Gas Mileage
What kind of mileage do you get in your Fit?
My fit is a 2008 Sport with automatic transmission. Since I opted for the AT over MT (a pretty damned big decision mostly influenced by the hours a week I spend on the LA freeways), I’ve known not to expect amaaazing gas mileage out of my Fit, but that said, I’m still just not that impressed with my results.
I’ve heard people say that I need to wait for the car to be truly broken in, but at this point my Fit has just over 6k miles on it and I’m still basically averaging around 29mpg. My useage is almost entirely highway and I really expected to see closer to the 34mpgpromised. I’ve even heard of some people on various Fit/Honda forums getting up to 45mpg … which leads me to wonder whether the rumors of amazing gas mileage for the Fit stem mostly from people who drive it like a 90 year old woman. I’m no where near the most aggressive driver I know, but driving in LA, you definitely need to accelerate enough to not die when merging onto the freeway.
So, whats the deal Fit lovers? What kind of mileage are you getting? Anyone have any real world, practical, tips that don’t involve drafting behind a giant truck or turning off the engine in the middle of a crowded highway?