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And it's the same system everywhere. You leave a refundable deposit, which gives you the right of first refusal when a vehicle comes in. The deposit ranges from $200 to $500 among the Minnesota Honda dealers.
They said six weeks.... it was six weeks.
The quoted OTD cost, including all taxes and fees, is $17,893.50 We are in Minneapolis-St. Paul, by the way. We were told that the delivery would be sometime in December.
I picked up my blaze orange sport 5 speed manual transmission Fit August 1st from Richfield Bloomington Honda. Very pleasant experience. I made a deposit in May and paid MSRP. They tried the push the inflated rustproofing and undercoating along with a non-Honda extended service plan. I declined on all of that nonsense.
Thus far, I have been very pleased with the Fit. I love the seat flexibility, the economy (have been averaging between 36 and 39 MPG, although I don't know what the automatics typically achieve). It is very comfortable and quiet. Performance is ok, it isn't going to win any races, but that is not why I bought it anyway. I am 42 and have owned an 84 Honda Accord, 83 Civic Wagon, and my wife has an 04 Odyssey (which we love by the way, except for the mileage which is 18-19 in town and 23 on the highway).
I commute from Champlin to Bloomington via 169 and see two other Fits, another blaze orange and a silver as I am driving north on 169 after work.
I bought my Fit floormats on ebay for $80 including delivery which was almost 50% less than what RB Honda wanted. Took me less than 15 minutes to install. Just a suggestion to save you a few $$.
It is really a different car... in that it feels like a bigger car than it really is. It also feels much more secure (probably the additional weight) than the old 80's Civics and Accords. I personally find it a little sluggish off the line compared to my old 84 Accord 5speed manual.
Regardless, I think you and your wife will be very happy with your Christmas present this year.
We went to Luther Hopkins Honda. Contacted them through the internet first. So far, a very pleasant interaction (and quite a physical setup - like a hotel lobby). I bought my Honda Civic that I drove until 2001 from Richfield-Bloomington Honda. The only reason we went to Hopkins was that they wanted only a $200 deposit versus $500 that was the case with everyone else I had called.
We would not buy floor mats etc. from the dealership, either. There is a Honda parts joint in northern California that I have bought from, and they are offering the Fit mats for $79.44, shipping included, which is the same as your eBay deal.
This Fit, assuming that we do accept the delivery in the end, will be my wife's. She drives up to 150 miles a day to visit her clients and has to carry people and all sorts of crap at times as well, and the Fit is a good "fit" for that. She has a 2000 RAV4 right now, but we were looking for something that gets a better mileage. Her RAV4 is rather underpowered, so I think she will be just fine with the Fit's performance.
We live in West St. Paul, and have seen three Fits around here (red, silver, and orange).
I drove a 1.5L 4WD Fit (don't you wish we could get this trim level in Minnesota?) in Japan for about 12 hours two years ago. So that was enough of a test drive for me to be impressed with this car. My wife hasn't had a chance to drive one (sat in one once), and since this will be her car, the matter is "pending final approval."
I am leaving for Japan on another trip tomorrow, Friday, and my wife wants me to look for a white Fit to give her my impression. She is torn between the silver and white, and we have not seen a single white Fit around. Catalog pics are one thing, as you know. So I am on a mission to visit a Honda dealer over there and to ask to see a Taffeta White Fit. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever seeing a white Fit in Japan, either (and I go there a lot)!
Hopskins Honda said they would order the next batch of Fits during the week of the Labor Day, so my wife will have to decide on the color by then.
Talk to you later!
What is a good bottom line price to pay for a AT Sport?
I realize taxes differ, but other than than that ever thing else should be standard, I think???? Is anyone getting good discounts?
Thanks,
Mimi
Thanks,
Mimi
That's rich! I placed my order w/a $500 deposit for a MT Sport Fit in late April. I was told I might get it by July or August. Of course, I made the mistake of requesting a specific color. Little did I know the that that would prove my undoing. I recently heard from my dealer, Buerkle Honda, Maplewood, MN that my order was NOT in the October allotment. Is it a dart board selection that's used by HONDA to fill these specific FIT orders? Lucky they make a great car, I guess...can't wait!
Discount? Good luck with that.
