No its not what you think.
I was drivin today when a new si coupe pulled up next to me. Spoke with the driver, he complimented the Fit. He had owned a gd3 before and just bought the si. He mentioned he missed the space and the car in general but really loves his K... Now, ive never drivin a Kpowered car but ive rode in quite a few. It would be nice to have the power, but i do love the fit.

What about everyone else? How many people have switched from a more powerfull car to the fit, or vice versa.... and which do you prefer?

 

I drove my friends m3 for a week. scares the shixxx out of me

the more power= more trouble = more tickets= more cost=

 

I owned 2 wrx's and an STi before buying my Fit. Quite the adjustment.

 

I traded my 2007 SI for my 2010 Fit, I just miss the power, the fit has a bit more room. there are speed limits so all is good.

 

I went from a 2000 Integra GS-R (165hp 8.1K Redline) to a 270hp Altima 3.5SE, to the FIT.

I miss the Redline on the GS-R. there's nothing like revving the snot out of a car or not having to shift so often. The altima was quiet, smooth and wow... the torque/power.

The Fit... 38mpg, fun to toss into corners and can hold a lot of stuff. By far, the best of the bunch for our needs. (commute 260miles+ /week & have a 4 yr old.)

I miss the GS-R the most because that car was just a blast to drive. There was a post on autoblog about a Mugen Type R Civic (euro) vs an Audi R8 on the Road. The Audi ate the civic for dinner on the straightaways but the civic held it's own in the corners. The conclusion was that in most every day driving, the Civic is more fun to drive because the R8 just has too much power. It's about how I feel with the Fit; the first time on the way to work through the twisties of Rt 73 from Brandon to Sudbury (in VT) I remembered why I like to drive. I remembered that feeling from my wife's Civic and especially my GS-R but had lost it in the Altima (even with 100hp more than any other car I've owned).

In the past, if I had a choice, it would have been the Civic Si Sedan over the Fit but with the economy the way it is and my commute being 52 miles/day (round trip), the fit was the best option.

~SB

 

This what I drove every day for the first 10 years of marriage. 1990-00 has 220K on it now

 

^Opps and it is in this:
Well I prefer the Fit 30 MPG vs 8, A/C vs 80 mph air @ 103 degrees and the biggest reason 50 years old vs 30.....

 

No doubt about that. Switching back and forth between the Fit and the motorcycle often proves interesting. The bike will hit 60 in a bit over 3 seconds. Give it a nice twist at 70 in anything other than 6th, and it happily screams its way to 100+ with a smile. In normal traffic, it requires no more than the slightest twist of the throttle to keep pace with the fastest of daily drivers. All this and 50+ mpg, and I can legally (only in this state) cut between cars to bypass jams on the freeway.

Only, unlike a car, you're perched on it, basically serving as your own hood ornament! Goddamn it's fun!

(Abd like the very similar SV650's, it's a "real" sportbike in the same way a v6 Mustang is a real 'Stang. Only about 70 hp compared with the 100+ hp in the more expensive [$11K vs $7K], more mainstream 600's)

 

I came from an 07 si. Nice car, but I enjoy the fit more then just speeding around everywhere

 

Not to mention insurance is half of what the si was.

 

My friend has an Si & he talked me into the Fit. I was about to get a Yaris, but when I drove the fit, my mind was made up. Sure I could put K-series, I'm just not so sure about it though. I just love the practicality of the Fit. Plus it destroys mountain roads too.

 

modified Fits are way cooler than modified Si's. I'd take the GD3 again if I had the decision between Si and Fit.

 

haha i meant a bmw m3, but thanks for the story. you get points

 

Yeah, I know you were talking about a Bimmer. Just relating to your experience of jumping between fast and slow. The M3 is almost as fast as a low-end sportbike, so you know the kind of OMG-the-world-went-blurry speed I'm talking about.

The sad part is when that becomes routine. I'd love to get my hands on a Hayabusa for a few hours, just to make normal life boring.

 

Switching between Fit and the family car is a bit of a pain because of the drastic difference in the power to weight ratio and handling characteristics.

23.4 lbs to 1 hp of the Fit forces me to rev the hell out the engine and typically stay near or in VTEC to keep up with traffic and when passing. On the other hand, its definitely is quite agile at low speeds and on twistys along with being very predictable when tossing the wheel to quickly change direction.

In contrast the family car, an E60 BMW 535I, has a power to weight ratio of around 12.4 lbs to 1 hp so it is absolutely effortless to keep up with or pass traffic due to its sequential twin-turbo system and close-ratio 6-speed tranny. I haven't really had a spirited drive in it for fear of a ticket or breaking something; however, it feels much more planted on the road than the Fit and at low speeds can change directions faster than the Fit despite weighing 3800+lbs due to "Active Steering" which adjusts the steering ratios at certain speeds.

So for me, I prefer still driving the Fit simply because its consistency, despite the power gap and road stability. I love the low end grunt of the E60 from its turbos, its closely geared 6-speed trans, and how planted it feels on the road; but on the other hand, it seems schizophrenic compared to the Fit for daily driving duties. I can easily jump off the line in traffic after hitting peak torque at 1400 RPMs (and holds until 5k) and get into trouble if I'm not paying attention to the loud pedal. Plus its annoying to periodically lift off the throttle and allow the boost to vent when trying to drive economically. Along with that, the "Active Steering" can make tossing the wheel unpredictable sometimes when parking or driving at low speeds. In the Fit, I don't have a gob load of power on tab, nothing turbo constantly trying to spool to speed and killing my mileage, nor do I have any of fancy driving aids.

'68s, the cleanest year out of all the 2nd gens Chargers. 3-Speed Torqueflite 727 or 4-speed manual?

 

Haha, I hear you there. I have an 09 Kawi ZX6R. Once you go over 8k rpms (redline is 16k) you're pretty much going at warp speed. It's pretty thrilling and amazing. My bike only has 300 miles on it, and I'm trying to sell it to pick up a Fit for winter driving and commuting. I'll probably buy a more "tame" bike down the line, or at least a cheaper used one

 

It's been a while since i drove a fast car. the last one i got to drive was my friends Evo IX. It was so fun boostin down the road! but it annoyed me how heavy the car was since i was so used to the fit's "go-kart" like handling I prefer the fit, and later on possibly a boosted fit

 

I drive a Stage 2 Saturn Ion Redline right now, and pick up my '10 Crystal Black Pearl sport tomorrow.

About 160 horses less, but it's about 95% as fun to drive.

 

I'm over having a fast car for daily driving... got 2 tickets in the last 3 years, 0 tickets before that!

 

I spent about 6 months riding a Ninja 250 as my learning bike - A friend offered to let me take his R6 for a spin. OMFG. I musta left a trail of brown for the first half mile.

I'm pretty satisfied with my current ride - enough power to have some fun, but a more relaxed and comfortable, and less ball-to-the-wall nuts than a supersport. Besides that, I paid cash for it, so other than insurance, maintenance, and a little bit of gas to sip, it's a fairly low-impact toy in my budget.