Wish I bought a prius or smart - the fit is a slow pos.

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#21

10-01-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by neteng101

everything just about seems like they were passing/blowing by me... including a Prius, various SUVs, etc ie. other tall profile vehicles.

Back in the 70's I was driving a Datsun 510 on the interstate to Denver. Driving from the west it's a long uphill. I was driving as fast as I could go and was passed by a big Merita Bread truck.... one of those tall van things. I was so humiliated that I sold the Datsun and bought a VW Rabbit.

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I just look you up in the National Man Card registry and think you have some explaining to do.

Yeah, I'm pretty old. I think the reason my Man Card didn't show up in the National Registry is that it was one of the early non-searchable paper versions. Probably hasn't even been digitized yet.

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10-01-2011, 09:43 AM

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Smart? They are not so smart. I asked one how much is 2+2 and it just sat there. JIm 0311

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10-01-2011, 10:03 AM

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Yeah, I'm pretty old. I think the reason my Man Card didn't show up in the National Registry is that it was one of the early non-searchable paper versions. Probably hasn't even been digitized yet.

I have the paper version of the Man Card, mine was issued June 29, 1965 at USMC Recuit Depot Paris Island SC. Waaaaayyyyy befor Al Gore invented the internet. Bill Gates was only 9 years old. I doubt it will ever be digitized. JIm 0311

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10-01-2011, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by neteng101

Highway + crosswinds, early on when I had my Fit. Wasn't racing, but the Fit was so unstable with the winds, that everything just about seems like they were passing/blowing by me... including a Prius, various SUVs, etc ie. other tall profile vehicles. I could barely keep it stable at 50 mph without a ton of constant corrections. HATED EVERY MINUTE OF THAT DRIVE.

I went from a 190,000 mile 1997 Civic EX with studded snow tires to the Fit. The fit is much more stable on the highway.

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10-01-2011, 10:20 AM

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I have the paper version of the Man Card, mine was issued June 29, 1965 at USMC Recuit Depot Paris Island SC. 0311

Ah, you have the "been to hell and back" version. Congratulations.

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10-01-2011, 10:29 AM

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Ah, you have the "been to hell and back" version. Congratulations.

Signed by John Wayne I suppose or was it Audie Murphy?

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10-01-2011, 11:19 AM

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Who wants to get to work faster anyway.

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10-01-2011, 01:12 PM

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Happy friday.

I keep losing races to the prius and smart. Why is the fit so slow?

comments?

Wise guy, huh? :eyepoke emoticon:

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10-01-2011, 02:18 PM

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Not gonna lie, Prius' are quick from a dig.

Obvious troll thread

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10-01-2011, 03:28 PM

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Signed by John Wayne I suppose or was it Audie Murphy?

I would be totally humiliated if the Duke caught me in a Fit!

BTHAB I wondered what those letters on my Man card meant.
JIm 0311

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10-01-2011, 08:49 PM

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Come on, you can beat a Smart Car....if that's what you want to do. Sometimes even trying to, is the embarrasing part. Why don't you just line up against Electric Wheelchairs?

Prius? It's got a bigger engine and the electric motor actually gives it instant torque off a stop...but again? Why would anyone even race a Prius? A Prius is designed and usually operated for fuel efficiency...

Hey it's your car, your time, your money....You really don't like the Fit? You won't have to stretch too far to find something to beat your current nemesis's.

If pure raw power was ever your priority than I'd say dreaming about Prius, Smart Cars and Owning a Fit is simply the wrong enviroment PERIOD.

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10-01-2011, 09:35 PM

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comment?

MM section of owner's manual

Code:
C 0 - Fit not meant for racing
C 1 - if racing itch attacks, go to track
C 3 - if beaten by Prius, Smart car, replace driver
C 4 - irreconcilable differences, part with the car