Yesterday morning I told my son I was too tied to stay home??? I didn't want to waste my time on the couch... Long story short I called the closest dealership, they had two, white and black. The black was sold. They would have the white one inspected and ready to drive by 11:30. I'm now driving a gas guzzling Pilot and love it except for the gas. They let us drive it for a couple hours. I came home and called my insurance people to see how it rated and it was GREAT! Our 20 yos was crazy about the Fit!!! So we bought it!!! He will be leaving for college in a few days, but not taking the car. I'm hoping to get some good mileage. Settled for a white AT Sport. Did not want to pay for the Sport or AT, but settled.
Not real happy with the dealer ship, feel like I had a really GOOD salesman, if you know what I mean. He talked circles and I think I may of been able to get a little better deal. I paid 17,500 out the door including "FREE" car mats. I didn't really want to buy it but I felt the Lord was leading since they are so hard to find and He put it in front of us. Our son loves the car!!! It's his new dream car?
All in all I like the car, it handles great and is a fun little car.
We had another dealership call us yesterday and today, they have a red Fit they are trying to sell. If you live in the southeast and are looking for a red Fit, let me know and I'll email you the lead.
One question. We were told they just took it off the truck and it had 13 miles on it. The salesman told us that Honda requires the service department to drive each new car 10 miles before they put it on the lot. I've never heard of this. Most of our other cars didn't have that much mileage on them. Any idea what's going on???
Thanks,
Mimi
Never heard of that "rule" from Honda.
BTW - did the dealership at least give you a full tank of gas upon delivery?
It only got worse yesterday. Go to the topic "Dog Eats Car"
I'll have to report all the BS to Honda. I'm sure it probably won't get me anywhere... mimi
We checked three dealers, Honda of Hollywood, Culver City (Miller Honda) and Carson Honda. No one actually had one in stock. Hollywood claimed they had no idea when the next shipment would be; Miller said that their price would be higher than the Internet quote we got from Carson Honda and they'd have to order one anyway.
So we went to Carson, about 25 miles south. Worth it, I think. We're getting the base model MT silver (they could not specify which silver) for $15,095 (includes destination charges, Lojac, free first oil change and filter, full tank of gas. $45 documentation fee, which seemed reasonable. Delivery will be mid-Sept.; we have the VIN number.
All dealers said that MT versions are very rare and don't come along frequently.
We've been driving a 1999 Honda Civic (which we'll trade in) but this will be a good change, I think.
I hadn't seen Alabaster Silver listed as a color option.
It *might* be a Lunar Mist, which is a pearly light blue more than silver... but I'm betting on Storm Silver.
Storm Silver is available in both countries. My Carspace page has pictures of my Storm Silver Metallic base model, if you are interested.
boatfloyd
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Dealer 1 said sure, we will sell for MSRP. But when we actually get down to brass tacks, he says "oh, but we are putting 3k worth of accessories on every one that comes in." So we walked.
Dealer 2 says a six month wait. We are carless now so that ain't gonna work either.
Dealer 3 says 16,290 for the base model. I said I'd look elsewhere, he smugly says "I know the other dealers. The other dealers won't sell it to you for MSRP either." Walked again.
Is there a trick to this? Or is the guy's smug jerkface statement that "that's the price" true?
Reading all the past messsages from everyone who's easily gotten MSRP is frustrating. What do you know that I don't?
The salesman also mentioned that on the same day we ordered it two other folks called, one from Illinois, one from Washington, begging to buy it.
Dealer fifnished inspection and we went down to pick it up. Beautiful Storm Silver, a color that seems to change slightly depending on how much light is on it:
http://sakionline.net/uploads/fitone.jpg
This is the base model with MT.
My husband drove it home. Handles beautifully on the highway and surface streets. we heard none of the "buzzy" sounds reported at high speeds. Ride was smooth and quiet. Steering and braking is very responsive. Gearing is different from our former Civic and seems a bit racy at times but as we get used to it that'll change. I like the turning radius very much.
Interior is every bit as comfortable as reported; ours has a black interior with grey trim. Radio reception was better than I expected and it pulled in a usually marginal jazz station with a solid lock on the signal.
I can't believe we were able to find one and drive it off the lot in just four days!
Thanks to all here for your recommendations.
I completely agree with you on your review about the handling, steering, braking, interior comfort, etc.
After 4500 miles I have yet to hear this "buzzy" noise that some people (especially automotive writers) are talking about.
I have even gone as high as 85 mph, and while I can definitely hear the engine, it is completely bearable at those speeds and not too noisy. I usually stay around 70 mph when I can though to keep fuel consumption down.
