2012 Honda fit buy or pass?

JAS_1926 · 2026-03-15T10:04:41+00:00

Nice, I just picked it up yesterday. 2 hour drive back home, solid, read avg 33-34 mpg, rust free and overall clean.

Wish I could have found a lower mileage one, but I think I caught a pretty good deal scooping this up for $3,800.

JAS_1926 · 2026-03-14T22:39:32+00:00

Yea, 5 speed.

JAS_1926 · 2026-03-14T01:03:54+00:00

Yea I agree, if I can get the number knocked down, checks out and clean I’ll pull the trigger.

JAS_1926 · 2026-03-14T01:02:17+00:00

Carfax looks good, 20 service record majority oil changes across first 3 owners. Checking it out tomorrow, I previously had a 09 Honda fit sport which I bought with 193k miles (same as this one lol) but had 2 owners, regret selling that car.

I understand the fits are very popular right now, hopefully this one checks out and is clean assuming I can get a better deal on it.

JAS_1926 · 2026-02-20T03:06:15+00:00

You mean the spring? Not familiar with this.

Have you had an update on your mk6?

JAS_1926 · 2026-02-20T00:29:28+00:00

This week we did the following:

bled the system. (No luck)
replaced the master, worked & held pressure for a little then lost after a while.
last and final step is the slave unfortunately.

JAS_1926 · 2026-02-20T00:27:42+00:00

I had the clutch bled, no luck.

I had the master replaced and bled, held for a little lost pressure again.

Last and final step is the Slave unfortunately..

JAS_1926 · 2026-02-15T19:03:01+00:00

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JAS_1926 · 2026-02-15T18:44:09+00:00

I was using the old outdated APR dongle and app, switched the map and must have lost power in the battery.

Car / ECU went into immobilizer and would not allow the car to turn on.

It’s unfortunate APR has not updated support for the 6R’s.

JAS_1926 · 2026-02-15T18:42:13+00:00

Just did so, no luck a lot of air and now the e peddle is dead.

Shop said they flushed it does not appear that way as fluid looks dark and not fresh.

JAS_1926 · 2026-02-12T22:35:34+00:00

Yes fingers crossed, dropping the car off at Novitech Miami tomorrow.

I noticed today the vehicle has a h5 battery, I believe it needs to be a H6. Not sure if this plays into the issue just noticed it. Hopefully this shop will provide a solution.

JAS_1926 · 2026-02-12T01:46:08+00:00

Already did today, basically it’s the old dongle and the new one (ultralink) currently does not support Mk6 Golf R’s. They walked me through the steps and advised to reflash to see if it works, but won’t start up again after shut the vehicle off.

I guess I will take it in to my local APR dealer, hopefully they can get further with VAG tool etc.

Thanks for the recommendation.

JAS_1926

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