Phit Phun
A friend of mine from space camp (we were counselors together) posted on my MySpace page to tell me she also just got a Fit, a silver one. She referred to it as a Phit, which I thought was quite humorous. Apparently she came up with it as part of a smart-ass remark to someone who asked about the spelling: “So, ‘Fit’ as in F-I-T?” Ha! I like it.
So there are a few things so far that I really like about my Fit. The first is something small, but its the variable volume control. Which means, if I set the stereo at a certain volume in my driveway, it will gradually get louder as I speed up to compensate for the sound of the road. Then it will quiet back down when I slow down again. I can control how sensitive it is, but right now I have it up to the highest setting. I think its so cool. Which probably makes me a huge nerd, but oh well.
Another great feature is the auxillary-in jack. I have my XM going straight into the auxillary outlet and it sounds so much better than when it was transmitting sound through the FM frequencies. And its so easy to switch from radio to XM, which was not true when I had it installed in my Pontiac. So it looks like both of my raves this time are stereo related. I’m sure I love other things too…those just stand out right now.
Megan said,
March 1, 2007 @ 5:11 pm
I totally know what you mean about the speed-sensitive volume control!! My new Civic has it, too, and it rocks!! If that makes me a nerd, well I don’t care. Hey, do you just mount your XM radio on your dash someplace? I thought about getting one in mine, but since the Civic only comes XM-ready it would cost like $800 to get them to integrate it for me. I don’t really understand why I can’t just plug it in the aux jack and listen…
Colleen said,
March 1, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
Hey Megan – I actually just have the XM radio sitting in the little cubby near the auxillary jack, much to my husbands dismay. We’re looking for a solution…maybe the cup holder mount that XM makes. I really don’t want to stick something to my brand new dash. I’m snobbish like that.