Re: Common complaints from Honda Fit owners
 

flobert wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:19:58 -0400, "Bobv" <speeden71@comcast.net>
> wrote:
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>>I have had my Honda Fit Sport AT for 2 weeks.
>>
>>It has plenty of zip. I can cruise at 70 no problem. Been trying to keep it
>>below 65 for 'break in'.
>>
>>First tank(mostly city) was a little over 30mpg, but not sure it was topped
>>off. Still working on second tank.
>>
>>My bicycle(with front wheel removed) barily fits in mid area when back sits
>>are folded up.
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>>Have already replaced gas cap with locking gas cap but had to give up
>>lanyard.
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>>AT transmission is a 5 speed, NOT a CVT. There would be no point to the
>>paddles if it was a CVT.
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>
> not true. Some CVT cars come with pre-selected ratios that can make
> the car behave like a regularly geared car.

amazing isn't it? rather than take the time to explain to the customer
how cvt is different and better, the detroit marketing droids [who only
drove the car around the block in this thing anyway] came back with this
stupid "make it shift notchy like a 'real' automatic" idea, and behold,
we have stupidity programmed into what is a otherwise a very fine
vehicle. seriously, anyone that's ever driven a cvt for any length of
time really doesn't miss the "shift" of a traditional automatic. and
anyone that's driven a cvt for any length of time appreciates just how
damned fast those things get away from the lights because they're always
geared /exactly/ right. every time marketing over-rides engineering on
something asinine like this, it makes my brain hurt.

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>>Never experienced the reflection problem.
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>>My co-workers call it a clown car. I find it very fun to drive around town.
>>My other car for weekends and girfreind is a Lexus.
>>
>>It would be really nice of the driver's seat had vertical and angle
>>adjustment, but is doesn't.
>>
>>Why they didn't build XM into the radio like must other Honda models, I will
>>never know. Not even XM ready. I have my XM roady plugged into the aux
>>jack. Works fine but not as good as built in.
>>
>>"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>>news:msct825oi4or0stkda3i16h1gd2f9sq4bg@4ax.com. ..
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>>>On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:46:44 +0100, "David Wyne" <dw@hottmail.com>
>>>wrote:
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>>>>Now there is something else actually. It sounds like nothing but boy it's
>>>>a
>>>>pain...
>>>>
>>>>When driving in bright sunlight, there is a "U" shaped reflection off the
>>>>top of the dash on to the windscreen which just hits my eye-line. Sounds
>>>>like nothing, but when you see it, it's hard to ignore...
>>>>
>>>>---
>>>>David
>>>>
>>>
>>>I'm not sure how comparable a Fit is to a Jazz. At least the locking
>>>gas cap is different because I noticed right off that the Fit does not
>>>have one. I'm not sure that's very important though.
>>>
>>>I was a bit confused about your comment about higher speeds. There
>>>isn't much power available at 70mph? Not too surprising I guess but
>>>I'm not going to be driving over 75mph in the forseeable future. But I
>>>will want 70.
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