As rain trickles down for the first time on my new car, I thought it would be a good time to document my first impressions of my new Fit. First of all, I apologize for the repetitive use of the phrase “my new (blank)”, but when else am I going to be able to use it? Now, I’m not an auto expert, so this isn’t going to be one of those fancy reviews where I talk about horsepower and…other high tech auto stuff. This is just one woman’s review on her, you got it, new car. And its going to be totally biased so deal with it and don’t burst my bubble by posting something bad about it.

Overall, I am very pleased so far with the performance of this little car. My biggest concern when I was shopping for the car was the fact that it is a 4-cylinder, whereas my previous car was a 6-cylinder (see, I know something about cars), and I like that power. I didn’t get to test drive the Fit on the interstate, so there was a bit of anxiety about it until we drove it off the lot. Maybe its the fact that the car is so much lighter than my Grand Am, or that there’s not actually much difference between a 4 and 6-cylinder, but I really love the “umph” of the car. I actually have to watch myself cause I cruise to 40 with no problem and then realize all of the sudden I am going 40 when I shouldn’t be. Anything less than that seems really slow. Yea, I gotta watch that.

The next thing I love is how well it handles turns. It must be a combination of the fact that it is pretty low to the ground and that it is light, but this thing hugs turns like I’ve never experienced. I’m sure the excellent turning radius helps with that, so it really is a significantly different feeling for me. Speaking of turning radius, I am so happy to finally have a car with a great turning radius. Its not one of those things that will make or break a car for me, but it does get annoying sometimes.

I am still working out the most comfortable seating position and seat angle, but in general the ride is very comfortable. I love the dual texture seats and the headrests for all passengers. Now, if only I had some people to tote around in it. Then it be even more proud of all the space packed into this little car.

One thing I am very excited about (and this may say a lot about me) is going shopping for groceries and filling up the back with them. I think the cargo space is pretty impressive, so it will be interesting to see how well it accomodates a normal shopping trip. I opted to go with the cargo cover, which can be removed if I decide I want to lay down the seats and put something large in there. The Fit floormats are also a nice touch. Hmmm…I’m starting to think I will need to post some more pictures soon.

Today, I think I’m going to find an audio cable for my XM radio so I can plug it directly into the auxillary outlet in the Fit. It took me a bit to understand the benefit of this, but now I don’t have to depend on finding a radio frequency that will broadcast the signal. I still don’t fully understand all the science of it, but it guarantees better sound (or a better signal, one of those), so I’m excited about that. I think I’ll also order the cup mount for the XM. I’m not very keen on sticking something to my new dashboard right away. I’ve yet to use the CD player, but the sound system is impressive. That’s about all I can think of to comment on so far. If anything interesting comes up, I’ll be sure to post about it.

Shameless plug:
Go see “Ordinary Heroes“. Tonight and tomorrow night are the last shows.