Age of FIT owners in here?
#1143
It's amazing the age span you'll see on track days. This is the great thing about the community. The Fit offers all a fun car to drive and can easily be upgraded to handle like a dream haha.
#1144
61
Love my 2007 Fit Sport 161,000 miles, commuter, bought new
At 61 I see many Fits on the road, all ages, many driven by men over 40.
past vehicles owned (co owned)
2012 Toyota Tacoma truck
1995 Honda Odyssey - maroon (sold in 2010 with 250,000 miles, it's still going)
1995 Honda Odyssey - blue (totaled by a drunk) Loved this van
1985 Olds Cutlass Ciera
1982 Toyota SR5 pick up
1979 Toyota Corolla 4 spd
1973 Old Custom Cruiser (station wagon)
1970 VW Beetle
1967 Olds Delmont 88 (aka TANK)
At 61 I see many Fits on the road, all ages, many driven by men over 40.
past vehicles owned (co owned)
2012 Toyota Tacoma truck
1995 Honda Odyssey - maroon (sold in 2010 with 250,000 miles, it's still going)
1995 Honda Odyssey - blue (totaled by a drunk) Loved this van
1985 Olds Cutlass Ciera
1982 Toyota SR5 pick up
1979 Toyota Corolla 4 spd
1973 Old Custom Cruiser (station wagon)
1970 VW Beetle
1967 Olds Delmont 88 (aka TANK)
#1145
31
Cars I've owned:
1989 Acura Integra
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2002 Honda Civic Coupe DX
2009 Acura TSX
2009 Infinity G35
1992 Honda Civic Hatchback Cx
2005 Honda Cvic Hatchback Si
2009 Scion xB 2.0 Red special edition
2009 Honda Fit Sport *current ride*
Cars I've owned:
1989 Acura Integra
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2002 Honda Civic Coupe DX
2009 Acura TSX
2009 Infinity G35
1992 Honda Civic Hatchback Cx
2005 Honda Cvic Hatchback Si
2009 Scion xB 2.0 Red special edition
2009 Honda Fit Sport *current ride*
#1146
23, almost bought a VW Rabbit but just couldn't deal when the coils blew on a test drive... met the fit and fell in love.
It's my first car that is all mine, but before this I shared an 03 Acura TL v6. Pretty nice ride, but hated filling the tank...
It's my first car that is all mine, but before this I shared an 03 Acura TL v6. Pretty nice ride, but hated filling the tank...
#1149
Congrats on your FIT. You should not have to visits the gas pumps as much now. Mine has been trouble free so far. Bill #22335 PS: what is the last 5 digits of your VIN, I am curious how many have been made now.
#1150
It is an array of ages on here and mixture of cars previously owned. Lots of Honda loyalists on here!
I'm 32 and this is my first Honda. List of previous cars in order of ownership:
1993 Geo Metro
1995 Ford Aspire
2000 Hyundai Elantra
1978 Toyota Truck
2002 Hyundai Elantra GT
2004 Chevrolet Aveo
1987 Subaru Justy GL
1995 Ford Escort LX
2005 Ford Focus ZX5
1988 Daihatsu Charade CLS
2015 Honda Fit LX
The older cars have always been secondary cars to the newer cars and just commuters
I'm 32 and this is my first Honda. List of previous cars in order of ownership:
1993 Geo Metro
1995 Ford Aspire
2000 Hyundai Elantra
1978 Toyota Truck
2002 Hyundai Elantra GT
2004 Chevrolet Aveo
1987 Subaru Justy GL
1995 Ford Escort LX
2005 Ford Focus ZX5
1988 Daihatsu Charade CLS
2015 Honda Fit LX
The older cars have always been secondary cars to the newer cars and just commuters
#1151
just retired at 67
64 Chevy Malibu wagon (inherited from Mom)
67 Chevy Malibu 4-door (first [used] car purchase)
74 Datsun 4-door hatch back (first new car)
83 Ford Escort
85 Ford LTD wagon
93 Ford Aerostar
96 Honda Civic
98 Honda Accord
06 Honda CRV
08 Honda Fit Sport
15 Honda Fit EX
Hard to back away from Honda quality & reliability.
64 Chevy Malibu wagon (inherited from Mom)
67 Chevy Malibu 4-door (first [used] car purchase)
74 Datsun 4-door hatch back (first new car)
83 Ford Escort
85 Ford LTD wagon
93 Ford Aerostar
96 Honda Civic
98 Honda Accord
06 Honda CRV
08 Honda Fit Sport
15 Honda Fit EX
Hard to back away from Honda quality & reliability.
#1152
just retired at 67
64 Chevy Malibu wagon (inherited from Mom)
67 Chevy Malibu 4-door (first [used] car purchase)
74 Datsun 4-door hatch back (first new car)
83 Ford Escort
85 Ford LTD wagon
93 Ford Aerostar
96 Honda Civic
98 Honda Accord
06 Honda CRV
08 Honda Fit Sport
15 Honda Fit EX
Hard to back away from Honda quality & reliability.
