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To buy a used Fit or xB?
Hello all,
My name is Kyle and thank you all for inspiring my new driving habits!
I went from 22-25mpg in my 99 2.5L Subaru to 30 first tank. Now with my SGII I have 37mpg avg 80 miles into my second tank, and that's hilly rural city driving.
I am looking at used (both 1 gen) Fits and xBs. The two have similar bicycle hauling capabilities and I like the looks of both.
My main concern is drag. Fit has .32/.35 listed by random claims (not Honda) and the xB is .35 if I recall.
xB final gearing swap with Yaris would be a nice mod.
xB has, if I recall, direct injection while Fit has 2 spark plugs.
I tried comparing on Fuelly but I dot trust the figures, especially when some ICE claim 100 mpg, clearly amateur data entry.
The green xB who posts here from the Bay Area is a big inspiration to my choice after seeing it's numbers from a true hypermiler. And my mom has one and they handle very well.
If an xB can hit 50mpg I don't see why a Fit couldn't. Would the Fit yield slightly better mpg due to (assumed) less drag?
Given these two choices, what would you buy and why? Thanks for any opinions!
-Kyle
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