"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
07/29/2015 at 21:55 • Filed to: None
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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
07/29/2015 at 21:55 • Filed to: None | 4
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AKA I drove like a nutter. That shit was planted as I was weaving around the Safeway parking lot. I knew it was fun at first, but god damn that was amazing fun.
Felt as if it was built for the track.
Long Live the Longdoor
> TheHondaBro
07/29/2015 at 23:09 |
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Just out of curiosity, was out the CVT or the manual? I drove the last gen and liked it quite a bit, albeit the NVH was a little much. I’m pretty sure I’ve sold a few to onlookers at the auto show each year from showing them all the different seating configurations (magics seats etc).
Rico
> TheHondaBro
07/29/2015 at 23:14 |
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Nice! Also great picture this is one of my favorite angles on cars. I wish more people would take it.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> TheHondaBro
07/29/2015 at 23:55 |
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If it has the 6-speed manual, this one is identical to my coworker’s... His is pretty decent, nothing like the crapcan Insight he had before it.
Oddly, these things have stupid-stiff suspension that doesn’t match the character of the tires or car. It feels racecar but lacks any of the benefits of the rough ride.
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TheHondaBro
> Long Live the Longdoor
07/29/2015 at 23:59 |
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CVT.
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TheHondaBro
> Eric @ opposite-lock.com
07/29/2015 at 23:59 |
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Hondas typically have stiff suspension. My friends Camry was like a boat compared to my Accord.
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Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> TheHondaBro
07/30/2015 at 00:07 |
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But they don’t handle to match it. That’s what doesn’t make sense about them. I deal with a pretty rough ride, but in exchange I can corner without slowing down. The Fit still pushes and feels unstable. Not as bad as the second-gen Insight (which had similarly-stiff suspension, but pushed so bad that it was scary even as a passenger), but almost nothing that isn’t dirt cheap is anywhere near the Insight in that regard.
Two Drink Minimum
> TheHondaBro
07/30/2015 at 05:35 |
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I had the Gen2 fit with the 5-speed manual, and can confirm the slow-car-fast goodness of the model. At speeds below 40mph, it’s pretty darn fun to drive. Especially with the manual shifter, since the wee engine is happy to be thrashed.
I drive a Fiat 500 Abarth now, and I wish the Fiat had the tight clutch, stick and suspension action of my old Fit. I’ve actually modded the Abarth with a short shift adapter and stiffer rear torsion bar (among other things) to get it closer to what the ‘09 Fit used to do.