This price is 27.2 percent higher than the fair price.
Low price: $3837
Fair price: $4555
High price: $5272
MPG: 27 mpg city / 33 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Gray
Color: Storm Silver Metallic
Dealer: Tameron Honda
Mileage: 140,330
Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 Honda Fit Base
Estimated: $37401 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2121
$1018
$891
$806
$721
$5557
Insurance
$1669
$1728
$1788
$1851
$1916
$8952
Fuel
$1300
$1339
$1386
$1441
$1506
$6972
Maintenance
$2763
$1686
$978
$833
$2291
$8551
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$615
$615
$615
$615
$615
$910
Total Ownership Costs
$9446
$6979
$6430
$6405
$8141
$37401
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Curb Weight LB: 2489
Displacement CC: 1491.222824
Displacement CI: 91
Displacement L: 1.491222824
Doors: 5
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 117
Engine KW: 87.2469
Engine Model: L15A7
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Manufacturer Id: 987
Model: Fit
Model Year: 2009
Other Restraint System Info: seat belts: front, rear, and rear center
Plant City: Suzuka
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Mie
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2009
VISIBILITY
I WENT TO MY CAR ON A COLD MORNING AND FOUND A CRACK WHICH WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT WAS A LINEAR CRACK ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG EXTENDING STRAIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD OR CAR. NO DEBRIS. NO OBVIOUS CHIP. I DROVE TO DEALER THE NEXT AND THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THERE WAS A "CHIP", WHICH WAS SMALLER THAN A PINHEAD WHICH THEY FELT INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN IMPACT FRACTURE. WHEN PRESSED ON WHY IT WASN'T A THERMAL OR STRESS FRACTURE, THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN ONCE SAID "YES, IT'S A THERMAL FRACTURE, BUT IT WAS CAUSED BY AN IMPACT. THE AREA WHERE THE "CHIP" WAS ABOVE THE ORIGINAL EXTENT OF THE ORIGINAL CRACK AND WAS IN A REGION OF SPREAD WHICH DEVELOPED LATER, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT CAN HAPPEN, WITH THE CRACK STARTING AT A POINT SEPARATE FROM THE IMPACT SITE. THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE CRACK IS ABOUT 18 INCHES CURRENTLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER, GENERAL MANAGER, AND REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER ALL CLAIM THAT THIS IS A IMPACT FRACTURE AND REFUSE TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AVOIDS PHONES CALLS. THE GENERAL MANAGER REFUSES TO GIVE ME A WRITTEN ATTESTATION THAT THIS IS AN IMPACT FRACTURE AND REFUSES TO DEAL WITH ME. THE REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CANNOT BE CONTACTED AND DOES NOT DEAL WITH CONSUMERS. THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT WARNED THAT THEY PROBABLY ANSWER TO THE SAME DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER. *TR
2009
VISIBILITY
2009 HONDA FIT WINDSHIELD RESTRICTS DRIVER'S VIEW. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY NEW BASE MODEL 2009 HONDA FIT IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT SEE ENOUGH THROUGH ITS TOO HIGH, TOO NARROW (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM) WINDSHIELD TO ACCURATELY POSITION THE FIT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DASHBOARD IN THE 2009 FIT SLOPES UPWARD, NOT DOWNWARD, TO MEET THE WINDSHIELD, AND IT MEETS THE WINDSHIELD AT A POINT ONE TO TWO INCHES HIGHER THAN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. THE RESULT IS THAT THE UPPER EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR. TO SEE THIS, DO THIS SIMPLE TEST. DRAW A "STARTING" LINE ACROSS A TWO LANE DRIVEWAY. PARK A 2009 FIT BASE MODEL AND ANY OTHER MODEL OF CAR SIDE BY SIDE SO THAT THEIR FRONT BUMPERS ARE AT THE "STARTING LINE". SIT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE FIT AND LOOK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD TO FIND THE FIRST PART OF THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE. MARK IT MENTALLY OR HAVE A FRIEND CHALK IT FOR YOU. NOW SIT IN THE OTHER CAR'S DRIVER'S SEAT AND MARK THE FIRST PART OF THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE. FOR ME THE FIRST PIECE OF VISIBLE ROAD IS 15 TO 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE FIT AND 5 TO 10 FEET IN FRONT OF A 2008 COROLLA. THAT LOSS OF 10 FEET OF VISIBLE ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CAR BECOMES CRITICAL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN CLOSELY SPACED TRAFFIC. IT'S ALSO A THREAT WHEN DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SMALL CHILDREN OR THEIR PETS OCCASIONALLY DART INTO THE STREET. I SURVIVED A TERRIFYING DRIVE THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BY LEAVING A LOT OF EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN THE FIT AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I RETURNED THE 2009 FIT TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME. NOW I AM DRIVING A 2008 COROLLA. THE COROLLA WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT 180 DEGREE VIEW OF THE ROAD, BOTH CLOSE TO THE CAR AND FARTHER AWAY. *TR
