What Needs Done?
The following still needs to be done to my car to get it back to peak performance:
- Fix front-left bumper & get new spoiler lip.
- Fix electrical issues
If anyone has some tips, let me know!
Here’s the link to my FitFreak post for my electrical issues: http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-diy-repair-maintenance/51847-electrical-issues-lights-going-out.html
The following image shows that I’ve disconnected the amp cable spoken of in the forum topic. It is shown here for image hosting purpose.
I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now…
What’s been going on?
- damage to left front is still not repaired. Other party will not admit fault.
- about a month ago, the line connecting the fuel pump and fuel tank came loose. $280 later, I’m getting my 35mpg again!
- headlights went out at the same time. Thinking I have electrical problems. A couple months before, lots of other lights went out as well.
Em Pee Gee
After about a month and a half of ownership, I am averaging just below 37mpg. I can’t say I’m overly impressed, but I can say I am extremely happy about the car’s performance. I almost hit 40mpg a couple times.
Roadkilled
Well something just amazing happened last week. I approached a red light where a white Suburban was stopped. I had to make a right, so I got beside him. Just before I got to the line, he jutted out in front of me, turning right. His rear passenger side tire ended up molesting my driver side bumper and spoiler. Long story short, I ended up not calling the cops cause I’m a fool. Exchanged insurance. Got a quote from insurance. $667. My deductible is $500. I’ll have to wait till they decide he was at fault.
+MPG via CAI?
I’ve started a topic on the Fit Freaks forums pertaining to this issue. Definitely some heated opinions. End result? I’ll most likely end up spending the extra money on an intake kit from Schucks to figure it out for myself.
http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/eco-fit/47340-mpg-via-cai-2.html#post731569
It fit… At a cost…
Well. Great. Five years of driving, five previous cars, and never have I scraped my rims. Nor have I had black rims before. Even better. Till today… I tried fitting into a fairly small space at the gas station. Well… It fit. But only to the soundtrack of the gut-wrenching sound of my right front wheel grinding against the curb. Yay.
I’ve attached an image. Anyone have ideas now to repair this?
Photoshoot!
Took Mr. Mugen to a hand carwash today. They do an awesome job. They run the car thru a drive-in one and while it’s in there, they scrub the crud off of it. Funny tho… One thing I don’t understand about this place… They hire tall white guys to valet your car to the entrance of the washy tunnel, while two tiny (< 5’2″) Mexicans scrub the car, including the roof. *shrug*
Went to lunch with my father and visited my grandfather for a bit before heading back home to get ready for work. Which is what I’m doing now, by the way.
On the way home, I saw a nice large parking lot – one that is way too large for the outlet mall that it services. So I went to the corner that never gets used and took some picky-pics. Here they are: (the first two are from the other night at work)
144 Hours Later…
It’s been six days since I drove this beautiful car off the showroom floor used car lot. And I’ve already been thru a lot with it! It’s been a busy week, so I’ll try to remember things chronologically.
First, I drove it to work. Yay…
After work, at 9am, I picked up my lady. She said it would be a nice car to fuck make whoopy in. I concurred.
We drove to quite a few places over the next four days.
- 20mi to neighbouring town to see my mother
- 20mi back to hometown
- 10mi to a video store
- to Home Depot to pick up wood for target practice with my .30-06
- 20mi to another neighbouring town to visit her grandparents
- 30mi to outside city limit of neighbouring town #1 to shoot my rifle (she decided not to shoot)
- 10mi into town to see my brother, get car washed, visit train depot, get lunch at a local eatery (yum! Papa Joe’s!)
- 10mi back into hometown. Grabbed sno-cones.
- 30mi to return videos and take her home
- 20mi two-ways to work
It’s been a great few miles, that’s for sure! I am very impressed with the car’s peppiness and overall performance. Very zippy! Reminds me of my ’84 Prelude in a lot of ways. Except, in the Fit, it doesn’t understeer at all.
Best of all… It took only $24 to fill-up and I averaged 35.4mpg. And yes, I was driving kind of crazy at times. Love it!
There have been a few frustrations (obviously, if you’ve read my previous posts), but hopefully it’ll all work out in time. The stock stereo is on its way and it should be here this evening or tomorrow. I will be getting that professionally installed next paycheck (20th). The dashboard is, I think, beyond repair. I may have to look at getting a dash topper. One person over at fitfreak.net’s forums suggested I place a bunch of little dashboard goodies on every one of the spots, so as to not make it obvious. o.O Haha.
Mr. Mugen’s Introduction
Hello there! My name is Mr. Mugen. I am owned by the guy writing this blog. My previous owner didn’t exactly appreciate me, but thankfully this guy is taking great care of me! Here’s a list of all the stuff that my new owner is working on:
- Replace aftermarket Koss head unit with stock head unit (in the mail)
- Get glue off dash from previous owner’s dash topper.
- Replace shift knob with one that actually stays on the stick!
Images of all that are coming soon, says Mr. Owner. He’s sleeping right now tho. We’re at this place he calls “work”. Apparently he gets to sleep at work. Go figure! He’s in the while I have to try and sleep under all these lights… Ugh!