Only thing I have noticed differently is that the radio reception is not as good as my last car. Of course, my last car had a longer radio antenna, but I was able to pick up a radio station that transmits out of Los Angeles as far south as downtown San Diego. I now lose reception for that station quite a bit farther north.
Anyway, have fun with your car!
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My wife and I went car shopping for a new car for her (her first!). We had a rather long list to look at: Versa, Fit, Scion Xa, Yaris, Matrix, Focus, etc.
After a week or so of research, we had finally ruled out the Yaris, Matrix, Scion Xa, and the Focus. That left us with the Versa and the Fit.
I am a huge Nissan fan (my last 3 purchases have all been new Nissan trucks (2 Pathfinder's and 1 Xterra) so i initially loved the Versa. After seeing one I liked the exterior but hated the interior.
We hadn't seen the Fit in person until last night, when we happened to stop at a Honda dealer in Victorville, CA. I asked the salesman who came out if they had any Fits...he said that they had just gotten 1 in the previous night on the truck, and that it wasn't spoken for as of yet.
It was a Sport Model (what we wanted) with Automatic Transmission (what we wanted) and was Blaze Orange Metallic (what we wanted). We test drove it (it still had all the plastic on it!) and we ended up buying it on the spot. My wife absolutely loved it! (me too!)
The negotiating was a bit of a pain, but I stood my ground. I initially offered $1k below MSRP but I knew it would get shot down (I wanted to start low and hope to avoid paying over/above MSRP!). As expected. that was shot down pretty quickly. Some more negotiating took place...and yadda yadda...ended up paying full MSRP of $16565 with 2 free oil changes and floor mats ($99 option) thrown in...I also purchased the Honda Care Warranty (72 months/100,000 miles) for $1075, which I hadn't planned on doing...but gave in after negotiating it for about 30 minutes or so. Looking today, i see that i could have purchased it on the internet for about $300 less here: https://www.myhondawarranty.com/index.php
So I'm kicking myself a bit over the $300
We pick it up Tuesday, as they still have to PDI (Inspection?) it on Tuesday morning when the Service dept. opens back up from the Holiday.
Did I do good? (except for the warranty!) ?
boatfloyd
Just an FYI out there to anyone who purchased the Extended Warranty on their new Honda Fit:
If you read the entire sales/loan contract (I think it was on the backside of one of the sheets they gave me) you are able to CANCEL the extended warranty within 60 days from purchase for a FULL refund. After 60 days it will be pro-rated, but you are still able to cancel.
All you have to do is go into the dealer and tell them you want to cancel the extended warranty, you do not even need a reason. You will need to fill out a form and that will be it.
If you fianaced the warranty in with your loan, the refund will be applied to the loan. If you paid cash, you should be able to get a check within a couple months I would imagine. Read your contract fr specifics, it lays it out pretty plain and simple.
I paid $1075 for my 6 year / 100,000 extended warranty ($0 deductible) and today I see that I could have paid ~$700.00 for the same thing on the internet.
So, I am now contemplating canceling the extended warranty and purchasing it elsewhere at this point. Saving $375 sounds pretty good right now! I'm sure the dealer will try to talk me out of it; and maybe they will match the price iif I put up a good fight/negotiation.
I didn't see this the first time I read through the contract....my apologies, I really hope I did not mislead anyone whatsoever.
Now, I honestly don't know if they would stop you from purchaing it again if you did indeed for whatever reason cancel it previously, but it does state that you cannot do so. Just be careful.
Guess I'll live with and get over paying a bit more than I probably should have for the warranty...$375 over the course of 6 years isn't really that big of a deal honestly...
Anyways, just wanted to be clear as possible on the Honda Care stuff...don't want anyone here to get burned...
Still waiting to pick up our Fit, probably Wednesday...maybe as late as Saturday
They didn't refund the money, though, but subtracted the amount from my principal, essentially removing a month or so from the payment schedule.
The cars come off the trucks with around 3 miles on them. The tech that does the PDI has to make sure everything is OK so they are required to drive the cars until they have at least ten miles on them.
I don't understand why that would bother anybody?
Bubba
6 after my short test-drive
9 on delivery
100 one day later
It's 99% likely it's one of the few demonstration models that the dealers originally bought to take test-drives in, due to the initial rarity.
Thanks,Rich