Honda Fit Prices Paid and Buying Experiences

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  • drknifedrknife Member Posts: 25
    it was in an email. A confirmed MSRP with delivery charge included.
  • tomsr1tomsr1 Member Posts: 130
    Just look what happened to the PT Cruiser and new beetle.
    There was a mad rush which caused jacked up prices but now the lots are flooded with them.Another thing are you sure
    you will be happy in a tiny car after all this is America?
    Maybe in the Fall supply will be such that dealers are hungry again.We need medium size cars with diesel engines
    that get 30 mpg that are not $30000.Before taking a $2000
    beating on a trade consider how much gas that $2000 will
    buy.
  • cephmecephme Member Posts: 26
    Wow. The first guy I talked to when I was still looking at the civic tried to swipe my car for half its blue book price AND backed out on an email he sent me about a lease rate. I am never going back to that dealer and thankfully I was not very impressed with the civic.

    Honestly I have yet to find a honda dealer in our area that I think is honest and fair. I am going to two new ones tomorrow that are a bit south of me, but have been recommended by friends to see if they are a bit more reasonable.

    The attitude is more like, "Take it or leave it. We are Honda. Someone else will pay our price." It maybe one of the reasons I never own a honda. :mad:
  • spotbearsdspotbearsd Member Posts: 33
    Picked up a new (white) Fit Sport today. My timing was great! I actually was going to buy a Civic ($500 over Invoice + mud flaps, trunk mat) and saw the new Fit when I came back to take delivery of the Civic (they were delivered just hours before I arrived). Dealer wanted $1000 over MSRP. I told him Id pay MSRP, we settled at $500 over MSRP. Ive never paid retail for a car in my life, but didnt hesitate on this one. They showed me a list of 9 buyers all with $2K deposits, but the store manager hooked me up because he had been friends with my salesman for 15 years. My car was the only one available and I snatched it up once I took a couple of test drives in it.
  • jmurman42jmurman42 Member Posts: 675
    I guess that it would depend on the car you were trading in on how it was rated. Alot of customners will look at their 100,000 mile car and say it's in "excellent" condition, while the dealer will have to wholesale it.

    You should have had your car appraised BEFORE you took delivery, so as to not have any surprises.
  • coldstorage5coldstorage5 Member Posts: 76
    Great news on the car.
    You paid to much.
    I got two dealers offering me $200 and $300 off MSRP.
    Im negotiating today.

    Word to the wise, you can negotiate everything. they just want to make deals. If they sell it, more come in. they would rather sell more cars with a little off.
  • dewaltdakotadewaltdakota Member Posts: 364
    Now, wait... your dealer had nine people with $2k deposits, but he took your money, right then and there? Unless none of those nine wanted the white sport, that says a whole lot about the dealer, as far as how he bumped you ahead of the other people.

    If my dealer was to bump someone ahead of me, where I've had $2k down on a specific car since January, the local TV station would be hearing about it! :mad:
  • jmurman42jmurman42 Member Posts: 675
    I think that the key word here is "available"

    If that dealership had a Taffeta White in stock it's probably due to someone not having placed a order for that color. Taffeta White is a slow mover here.
  • dewaltdakotadewaltdakota Member Posts: 364
    Whew ... That'll "learn me" to read each and every word more carefully!

    I thought about the white, but hate the black streaks that tend to show up, where runoff from the rubber trim trails down the car. It shows up on my light silver truck, but it's not as noticeable as it would be, had it been white.
  • jmurman42jmurman42 Member Posts: 675
    "I thought about the white, but hate the black streaks that tend to show up, where runoff from the rubber trim trails down the car"

    I know what you mean, we have a Taffeta White CR-V and it does take some washing to keep it clean, but other that that its a great color. This is the 1st WH we've had and are very pleased with it.
  • thatsmycallthatsmycall Member Posts: 54
    You talk the talk, but do you walk the walk? Please let us know what you get OTD.
  • spotbearsdspotbearsd Member Posts: 33
    Where a buyer is located can have a lot of bearing on the price one pays on a car (New or Used), especially a certain type of car. Besides, I could care less about haggling over a few hundred bucks if I got to beat out those on a waiting list and drive it home. You guys who want to nickle and dime over a few hundred bucks are never going to be buyers. I see it all the time being a Realtor. Keep waiting, keep waiting... the market will drop and the right moment will come, someday.
  • g8unwg8unw Member Posts: 5
    "Besides, I could care less about haggling over a few hundred bucks if I got to beat out those on a waiting list and drive home."

