Any Honda Fit/Civic owners?

[Blueberry]

The bungee trick works for 2 bikes - more than that, and it gets a little...challenging

CA

[twin]

My Fit is a little over a year old and it is awesome and it is good for two bikes in the back. I take the front wheels off and put my large bike on the side with the shortest person in front. I have traveled many miles with one other person two bikes and bags. My sister bought a Civic at about the time I bought my Fit and she gets pretty good gas milage on the freeway. I think she would buy a Fit if she could re-think her choices. The Fit holds so much more than a Civic. I used to have an Element and it worked great I wanted better gas milage. Either way all three will last a long time.

[Tuckervill]

The bungee trick works for 2 bikes - more than that, and it gets a little...challenging

CA

Oh, with two bikes I use fork mounts on a piece of plywood. Just because if I'm putting in two bikes with the seat down, we're doing some serious traveling, and I need them to be fixed in place for all the other crap we have with us!

Karen

[Tuckervill]

A Fit is definitely what you call "basic transportation".

I never ever drove one, because when I was looking for one, they were new and hard to find. The only one I even saw in person was sold to someone else and waiting to be delivered. I didn't even get to sit in it.

Karen

[malkin]

I have a Yaris hatchback which I love:

-will never take another road trip in it--fwy noise is crazy obnoxious over long distance.

neut: two doors not four, but not a problem for us
haven't kept track of mileage, but this means it isn't bugging me, so it must be ok.

+ lots of room to carry stuff inside
+ Hollywood Rack is great for the tandem on the back
+ Very high cute factor
+ Easy to park!
+ Fits into small condo garage with bikes, and mountains of other carp in there.

[smilingcat]

I just heard on the radio that the "vintage" (excuse moi a vintage?? what does that make me??) civic cvcc and other 4 cylinder engine cars are going up in prices from $1,000 to two, three, four and even six thousand dollars.

Oh my

[Tuckervill]

My mother drove a '90 Civic hatchback for a long time, and then we bought it from her for my middle son, who rolled the odometer over 300,000 miles. It was a good little car. Wish we still had it. Every time I see one for sale on the side of the road, I think about buying it. It was so roomy!

Mid-son upgraded to the '96, which is right now getting its timing belt changed, and then hubby is going to fold himself into it and drive it the 25 miles to work as much as possible.

Karen

[sundial]

It was a good little car. Wish we still had it. Every time I see one for sale on the side of the road, I think about buying it. It was so roomy!

No kidding! I miss mine too! I got more speeding tickets with mine. I had an '89 hatchback and I used to carry my gsd in the back with the seats folded down. It was my first nice car that my new husband bought me. We were living in Bella Vista and I drove to UA every day in that zippy car. I got 43 mph at that time. Later, when I went back to school, I bought me another Civic hatchback. Those suckers are so darn handy as a commuter car. I think about getting a grocery store car every now and then with these gas prices. I like my toaster on wheels, but I'd like to tool around in a Mini Cooper.

[Trek420]

What's showing up a lot on Craigs are the rebuilt Geo's of the 90's. These cars average over 30 mph. I would not buy a used car on Craigs but why did they ever stop making a car with mileage that good?

[fastdogs]

can somone post a photo of a fit with bikes inside? I'm just not seeing it. I was recently car shopping, and didn't even look at the fits because they looked just too small. I drive 40 miles (mixed) each way to work, and my beloved aztek's gas mileage (low 20s) was killing me.
I needed something that got good gas mileage but had room for my son's car seat (can't put the back seats down) and also at least one good sized dog crate (I have a big "dog car", but need the option in case I need to take a dog to the vet or something). But I also carried my folding bike in the back of the aztek so I could ride during lunch sometimes, so needed room for that.
I ended up getting an HHR, so far I'm liking it but am still getting used to a "small car". I love the gas mileage, 30 mpg with the mixed driving in my commute. The folding bike doesn't fit as easily as in the aztek, but it does fit on it's side in the little storage well in the back, with the shelf above it.
I'd like to see a photo of a bike in the back of a fit if anyone has one- from the outside they look so small!
thanks

[Irulan]

What's showing up a lot on Craigs are the rebuilt Geo's of the 90's. These cars average over 30 mph. I would not buy a used car on Craigs but why did they ever stop making a car with mileage that good?

I think the reason that they stopped making a lot of cars like that has to do with new safety regulation that make cars heavier. That's why there is nothing out there like the old civics that used to get 40-50 mpg - they are just to heavy.

at least, thats how it was explained to me. You start adding in ABS, traction control, air bags etc and you can't make a super cheap/light car any more.

Regarding the FIT, it has that cool fold UP back seat. I would think you could fold the seat bottom up, take your front wheel off and stick a bike in crossways.

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