64 Chevy Malibu wagon (inherited from Mom)
67 Chevy Malibu 4-door (first [used] car purchase)
74 Datsun 4-door hatch back (first new car)
83 Ford Escort
85 Ford LTD wagon
93 Ford Aerostar
96 Honda Civic
98 Honda Accord
06 Honda CRV
08 Honda Fit Sport
15 Honda Fit EX
Hard to back away from Honda quality & reliability.
I've heard horror stories of Aerostars. Even though I love Ford and liked those vans, they just didn't have good reliability.
Just wondering if it was so bad that you swore off of Ford?
#1153
16- my dad had it before me and passed it along. I have to say it is an excellent first car to own, and extremely practical. I play drums, and being able to fit an entire set into my car is amazing. I also love this community and all the ideas and motivation you guys give me. I'm proud to be a Fit owner.
#1154
Hello festiboi, interesting that you should ask, but I will spare you a full vent! I have driven most of my cars until I don't care about the trade-in value. I had pretty good luck with the Escort & LTD, and wanted to cart kids from our scout troop to camping trips and Philmont. Unfortunately, it turns out that the Aerostar, while a dream vehicle for the stated purpose at first, inherited a bad mix of genes, with a rather massive, truck-like body plopped onto a sedan chassis. Both the suspension and automatic transmission rapidly degraded over 5 years, and I "abandoned" it in the Credit Union parking lot (limped in as a trade) and bowed to the many Honda kudos and recommendations shared by kith and kin over the years. Unfortunately, a driver pulled out in front of my wife, totaling the Accord, an 18-foot van slid down the Indian Trail on-coming ramp on I85 N in a thunderstorm, totaling the CR-V (driver with no license & no tread), and a driver pulled out in front of me on Buford Highway last June, totaling the Fit Sport. So, in terms of [insurance] cash flow, we have enjoyed significant replacement cost savings, and are lucky not to have been too seriously injured or worse. So yes, the departure from Ford was due to the Aerostar, and the attachment to Honda has been service and survival-related. I hope that isn't too much more than you wanted to know, but heck, what's the internet for anyway??
#1155
47
Cars I've owned:
'78 Ford F150 (High School Truck)
'70 Chevy C10 (restored myself. Wish I still had it)
'87 Chevy Cavalier Z24 (First new car (POS))
'82 Jeep CJ7 (Impulse, but loved it. Other car I wish I still had)
'85 Nissan Maxima (Hand-me down from my sister. Loved it and drove it till it died)
'95 Dodge 1500 Extended Cab (12 MPG regardless of how I drove)
'04 Chevy Trailblazer (Wife actually wanted it then hated it so I was stuck with it)
'04 GMC 2500 Crew Cab (First loaded vehicle with every option)
'85 Honda Accord Wagon (reworked finances and wanted something for cash)
'06 Dodge 1500 Mega Cab (The Fit would almost fit inside the cab. 12 MPG all the time)
'13 Honda Fit Sport AT (Only had it a month but still loving it)
Cars I've owned:
'78 Ford F150 (High School Truck)
'70 Chevy C10 (restored myself. Wish I still had it)
'87 Chevy Cavalier Z24 (First new car (POS))
'82 Jeep CJ7 (Impulse, but loved it. Other car I wish I still had)
'85 Nissan Maxima (Hand-me down from my sister. Loved it and drove it till it died)
'95 Dodge 1500 Extended Cab (12 MPG regardless of how I drove)
'04 Chevy Trailblazer (Wife actually wanted it then hated it so I was stuck with it)
'04 GMC 2500 Crew Cab (First loaded vehicle with every option)
'85 Honda Accord Wagon (reworked finances and wanted something for cash)
'06 Dodge 1500 Mega Cab (The Fit would almost fit inside the cab. 12 MPG all the time)
'13 Honda Fit Sport AT (Only had it a month but still loving it)
#1156
25
99 Saturn SL1 (sold with 230k miles)
05 Mazda 3 (died with 230k miles)
08 Honda fit (currently has around 135k)
Every car has been a hand-me-down from my dad, including my current honda
99 Saturn SL1 (sold with 230k miles)
05 Mazda 3 (died with 230k miles)
08 Honda fit (currently has around 135k)
Every car has been a hand-me-down from my dad, including my current honda
Last edited by fr8train; 01-24-2015 at 05:24 PM.
#1157
Keep Fathers' Day in mind!
#1158
Age of FIT owners in here?
56 yo woman 2015 EX CVT Milano Red allows 2000 Honda Odyssey to semi retire after 2 cross country trips in the last 18 months deserves to only be driven for camping and when kids home from college.
2000 Honda Odyssey
1989 Honda Civic 4DR Sedan
1963 Corvair 4DR
2000 Honda Odyssey
1989 Honda Civic 4DR Sedan
1963 Corvair 4DR