Originally Posted by wyy183

My Fit is my 10th Honda automobile in the past 29 years. My total mileage is around 900K miles total. I've ran every one of them (except one) in autocross events, which tax the structure.

There is chassis flex with every vehicle as it moves. How much depends on the strength of the body structure.

I'm sorry for your loss. However, if you go back and search the posts here, you can find where the Fit was tested head-on with a Ridgeline. The Fit lost, but the passenger section was fine.

Bottom line is that the Fit flexes less than any Honda that I have previously owned.

Originally Posted by wyy183

That was part of the "theory" of why I purchased my 5AT.

I looked at the ratios, played around in Excel with the numbers for a while, and saw the difference in rpm between the AT and MT on the highway.

My thinking was, lower rpm = better gas mileage.

I've played around with my ScanGauge, taking note of about everything there is to take note of. I've learned some new driving techniques with it. However, I'm still only getting low 30's on gas mileage.

Last weekend I drove a little over 600 miles, and only averaged about 31 mpg. Most of it was interstate; but, most of the time the temperature was around or below freezing. Most of this trip I had the cruise set on 75 mph.

The paddle shifters ARE fun!! The shifts are quick.

In my daily life, running back and forth to work and around town, I stick it in D and go. When I'm in the mood for more spirited action, I drop it in S and have fun.

My daily commute is 3.6 miles one way. I go home for lunch. There are 6 turns, 3 stop signs, and 5 traffic lights to deal with on this commute. Just what D was invented for - stop and go, stop and go...

I got the auto for the mileage, and the novelty of the paddle shift. I'm disappointed in the mileage - but that is the ONLY thing that I'm disappointed with on the car!

Getting ready to turn over 15,000 miles on mine. The maintenance minder thingy came on with my oil down to 15% again. I'll be doing my 2nd oil change this coming weekend. Tire rotation will happen, too.

Sounds like I'm going to have a car maintenance weekend. My daughter needs her tires rotated and oil changed in her CRX. My g/f need the oil changed in her <*gasp*> minivan. So, I'll be getting out the ramps, oil changing items, floor jack - and firing up the air compressor on Saturday morning.

Oh, and I have a "trick" for putting the Fit on standard car ramps. I built an extension for my CRX Si so that I could get it on ramps. It basically extends the ramp section longer so that you have less of a slope on the incline. I'll try to remember to take some pics this weekend so you can see how to do if - for those of you DIY'ers out there.