Age of FIT owners in here?
#1302
Opening an old thread. I was 43 when I bought it and I still own it at 53. We keep cars until they only have scrap value so the list is short for two people. Out of order below:
We had an 86 VW Golf GTI (From Brother in law)
Dodge Neon (From Sister in law)
Ford Escort with a salvage title that I sold to my brother for 1$
Geo Prizm.
06 Corrola we bought new. (Wife's first new car)
18 Camry we bought new. (Wife's current car)
84 Pontiac Fiero (My first car)
86 Bronco II
10 Fit (My first new car and still rockin' it.)
93 Honda CBR600F2 (My first new anything and was going to be my death or ticket to jail.)
We had an 86 VW Golf GTI (From Brother in law)
Dodge Neon (From Sister in law)
Ford Escort with a salvage title that I sold to my brother for 1$
Geo Prizm.
06 Corrola we bought new. (Wife's first new car)
18 Camry we bought new. (Wife's current car)
84 Pontiac Fiero (My first car)
86 Bronco II
10 Fit (My first new car and still rockin' it.)
93 Honda CBR600F2 (My first new anything and was going to be my death or ticket to jail.)
#1304
79 yrs old sold our 2019 Toyota Rav4 XLE with 7,000 miles got $28,200 for it. Went back and looked at the original sale I paid just over $29,000 for it back in Oct 2019.
Fit has 98,000 miles on it in 10 years it should have 148,000 mile on it.
Fit has 98,000 miles on it in 10 years it should have 148,000 mile on it.
#1308
I'm 71 as of a few days ago. I have a 2018 Fit LX
Previous cars:
1975 VW Rabbit purchased new in 1975, scrapped in 1991 because of rust.
1984 Toyoya Camry LE purchased new in 1984, scrapped in 2017 mostly because of rust.
Previous cars:
1975 VW Rabbit purchased new in 1975, scrapped in 1991 because of rust.
1984 Toyoya Camry LE purchased new in 1984, scrapped in 2017 mostly because of rust.
#1310
Age
I am 81. Our second Honda Fit, the previous one being a 2008...kept it for 11 years. A wonderful car.
We now have a 2019 Honda Fit EX, with automatic. We are averaging 42.5 mpg over 2.5 years of driving. Most of our driving is in the mountains, or in the desert here in NM.
We have Honda Sensing, and use it all of the time. Recently, the radar and front camera saved us from a very bad accident (not our fault). The radar saw the truck 1 second before we did, and braked.
It may have saved our lives.
We now have a 2019 Honda Fit EX, with automatic. We are averaging 42.5 mpg over 2.5 years of driving. Most of our driving is in the mountains, or in the desert here in NM.
We have Honda Sensing, and use it all of the time. Recently, the radar and front camera saved us from a very bad accident (not our fault). The radar saw the truck 1 second before we did, and braked.
It may have saved our lives.
#1311
I am 81. Our second Honda Fit, the previous one being a 2008...kept it for 11 years. A wonderful car.
We now have a 2019 Honda Fit EX, with automatic. We are averaging 42.5 mpg over 2.5 years of driving. Most of our driving is in the mountains, or in the desert here in NM.
We have Honda Sensing, and use it all of the time. Recently, the radar and front camera saved us from a very bad accident (not our fault). The radar saw the truck 1 second before we did, and braked.
It may have saved our lives.
We now have a 2019 Honda Fit EX, with automatic. We are averaging 42.5 mpg over 2.5 years of driving. Most of our driving is in the mountains, or in the desert here in NM.
We have Honda Sensing, and use it all of the time. Recently, the radar and front camera saved us from a very bad accident (not our fault). The radar saw the truck 1 second before we did, and braked.
It may have saved our lives.
#1315
Sounds good. We had two Civics that we kept for 17 years each, just by coincidence. The 1980 had 305,000 miles on it.
#1317
Revive this thread...
OK, to revive this thread: I'm 62.
Rides I have owned, from now to 1981- over 40 years' total
2012 FIT sport 5 speed MT,(Dreaming of turbocharging)
1993 Ford Crown Vic, standard small V8, wrecked
2009 Chev Impala standard V6, wrecked
1998 Jetta 2 liter, 5 speed, trans gave out, sold it for nothing, basically
2005 VW Jetta TDI 5 speed, wrecked, ran it on dyed #2 fuel oil, over 300K
2000 VW Jetta 5 speed TDI, wrecked, this one got 50 mpg, honest!
1979 VW GTI, 1.8 L, 5 speed, scream machine, last VW made in USA- Pittsburgh area, sold as rust bucket
1987 Toyota Van DX, 2.1 L, ATM, easiest ride to drive I ever had, turned on a dime, sold to collector
1977 Pontiac LeMans, 2 door coupe, 305 V8, wrecked
1972 GMC Vandura 2500 1/4 ton panel van, stock 350 Olds rebuilt by hand,4 barrel carb, with 3 speed MT on column- what a beast, (sold for motor, race car)
And last but not least, my first ride, 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger, 225 cu., in. slant 6, with 3 speed 8 ball shifter MT, 2 barrel carb, this one you couldn't kill, even with 25% coolant/oil level, burned up,(leaking fuel pump)-sold to one who rebuilt it
There you have it, four german, two japanese, rest USA made. 5 wrecked, 4 sold.