    Well then, just keep on convincing yourself that you beat others out.... while the dealer keeps on smiling.
  • fzjimfzjim Member Posts: 1
    I live in San Francisco and just visited my local dealer. They have two sport autos. One is storm silver and the other is vivid blue. Overall, I was very impressed with the car. My only problem was the asking price of over $20,000.00. They had a regional mark-up of $2,995.00 added on top. I told the guy I would be back when they were selling for msrp. Every business has the right to make money, but come on. This is an economy car, right?
  • fitcoupefitcoupe Member Posts: 9
    Blaze orange fit sport MT - $500 deposit on Apr. 1 with agreement at MSRP,
    informed yesterday, picked up today, love it. Dealer was great, let me test drive on my own, very laid back and nice dealership, Portland outskirts. It was a long wait since last August, but now worth it. The Fit drives very snappily, very nice driving experience. This car for me is like a combo between an older (smaller) Civic and a CRV, but more versatile than either one. :) Happy camper here.
    lots of pics at http://pnwpest.org/len/fit
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    Congratulations on your new Fit and getting a sane price! :D

    I saw the blaze orange at my dealership. It looks very nice in person.

    Great pictures!
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    A regional mark-up of US$2,995 is absolutely insane.
    ...and what do they consider the region? San Francisco area? California? west coast?
    I am in southern California (San Diego county) and the three Fits my dealer had (1 base and 2 Sport) were all set at MSRP. None of this mark-up nonsense.
  • cephmecephme Member Posts: 26
    Both boston dealers quoted me flat MSRP. Maybe willing to work off a few hundred. I would say keep shopping around if you cant get a good price.
  • spotbearsdspotbearsd Member Posts: 33
    Oh btw g8unw, got your car yet because I already got mine. LOL

    Im outta here.. got places to see in my new Fit. Have fun waiting for delivery day. No regrets at $500 over MSRP, these car are like gold here in San Diego and besides, Invoice is like only $600 under MSRP. So what if they make $1,100 plus any holdback and I end up with the latest Honda w/o a wait.

    Ive owned and purchased 40 cars since I was 16, Ive never paid sticker for anything. The Honda was a no brainer to swoop in and buy taking in consideration the demand and deposit list I was shown.

    See ya!
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    Really, you are in San Diego?
    So am I. Maybe I'll see you on the road!

    What dealership did you purchase from?
  • spotbearsdspotbearsd Member Posts: 33
    I probably shouldnt say since I mentioned they bypassed all the deposit holders and sold me the car w/o contacting them first. Sorry!
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    Hoehn Honda in Carlsbad. Mine is a Storm Silver base model with the 5MT. I got it yesterday for MSRP. I'm absolutely loving it! :D
  • spotbearsdspotbearsd Member Posts: 33
    Cool! I wanted that color as first choice. (Im sure you saw my last post w/ the dealers name before I edited it hehehehe) Ive bought 3 Hondas from Hoehn.. they have the best dealer prep and delivery detail guys. I live in Hillcrest.

    The one thing I wish this car had was an arm rest, telescopic wheel and an overhead storage space since there is no sunroof. Have you noticed that you can hear the gas splashing around under the drivers seat when driving really really slow and hitting the brake or gas.. its kinda odd.
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    I was very happy with the service. I actually picked up my car just a few hours after it got off the truck. It was still in the back getting the final dealer prep when I first saw it. Didn't even have the window sticker up yet! 5 mph on the odometer.

    They first mentioned the gas tank sound when I walked through the service area. They said the fix was to turn the radio on. :P
  • spotbearsdspotbearsd Member Posts: 33
    Yeah, that was my fix as well! My Fit had 7 miles on the clock.

    I bought my car around 5pm last night (one hour after they were dropped off) and picked it up at Noon today.

    Today, all the other Fits that had come on the truck yesterday where gone except for one base red one that had not been PDI'd yet.
  • vchiuvchiu Member Posts: 564
    that's the price one could get a Hyundai Sonata V6 3,3l for!
  • coldstorage5coldstorage5 Member Posts: 76
    Hey,
    i got my fit for $100 off msrp. In the middle of a huge 14 hr busy day, with interviews I stop by, I knew they had the car. He started telling about how popular and thats the price. I cut him off and told the dealer. Ill buy it now for $100 off MSRP. He agreed.
    I was offered $300 off but they didnt have the color I wanted. a " one day offer".
    I didnt want to wait a few months to get $300-400 off.
    So I jumped in.
    So I put the $500 deposit and will go back Tom, and hope to get the car Sat.
    I got the exact car I wanted. A silver sport.

