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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2006, 12:41:55 pm »
Quote from: philmcneal on April 23, 2006, 11:26:10 pm
its programmed like that so when the user lifts his/her foot off the accel pedal. The car will coast as long as possible to minimize slowdown thus allowing you to travel farther without fuel. Smart move on Toyota's part and it shows that people who drive Toyotas get good gas mileage just because of that feature if one is smart enough not to use the accel if they DON"T need it.

I know what it's doing and why, but does take some getting used to. I had fun lifting off (it seems to drive itself at that point) and applying featherweight pressure to the throttle to see at what point the tach would jump up to where it otherwise normally would be.
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2006, 08:00:47 am »
you really need to get out and drive more.
337 km in a week. LOL
I drive that much to get to the job sites.

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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2006, 08:04:46 am »
I have a day job and spend my evenings writing the blog, I get into the car as much as I possibly can between those with trips to the mall and the gym, weekend trips are my best bets, but it was a misserable week the last week raining constantly.
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2006, 08:08:05 am »
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2006, 08:38:55 am »
Quote from: wing on April 25, 2006, 08:04:46 am
I have a day job and spend my evenings writing the blog, I get into the car as much as I possibly can between those with trips to the mall and the gym, weekend trips are my best bets, but it was a misserable week the last week raining constantly.

Scape the day job ;D
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2006, 12:40:20 pm »
Quote from: airbalancer on April 25, 2006, 08:00:47 am
you really need to get out and drive more.
337 km in a week. LOL

I thought that too when I read it!  :rofl:
That's probably what many people do in their daily routine, but I'm used to much more.

Nice that you have all your reviews on one page now.
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2006, 12:55:51 pm »
Hey, thats not unusual for most people who drive 'in' the city and don't trek along from the wildernes. I mainly drive in the city, home-work-home and some shopping trips in a week and then some out of town trips, thats extra. My routine commute for a week is about 430km, but 337 km in a week? I'm beginning to agree with these people now.  :P
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2006, 01:21:00 pm »
Haha, Home - Work 10km, so if I only did that... only 100km for a week that is what I use to drive.  Now I head to the gym 3 times a week, so that brings it to 160km (gym is in the same building as work).  So the rest is costco and shopping runs :P

Typical driver runs 460km a week if they run 24,000km a year that excludes trips, so say they do 2 or 3 long trips a year they are down to 400km or less a week :)
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #28 on: April 26, 2006, 12:59:52 am »
Spend 25 minutes in a Sport model, it is very different from a Mini Cooper. Some fun to drive factor, but definitely not enough to put a big smile on the face. You can feel how light and flimsy the car is over bumps, not so with the Mini, it felt like a small vault. The gas pedal in the Fit feels way too light for my taste, steering effort and feel back are good, light clutch (as with most Japanese cars). Not a bad little car, but won't be on my shopping list.  :)
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #29 on: April 26, 2006, 08:58:57 pm »
I really like the Rebadge Jazz, Its been out for a while. 4 years old. Honda normally re-design every 4 years. I can\'t help wondering how quick before a new design will be out. It very clever little car and still look modern today. Its got a very small petrol tank. so you be spend plenty of time at the gas pumps owning this little car. Its also not very cheap either. anyways Honda are good and fun to drive and that what matter right.
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2006, 10:39:48 am »
Haha. Mr Meow is back. A joke?  ??? :P
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #31 on: April 27, 2006, 11:28:08 am »
Quote from: initial_D on April 27, 2006, 10:39:48 am
Haha. Mr Meow is back. A joke?  ??? :P

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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #32 on: April 27, 2006, 01:07:53 pm »
"One interesting note about the interior, there is a driver side vanity mirror in the sun visor yet none on the passenger side, perhaps this was carried forward from right hand drive models"

Makes sense to me.  Most commuters I pass have no passengers, and in any case, the driver is usually the person who is paying for the car.  Why not have a driver-side mirror?  Unlike the driver, a passenger can afford to be distracted by fiddling in his/her bag and getting out a hand-held mirror if self-gazing is important.
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Re: CTC Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX
« Reply #33 on: May 10, 2006, 01:53:45 am »
Quote from: Mr Meow on April 26, 2006, 08:58:57 pm
I really like the Rebadge Jazz, Its been out for a while. 4 years old. Honda normally re-design every 4 years. I can\'t help wondering how quick before a new design will be out. It very clever little car and still look modern today. Its got a very small petrol tank. so you be spend plenty of time at the gas pumps owning this little car. Its also not very cheap either. anyways Honda are good and fun to drive and that what matter right.
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