2007 Honda Fit Sport from North America - Comments

Not a single thing has gone wrong with this car.

I love this car - I previously owned a Sienna van. I accepted new employment at the beginning of the summer that required a commute of 50 miles more per day than my previous position. I knew I wanted a car that delivered good gas mileage, and still had room for cargo. (I live in an area where hurricane evacuations are certain, and I needed a vehicle that would hold large crates of photo albums, etc.) I spent hours researching vehicles, test drove the Fit, and that was that. It is incredibly fun to drive, great on gas, (I average 34-36 mpg,) roomy, comfortable, great sound system, and cute as a button. My only quibble with the car is that I would have loved a factory installed driver's armrest. But I could order one of those, though, so that problem is solvable.

I agree with this review. The "Fit" is an awesome car. I just recently purchased one too. I love it. I am 6'2" and I can honestly say that I am comfortable driving this car. I have headroom aplenty, legroom is adequate. I am also the owner of an 05 Dodge Ram with a hemi, so gas mileage is not a gripe with me in comparison to my truck. I definitely recommend purchasing a "Fit" if you are the market for an economical, dependable car with a fair amount of seating comfort and cargo space.

We LOVE our Fit. our Honda experience goes back to the 600 c. c air cooled "Z" car, and our '82 Accord now has 260,000 miles on it, and is still a great car. The Fit is so well designed and assembled that it just feels good to be in it. fun to drive? You bet! Test drive one, and see what you think. a lot of people connect small with flimsy, which is certainly not the case here. This car is light and efficient, but solid as a rock. the controls are beautifully balanced and direct in typical Honda fashion. Those people seem to really care about what they are doing. The others we considered were the Chevy Aveo which I drove for two weeks and really liked, but it's a Daewoo, and, As a long-term vehicle, which for us is at least 300,000 miles, (our'84 Vanagon had 450,000,) it was too much of a risk. The Ford Focus wagon was out of the question: too old, too big, and too reminiscent of my '79 Zephyr wagon. it just doesnt reflect any real inspiration. the Toyota,..well, It's just odd looking, and I just don't want to drive anything called a " Yaris". the Nissan just didn't have it for us, but we really considered the Huyundai Rio 5. that is a good looking, nicely packaged car. The Mini is awesome to drive, but we needed more room. We also drove a Dodge Caliber which I really liked. The C.V.T. transmission is fun to drive. It looks cool. The teeny windows can be adjusted too, but after a truly disappointing relationship with our beautiful '99 Chrysler Town and Country van, which is disintegrating at at 90,000 miles, we thought the Caliber, too, would be too much of a leap of faith. I'm just not convinced those guys care enough to do a good job. So, back to another Honda. with 5000 miles on it, We took our first road trip in it, camping from Portland, OR. to Santa Fe and Taos. It's a great road car. On long, steep, grades and over mountain passes,well, hey, it's a 1500 cc engine, so just go with it. It will soon make up for itself going down the other side. We have an automatic sport with paddle shifters which I don't use, but my wife loves them. She straps on her iPod and she can hot-rod all over the place like an F-1 driver! If you want a small car with a big heart, I don't think you can do any better then the Honda Fit.

I love the look of the fit, but haven't test driven one yet. I'm wondering if the engine is as noisy as some reviews say it is at high speeds. Is it intolerable? I will be spending most of my driving time on the freeway and would really appreciate a quiet car, any feedback on the noise level?

Just bought a FIT and I love it, but agree with the above comment-- I would've liked an armrest for the driver too. Where can you order one? A mirror on the passenger visor would've been nice, too.

You can order a center armrest (and a dead pedal too) from Zeta Products (http://secure.crisp.net/ecommerce/zetaproducts/index.php?cPath=23&osCsid=a338248ffda3e87c108a03640cbcc29c)

Did you get the adjustable or non-adjustable armrest? At the website there are only reviews (all good) for the adjustable one, but I'm considering the non-adjustable one. It looks more padded (and therefore could be more comfortable) and the storage space seems bigger. It's less money, too. I don't think I would ever need to put the armrest up for any reason. Your opinion? Thanks for all your help.

This car doesn't come with an armrest? And it costs more than 10k? OH MY GOD! Honda sucks.

I decided to seriously test-drive a Honda Fit and a Pontiac Vibe at a Honda and Pontiac Dealer. The Fit's 5-speed automatic transmission was smooth. Steering was precise and proportional. The engine was so silent at a stoplight; I was thinking it had died. I inadvertently topped 80 mph on the expressway, as air and road noise were low to nonexistent. The Vibe was another story, it sat well, looked nice, but gear shifting was noticed, it vibrated at stops, under-steered, had bright red dial instruments, and was noisy on the expressway. A distracting level of wind and road noise came right through the floor and rear trunk panel. The Vibe never felt like one unit, all going in the same direction. It was a no-contest! The Honda Fit was well above my expectations, and on thinking it over on the way home, it's a better ride than even my trusty Saturn of 10 years.

My mini cooper does not have an armrest either and that was far in excess of the cost of a fit. My wifes BMW does not have an armrest. I don't mind it though. It encourages a person to keep both hands on the steering wheel.