    Question. did any one get car mats??? Iwant them and my car didnt have them I was in the dealership maybe 15 min. i insisted on mats. He said dont worry.
  • dewaltdakotadewaltdakota Member Posts: 364
    None of the Fits come with floor mats. You either have to buy them, or get the dealer to toss them in for free.
  • coldstorage5coldstorage5 Member Posts: 76
    I hear ya thats why i got in today.
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    ...and what followed my purchase of the $99 floor mats today was the most fun I've had installing floor mats in any car! ;)

    For every car I have done this to in the past, all you need to do is drop the mats on the floor and your done. Not on the Fit though. I felt awful taking a knife to the carpet and foam insulation of my brand new car! :surprise:

    What surprised me was that one of the mats (left side rear seat) actually just gets put down on the floor. The other three require you to install little plastic hooks though. It looks nice after its done.
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    Lots of cars have those mat anchors, except usually they are already installed.
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    That's what I meant ;)

    It's just for the Fit, I had to cut out the pre-cut carpet pieces, then remove a layer of leather-like insulation, then a bunch of foam padding. For the rear, I had to cut out two small pre-cut circles, then cut my own rectangles across the circles to fit in the plastic attachments.

    Well, at least the Fit engages the owner! :)
  • trickydick1936trickydick1936 Member Posts: 6
    I agree with you 100 per cent. We took delivery today of a Sport AT Vivid Blue, for MSRP, plus $400 (wheel locks, pin stripes, cargo carrier, touch up paint), plus tax and title.

    Could we have haggled a better deal? The answer to this question is no = not in this area at this time. My dealer received 3 Fits - all sold the first day. Why should he (as the good solid business man I hope he is) sell an in-demand vehicle for below MSRP? I purchased a 2004 Odyssey EX-L from this same dealer for invoice less $300 in May of 2004 - and both of these, I considered good deals. I love our new Fit - it is a blast to drive (wish it was MT - but my DL must have AT - sigh). Tricky Dick
  • seattlewaseattlewa Member Posts: 5
    I posted the message regarding a build date of August 31 and the Fit arriving at a dealership near Seattle on October 7. I noticed on the car's paperwork that its port of entry was Portland, Oregon, which is quite close to Seattle. People who purchased their Fits on the east coast may be able to give you an idea of ports of entry for their cars.
  • hungarian83hungarian83 Member Posts: 678
    Actually, my dealership (the one I bought from at MSRP) is supposedly going to be increasing the price a few hundred dollars because of such high demand and the low volume of cars. Glad I got it when I did.

    IMO, it will be a long time before anyone can get one below MSRP.

    ...and congratulations on your new Fit!
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    Uh... wasn't there a post yesterday about someone getting a Fit for less than MSRP?
  • chrisducatichrisducati Member Posts: 394
    Why give the dealer extra profit over what is already factored into the MSRP? I have never paid over invoice on a car.
  • coldstorage5coldstorage5 Member Posts: 76
    I did $100 less
    I was offered a 1 time deal $300 off,
    But i didnt like the color.
  • ludexrludexr Member Posts: 20
    Driving my Blue Fit S 5sp, is as much Fun as driving my 99 Prelude.
    Paid MSRP = $16814.00
    A lot of looks, people ask what kind of car is it.
    I’m about to install LED tail lights.
  • mebmanmebman Member Posts: 100
    I went to 5 dealers in the Houston area yesterday and had to play them against each other to get a fair deal. Its funny how they say they couldn’t possibly come up 1 more penny on my trade in but when the dealer down the street is 500$ better they quickly offer 600$ more. I said it before fair profit is fine but greed is unacceptable. I truly hate the games that dealers play.

