A Good "FIT"

I met up with an old friend for dinner the other night.  I'd heard she'd gotten a new car, and I was eager to see what she'd chosen.  When she pulled up in a sporty little Honda Fit with vanity plates, though, I was a bit surprised.  Of course, being a Honda-lover myself, I was pleased.

She gave me the grand tour, and I was impressed.  From the outside, the Fit looks quite compact, so I was expecting to see rather of a cramped interior.  I couldn't have been more wrong! There were miles and miles of space, and with the added luxury being able to fold down the backseat, I was having visions of all the cargo I could fit in.  I've been doing some home improvement projects lately, and a little mental math told me I could fit a LOT of boxes of drywall mud back there.  I was slightly green with envy.  

Naturally, I wanted to get behind the wheel.  Anything that calls itself a "sport"  makes my heart race a little.  It handled exactly the way I hoped: clean and tight.  I confess, I was expecting a little more responsive acceleration. I felt a little under-powered, but I don't actually see that as a drawback.  I expect it would be an excellent snow car because it doesn't go jack-rabbiting off as soon as you hit the gas.  I think that also makes it an excellent teenager car.  It feels cool and sporty, but it would hard to abuse the speed limit.

My friend uses her Fit as a commuter car and again, I was green with envy.  At a cool 33 city/41 highway miles per gallon, she's saving loads on gas every month. The interior is extremely comfortable (as someone with back pain, this is moving WAY up my list of must haves) and had all the blue-tooth bangs and whistles I expected in a new Honda.   I had been considering a CRV or another Accord when I finally trade Sugar in (shhhh... don't tell Sugar, but it's about time to send her off to be some 16-year old's first car!), but I'm really thinking that the Honda Fit might be the way to go.

To see more of the Fit's features for yourself, take a little tour of your own starting here! (Try not to drool on your keyboard.)

Honda Fit, Accord and CR-V Named Best Family Cars for 2015

The parenting experts and car experts at Parents magazine and Edmonds.com picked the 10 best family cars and there are 3 Hondas on list: Honda Fit, Honda Accord and Honda CR-V. These three family friendly Honda vehicles earned the top crashworthiness ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.  The experts we also impressed that each vehicle is equipped with a standard rearview camera.  These three models were selected out of hundreds of models because they excel in the key areas of safety, convenience features, performance and value.

The Accord was recognized as one of the top sedans for families for the third straight year.

The 2015 CR-V was recognized as one of the best crossovers for families.

The spacious, fuel-efficient and versatile 2015 Honda Fit was chosen as one of the best budget cars on the annual list.

The full list will be featured in the July 2015 issue of Parents magazine available on June 9th.

Test Driving the 2015 Honda Fit

I've be dying to test drive the 2015 Honda Fit.  I finally got a turn and the results are that I'm impressed.

When I first pulled out of the lot, I was impressed with the responsive steering and the zip when you accelerate.  It's sporty-ness really reminded me of driving the beloved Honda Civic.  The Fit is definitely an entry level car, so while it doesn't have the fancier finishes, I was still blown away by what I did find: Honda tech.  It's completely rippling with the very latest Honda technology which includes the back-up camera, Lane Watch, blue-tooth radio, navigation and more.

And, of course, I had to see what would fit in a Fit.  (Otherwise, why test-drive, right?)

You can fit a lot in a Fit, in fact, you can fit enough to send two junior high age boys on an overnight campout.

And you might just have all of the scout leaders and other dads oo-ing and ah-ing over your ride.  In part, because they'd really like to have your gas milage.