Only one injury ever sustained in wrecks -> a dislocated shoulder.
Nik
Rides I have owned, from now to 1981- over 40 years' total
2012 FIT sport 5 speed MT,(Dreaming of turbocharging)
1993 Ford Crown Vic, standard small V8, wrecked
2009 Chev Impala standard V6, wrecked
1998 Jetta 2 liter, 5 speed, trans gave out, sold it for nothing, basically
2005 VW Jetta TDI 5 speed, wrecked, ran it on dyed #2 fuel oil, over 300K
2000 VW Jetta 5 speed TDI, wrecked, this one got 50 mpg, honest!
1979 VW GTI, 1.8 L, 5 speed, scream machine, last VW made in USA- Pittsburgh area, sold as rust bucket
1987 Toyota Van DX, 2.1 L, ATM, easiest ride to drive I ever had, turned on a dime, sold to collector
1977 Pontiac LeMans, 2 door coupe, 305 V8, wrecked
1972 GMC Vandura 2500 1/4 ton panel van, stock 350 Olds rebuilt by hand,4 barrel carb, with 3 speed MT on column- what a beast, (sold for motor, race car)
And last but not least, my first ride, 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger, 225 cu., in. slant 6, with 3 speed 8 ball shifter MT, 2 barrel carb, this one you couldn't kill, even with 25% coolant/oil level, burned up,(leaking fuel pump)-sold to one who rebuilt it
There you have it, four german, two japanese, rest USA made. 5 wrecked, 4 sold.
Only one injury ever sustained in wrecks -> a dislocated shoulder.
Nik
#1319
30 here.
The list of cars owned. Bold is the current fleet:
The list of cars owned. Bold is the current fleet:
- 1992 Honda Accord LX sedan
- 1992 Honda Civic CX hatchback
- 1999 Acura Integra GS-R coupe
- 1993 Toyota Camry LE sedan
- 1994 Subaru SVX LSi
- 1995 Toyota Camry LE V6 sedan
- 1995 Subaru Legacy L postal wagon
- 2002 Lexus IS300 sedan
- 1998 Volkswagen Jetta TDI sedan
- 1990 Eunos Roadster
- 2009 Honda Fit base
- 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- 1999 Honda Civic Si coupe
- 2000 Honda Insight
#1320
My list (bold is current)
1.1981 Volvo 245DL (manual)
2.1988 Chev Cavalier RS sedan (auto)
3.1984 VW Rabbit L (manual)
4.1990 Madza Protege (auto)
5.1986 BMW 325es (manual)
6.1986 Chev Nova - rebadged Corolla (manual)
7.1988 BMW 325is (manual)
8.1993 Geo Metro (manual)
9.1997 Escort Sport sedan (manual) - one tough SOB!
10.2005 Volvo S60 (manual) - terrible mistake
11.1996 Pontiac Grand AM 2.4L (manual)
12.2005 Ford Focus 5 door hatch (manual)
13.1992 Toyota Corolla (manual)
14.2007 Ford Focus SES sedan (auto) - needed a cheap commuter with auto
15.2006 Lexus IS350 (auto) - despite it's amazing accerleration and reliability, a real BORE to own
16.1997 Ford Ranger ext cab V6 (manual)
17.2016 Honda FIT (manual) - first Honda. So far, I like it!
So far I've owned 4 autos and 13 manual vehicles.
Keeping with the manual trend is getting harder as less are being offered/built.
1.1981 Volvo 245DL (manual)
2.1988 Chev Cavalier RS sedan (auto)
3.1984 VW Rabbit L (manual)
4.1990 Madza Protege (auto)
5.1986 BMW 325es (manual)
6.1986 Chev Nova - rebadged Corolla (manual)
7.1988 BMW 325is (manual)
8.1993 Geo Metro (manual)
9.1997 Escort Sport sedan (manual) - one tough SOB!
10.2005 Volvo S60 (manual) - terrible mistake
11.1996 Pontiac Grand AM 2.4L (manual)
12.2005 Ford Focus 5 door hatch (manual)
13.1992 Toyota Corolla (manual)
14.2007 Ford Focus SES sedan (auto) - needed a cheap commuter with auto
15.2006 Lexus IS350 (auto) - despite it's amazing accerleration and reliability, a real BORE to own
16.1997 Ford Ranger ext cab V6 (manual)
17.2016 Honda FIT (manual) - first Honda. So far, I like it!
So far I've owned 4 autos and 13 manual vehicles.
Keeping with the manual trend is getting harder as less are being offered/built.
Last edited by BMWguy22; 01-23-2022 at 02:28 AM.