I drove down from Massachusetts to Long Island and the Fit did wonderfully! For starters, by the end of my trip to Long Island, I averaged 43 mpg per mpg-o-meter.



While heading down I-95, I came across a nice GTO Judge ('69 or '70?) and I blew his doors off. Granted he didn't know we were racing but I passed him while getting better mileage to boot!



I got to my cousin's house, I noticed the beautiful view through his bathroom window



One my way home, it was a total monsoon and essentially dangerous to drive so I hit a rest area, folded down the back seats and was able to full stretch out and take a nap while the storm dissipated. Love my Fit!

And a little off Fit topic, here's a picture of some of the Emmy Awards my cousin has won.

 

Excellent post! What are the Emmys for?

PS. You drove within a mile of my house in CT (assuming you drove down 95 the whole way).

 

Yea, I stayed on 95 and took the Throgg's Neck bridge.

In regards to the Emmy's, he owns a lighting company and has been in charge of the Olympics since the 80's, and has worked with ESPN, HBO and various other channels.

Here's a copy/paste of what he's worked on:
CBS/Worldwide Pants

• The Late Show with David Letterman
  (Emmy Award)

CBS/Embassy Row Productions

• Power of 10

CBS

• CBS Morning Show

CNN

• Piers Morgan Tonight
• 2010 CNN Election Center
• CNN's Election Center 2008
  (Emmy Award)
• Atlanta Studio 7 - Lighting Consultant
• American Morning
• Lou Dobbs Tonight
• Anderson Cooper 360
• CNNfn Studios
• Paula Zahn Now
• Connie Chung Tonight
• 2006 Election Night Coverage

Disney/ABC

• Senator Ted Kennedy Funeral
• This Week @ Newseum - Washington DC
• National Cathedral - Ford Funeral
• National Cathedral - Reagan Funeral
• Good Morning America - USS Enterprise
• Good Morning America at Sea
  Submarine Shoot
• New Years Eve 2001
• 20/20 Segments
• World News Tonight
• Good Morning America

Carsey – Werner Company

• The Cosby Show
• You Bet Your Life

Middle East Television Network

• Al Hurra Network Studios

Lucky Duck Productions

• Nick News

MBC

• Power of 10 - Cairo

QVC

• Isaac - 2010 Isaac Mizrahi Show
• QVC Studios Relight

National Broadcasting Company - Sports

• 2010 Winter Olympics - Vancouver
• 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing
  (Emmy Award) - Read Article
• 2006 Winter Olympics - Torino
• 2004 Summer Olympics - Athens
  (Emmy Award)
• 2002 Winter Olympics - Salt Lake City
  (Emmy Award)
• 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney
  (Emmy Award)
• 1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta
  (Emmy Award)
• 1992 Summer Olympics - Barcelona

National Broadcasting Company - News

• Decision 2008 - Election Night Coverage
• 2008 Election Plaza at Rockefeller Plaza
• 2008 Democratic Presidential Debate
  Coral Gables, FL
• 2008 New Hampshire Presidential Primary
• 2007 Republican Presidential Debate
  Cedar Falls, IA
• 2007 Democratic Presidential Debate
  Philadelphia, PA
• 2007 Democratic Presidential Debate
  Hanover, NH
• 2007 Democratic Presidential Debate
  Orangeburg, SC
• Decision 2004 - Election Night Coverage
• 2004 Democracy Plaza at Rockefeller Plaza
• Dateline NBC

Bloomberg LP

• New York Newsroom Studio
• Washington, DC Bureau Studios
• London Bureau Studios

CNBC

• 2008 Democratic Presidential Debate
  Cleveland, OH
• 2007 Republican Presidential Debate
  Dearborn, MI

MSNBC

• MSNBC - Systems & Lighting Design
• The News with Brian Williams

Martha Stewart Living

• Martha Stewart Living

Home Box Office

• Politicially Incorrect
• Inside the NFL
• History of Sports Broadcasting
• Real Sports

 

That's a great list of accomplishments.

 

And he dropped out of college during the first semester. He's a true success story.

 

I've been seeing 42mpg lately on trips on the country highways where I have to go about 60 mph. If I'm going 65-70 I can't sustain that mileage. Headwind? Forget about it.

Cheers.

 

Manual or auto out of curiosity.

 

Ours is manual.

 

Cool, I will be getting my 2011 base 5MT this week (if all goes according to plan.) And I do a lot of driving along almost that same rout. Looking forward to having a nice little car for these long trips rather than my 14 year old civic or 1999 Subaru. I have done the trip 5 times and so far only made it once in my own car, at least they always broke down before leaving rather than during the trip.

 

Mine is an automatic Sport

 

It's hard to find fuel around here that is straight gasoline. The ethanol-flavored fuels really reduce my mileage. I'm lucky to get 36 mpg with that stuff. Of course, it's 10 cents less per gallon.

 

Where abouts in MA? I just picked up a new 2010 black fit sport. I live in MA also. Have yet to break 40mpg (38.7 was highest) and I do mostly highway driving at the speed limit. How the hell did you get 43? Wow.