oh and my Darwin fish ripped off...but I chalked that one up to some crazy Christian group on my college campus.

 

Pros:

Huge interior Space
Honda Reliability
Turns on a dime
Good Gas Mileage
Decent Price minus all the mark-ups)
Peppy, Peppy, Peppy
It's one cute little car

Cons:

Floor mats and cargo cover not standard
No coin box
No temperature gauge
No where to store my garage door opener out of sight except on the visor

 

if scion xa came w/ some freakin side-impact airbags (and maybe a 5-speed a/t and a little less ugly factor) i wouldn't even look at the Fit. I think I'm waiting until next year - Honda will probably put in a locking gas cap at least!

 

pros as listed by many

cons

my additions: 1. gas tank under driver's seat does not allow you to kick
heels back.
2. No rest pedal for left foot.

 

If you've seen the Toyota Ractis "tall wagon" now sold in Japan:



You'll notice that this car bears a LOT of resemblence to the configuration of the Honda Fit! It really makes you wonder if Toyota is seriously looking at selling the Ractis here in the USA as the successor to the current Scion xA model.

 

About the gas door, just get a locking gas cap. You can get one off ebay for about $20, just search for "honda locking gas cap". I've only test driven the fit, but the main problems I had with it were the no dead pedal, no moonroof option, and the area around the hatch handle seemed a bit flimsy. Of course all the wonderful pros people posted heavily outweigh those few cons.

 

No CVT option and rear drum brakes head the list of cons for me.

 

Too many pros!
Cons: It understeers too much for me and not easy to induce throttle-liftoff-oversteer.
Needs a 6-spd. MT
Needs a dead pedal in plane with the clutch pedal
A telescoping wheel would be cool for us meter-long leg guys.
XM radio option. Fungus on 53!!!

 

I have a question, can we consider things cons if other cars in a similar class don't have that option either?
How can we say a con for the Fit is anything if it is not compared with some vehicle that has it?
Why do we seem to have luxury/sporty items in our heads as cons that the Fit is missing it. It is not a sporty or a luxury vehicle. In fact it is one of the cheapest cars to buy. A con is not something you wish the car had it is something that cars in a similar class have that the Fit does not.

So let us be careful in defining cons.
Of course pros are easier because the Fit has those options already.

 

Amen. The price to value ratio is unbeatable. PRO, PRO, PRO!

 

Fortunately, Honda's decision to use the five-speed automatic from the 2006 Civic nicely compensates. Everyone who's tried the 5AT Fit have said this transmission shifts very smoothly and quickly up and down gears, something that can't be said for many five-speed automatics from other automakers.

 

My indy mechnic (who I do really trust) told me the latest Civic 5 Speed Auto trans had TONS of problems in the last few years - I hope they have worked out the bugs...
I might go with the manual myself, but California traffic has taught me the value of a good automatic and my wife has burnt out 2 clutches on my previous Subaru.

 

Pro:
Room
Efficiency
Handling

Con:
Efficiency could be better
Revs too high with manual (see first con)
Skirts are part of the sport package, when they could just have easily been an accessory.