    Well it took all day but I finally got blue book trade in value on both of my cars, and bought 2 new Fits yesterday. They are Storm Silver and Vivid Blue both sport automatics. I placed an order 3 months ago (no deposit thankfully) thinking that they would all be pre-sold, and really got discouraged and walked out when my dealer tried to hose me by 1200$ below bluebook trade in. I thought that now I would have to re-order and wait months, but to my surprise there are plenty of Fits on the lots of Houston. Honda has done such a poor job marketing this car that at least around here nobody knows what it is, and the buyers are impulse buyers that came in looking for a civic. It’s good to be done with the car buying thing.
    The cars are both great everything you would expect out of a Honda. No rattles, smooth power, nice fit on everything. I think that I will keep these cars a long time.
  • drknifedrknife Member Posts: 25
    If you could put a link to the LED tailight you plan to install, that would be awesome.
  • yz426fyz426f Member Posts: 6
    I have tried every dealer in the Jacksonville, Fl area all the way to Orlando and none of them will come off the 1500 dollar limited availibilty fee. I found a dealer in Brunswick Georgia (Nalley Honda)though that gave it to me for 300 under msrp (15600)and is getting me the color that I want(vivid blue) and the Honda Factory Performance goodies that I wanted. I ended up saving right at 1800 dollars buy driving a hour and 15 minutes away. They are saying I may have to wait 2 weeks till they can get me the color but they are not trying to push me to something I really don't want.
  • justjulesjustjules Member Posts: 14
    I have tried every dealer in the Jacksonville, Fl area all the way to Orlando and none of them will come off the 1500 dollar limited availibilty fee.

    I bought a vivid blue base model manual transmission car in Orlando today with no "limited availability fee". The dealer options were outrageously priced ($295 for the cargo cover? Get real!) but there were no junk fees attached.

    Maybe the color is more "limited" because the first car that came in for me was wrecked by the dealership. :sick:
  • yz426fyz426f Member Posts: 6
    The dealer i just bought from got me the cargo cover for like 173 installed. I think the list price on the honda website was only 165. They are just fishing for the ignorant. All the dealers I have spoke with are charging that fee no matter what the color. Let the wait continue.
  • verilyverily Member Posts: 2
    I went to the car lot today to check them out. Hadn't really intended to buy one right away, but as soon as I saw that they had one in Lunar Blue, I knew I had to have it. That was -the- color that I fell in love with when I first saw the Fits online.

    My old Mazda was on its last legs, in need of a few repairs that I didn't want to bother with. So I had maybe a month or two left before it would stop being drivable anyway. ;)

    They took the Mazda as a trade-in (for a laughably low amount...it's in pretty poor shape) and sold me my Base 5MT for MSRP. Wouldn't budge on the price; they didn't have to. Their only other Fit in stock (Orange Sport MT) sold at the same time mine did. Considering that comparable cars cost much more, I think the MSRP price was pretty decent.

    Not going to bother and get Honda floor mats. Some nice ones from Target, Pep Boys, or whathaveyou should be fine. I also am going to look for one of those nifty cargo containers for the trunk.

    I've come full circle on my cars. My very first car at 16 was an old Ford Fiesta hatchback. :D
  • coldstorage5coldstorage5 Member Posts: 76
    Hey, My first car was a Mercury Bobcat.
    And my Present/Retired car is a Mazda Mx-6. Im going to donate it to charity. It still runs, 140 K.
    Im going with the mats from this site Bernardiparts.com
    , and the Cargo conatiner.

    Good luck I cant wait until I get it Monday.

    Ps any Tips on breaking it in???
    I heard not to drive over 60 mph for a while
    Plus a oil change after 1k
  • mebmanmebman Member Posts: 100
    No- my car was absolute mint condition and low mileage. I had it detailed and it was ready to be sold with NOTHING done to it. These guys were just plain greedy, period. I know what my car was worth, and it took all day yesterday but I finally found a dealer that was fair and offered me bluebook trade in value. Funny thing- the [non-permissible content removed] that tried to low ball me by 1200$ and "couldn’t possibly offer a penny more" then came up to 100 over bluebook. It's a shame that I had to go to 5 dealers to make the first one treat me fairly.
    Fair profit is fine but this kind of greed gives all dealers a very bad name.
  • evergreenevergreen Member Posts: 213
    Edmunds hasn't printed the invoice prices yet. Is this available on any other website?
  • drknifedrknife Member Posts: 25
    The final price with desitnation and Ipod Music Link and Rear Bumper Applique was $16,249 for Honda Fit Sport MT in Blue.

    Visit my Fit blgo at
    http://drknife.com/blog
  • spotbearsdspotbearsd Member Posts: 33
    Here is a link to decent priced Fit extras.

    FYI- My cargo cover was grossly market up $50, but I decided to go for it since it was in stock and I wanted it to hide my stuff ASAP.

    http://www.collegehillshonda.com/honda_fit_accessories/
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