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Sep 19, 2008 - 2009 Honda Fit Sport: Interior Now More Arm Friendly

The last Honda Fit was a great little car, but it was usually the last long-termer I wanted to be stuck with for the night. In short, I didn't fit in the Fit. The driver seat didn't adjust enough, the placement was weird and the steering wheel didn't adjust. I was a few sizes too big for a car clearly designed for the average Japanese, not jumbo Dutch-Scot Canadians.

Thankfully, the 2009 Honda Fit is much friendlier. While seat adjustment could still be better, the seat is now better mounted and comfortable. I wouldn't want to drive it to Utah (actually, I really don't want to drive anything to Utah), but at least I can comfortably drive it home. Aside from being more leg friendly, the 09 Fit is now a lot more arm friendly as well. The wheel telescopes, meaning my arms are no longer stretched out. There's also now a flip-down armrest for the driver and the upper door sill is wider, providing a small, Volvo-like shelf to rest your arm.

Altogether, the Fit is a much better car. It takes all the things that made the original so good and tweaked it here and there to make it better.

-James Riswick

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