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From: Austin
Think of this...
Due to the flood they likely will be opening with mostly new personnel. They will then get going smoothly again just in time for a model change over.
I'm not sure I'd buy a Mexican made Fit till at least 2021 model year. Bet we are going to see a whole lot of crud on this board.
Hard for people that started their journey on FF with a GK to know, but the first 7 years of this board were all about JDM goodies, track events, and modification suggestions. Car problem posts were extremely rare and usually boiled down to user error. I bet 2019/2020 will be lively...in the wrong sort of way.
Due to the flood they likely will be opening with mostly new personnel. They will then get going smoothly again just in time for a model change over.
I'm not sure I'd buy a Mexican made Fit till at least 2021 model year. Bet we are going to see a whole lot of crud on this board.
Hard for people that started their journey on FF with a GK to know, but the first 7 years of this board were all about JDM goodies, track events, and modification suggestions. Car problem posts were extremely rare and usually boiled down to user error. I bet 2019/2020 will be lively...in the wrong sort of way.
I usually buy cars near the end of production life to reduce bugs, so figured 2019 would have their stuff together, but yeah, not sure of the aftermath of the flood issue.
And I am waiting to place an order for a 2019 when production starts back up. I’d like to think Honda will make sure the cars rolling out are double checked seeing how it is almost like opening a new factory after the flood. I want a new Fit, but don’t want a bad car!
I usually buy cars near the end of production life to reduce bugs, so figured 2019 would have their stuff together, but yeah, not sure of the aftermath of the flood issue.
anyway, good luck with ur purchase.
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Cleveland, GA
So, you didn't have a sagging bumper, vtc noise, bad injectors, chipping paint, water intrusion, etc? You must be one lucky dude!
Absolutely nothing. Car is mint. I dont baby it whatsoever, but i do maintain it religiously with high end fluids/filters/parts. Also worth noting, the car has never seen anything but chevron premium.
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Fingers crossed, but 35k miles on an April 2014 build EX, and it has also been perfect. Well maintained, always Top Tier. It did have two recalls, but the car was no different after either. We're extremely happy.
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time to play the lotto!
I dont think its luck really, ive never had a lemon. Ever, ive owned over 25 cars. I have always loved them as if they were a living being and treated them as such. In return, i believe they have repaid the favor. In fact, ive purchased cars the previous owners claimed were problematic, and after they've been through my care for a short while, short of preexisting mechanical catastrophe, they were all reliable and wound up being sold to other enthusiasts and continued service for plenty of time after.
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From: Cleveland, GA
I dont think its luck really, ive never had a lemon. Ever, ive owned over 25 cars. I have always loved them as if they were a living being and treated them as such. In return, i believe they have repaid the favor. In fact, ive purchased cars the previous owners claimed were problematic, and after they've been through my care for a short while, short of preexisting mechanical catastrophe, they were all reliable and wound up being sold to other enthusiasts and continued service for plenty of time after.
Peeling paint, water intrusion, and sagging bumpers would be hard to avoid with any amount of vehicle maintenance. I'd say you got a good one and treated it well.
yep, as gafit said, its absolute luck. factories that make cars with this many complaints is just a hit or miss.
if u want to talk number of cars, ive bought and owned over 30 new cars and the mexican GK is one of the worst quality cars next to a subaru legacy them indianasians made.
u were just lucky. mine was bad lucky.
its funny cause after that pos subaru (assembled at the indiana plant), i bought a GE (made in japan). now i bought a GK (made in mexico) im going to replace with a subaru next (made in japan). kind of a full circle. lol
if u want to talk number of cars, ive bought and owned over 30 new cars and the mexican GK is one of the worst quality cars next to a subaru legacy them indianasians made.
u were just lucky. mine was bad lucky.
its funny cause after that pos subaru (assembled at the indiana plant), i bought a GE (made in japan). now i bought a GK (made in mexico) im going to replace with a subaru next (made in japan). kind of a full circle. lol
No definitely, i scored as far as quality control on the bodywork. Ive seen them sag and chip right off the showroom floor. The mechanical issues people are dealing with though, i believe is a combination of user error, and honda being WAY too relaxed with the maintenance, and grade of gas they lead people to believe is 100% fine. I happen to know these little high compression, direct injected motors are, while quite robust, are very sensitive to the fluids used in them. They also dont like long oil change intervals, the factory suggested interval through the maintenance minder is FAR too long.
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I happen to know these little high compression, direct injected motors are, while quite robust, are very sensitive to the fluids used in them. They also dont like long oil change intervals, the factory suggested interval through the maintenance minder is FAR too long.
No definitely, i scored as far as quality control on the bodywork. Ive seen them sag and chip right off the showroom floor. The mechanical issues people are dealing with though, i believe is a combination of user error, and honda being WAY too relaxed with the maintenance, and grade of gas they lead people to believe is 100% fine. I happen to know these little high compression, direct injected motors are, while quite robust, are very sensitive to the fluids used in them. They also dont like long oil change intervals, the factory suggested interval through the maintenance minder is FAR too long.
Maybe not in your case, but i know for a fact the majority of people having mechanical issues put shit gas and wait til the last possible percentage of the maintenance minder to change their oil. Like i said, Honda purposely misled people to the quality of gas acceptable in these motors, so they wouldn't scare off The Frugal demographic that would be going for these cars in the first place. Oil that has gone for a long time without change has collected and suspended a shitload of carbon, when that oil vaporizes and puts deposits through the PCV system on the intake valves, that leaves behind more carbon than clean oil obviously, that combined with shit quality gasoline of low-octane will basically set the car up for clogged injectors and coked valves. These motors absolutely require premium gas and frequent (5k miles or less imo) oil changes to keep those issues at bay.
I agree 100%
Maybe not in your case, but i know for a fact the majority of people having mechanical issues put shit gas and wait til the last possible percentage of the maintenance minder to change their oil. Like i said, Honda purposely misled people to the quality of gas acceptable in these motors, so they wouldn't scare off The Frugal demographic that would be going for these cars in the first place. Oil that has gone for a long time without change has collected and suspended a shitload of carbon, when that oil vaporizes and puts deposits through the PCV system on the intake valves, that leaves behind more carbon than clean oil obviously, that combined with shit quality gasoline of low-octane will basically set the car up for clogged injectors and coked valves. These motors absolutely require premium gas and frequent (5k miles or less imo) oil changes to keep those issues at bay.
if my wife had to run premium gas in the GK, that would give me a good reason to sell the car indeed. why run premium gas for such a weak engine. completely meaningless!
