Sunday, May 23, 2010

Out with the old, in with the new.....

.... well it took a ton of nudging, but K finally won. I sold my beloved A6 Avant. Yes, it had problems (3 transmissions in 3 years @ 10k each), it had been hit twice, and the paint and interior had seen better days, but I loved driving that car. Alas, the extended warranty was over in about 400 miles and a major service was due, so out with the old.... in with the new.... Welcome 2010 Honda Fit Sport. No frills, no leather, no sun roof, no gps, no home link, not even an auto trans... but it's new, and it was cheap, and it gets 30 something miles per gallon, so I suppose it's wrong to complain. It's a tiny little car, but has loads of room inside.... I have to admit I'm a little nervous driving the thing in the land of F450's. It simply doesn't have the confidence that the Audi had. The pay back will be in not having to use premium fuel, and I won't have to shell out 1k every time the dealer looks at the thing. So welcome little Fit, you have some big shoes to fill.

6 comments:

e. said...

awesome! (less is more!... or so they say...)

fatbob29r said...

mid 30's MPG so far, it'll only get better with time. Strange driving a manual after a decade. I had a quick flash to your little Ford Fiesta from back in '89? Standard transmission too no?

e. said...

i never drove automatic until i moved back here. i miss standard-- i like to DRIVE!

e. said...

hey. did you see they're bringing the fiesta back??? GOD I HATED THAT F-ING CAR!!! ;)

williamsven said...

Hey are you going to the austin ride monday ?
the wife has her car tomorrow, i cant borrow it to go to austin, the datsun (turdmobile) is toooo slow right now to go all the way to austin, if i make it to up by you by like 7 am can i hitch a ride the rest of the way up to austin ? do you have room in the audi wagon?
call or text tonight? call in morning, early crack o' dawn if i can hitch ?
614-1444

williamsven said...

oops.. ok, in the honda? good thing you got rid of the audi, those things are more fragile than a huffy at flat rock ranch. .they fall apart after 50k miles. the fits are OK- id'a taken a yaris instead over one.. slightly ( but not much more ) stout.