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Replying to: mintjulep (Jun 02, 2007 8:18 pm) I saved a lot of money by buying a car from GA instead of my state of SC. That is about 7% which is over 1k. I called around after viewing auto trader prices and got the best deal from Honda Carland in Roswell. The price they gave me on the phone was truly the total I paid the next day. No negotiating and no bull. It was a great deal when I see the mark ups form some dealers.
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Replying to: carfit4me (Jun 09, 2007 3:38 pm)
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Replying to: anahita61 (Jun 09, 2007 3:56 pm) He did say that with short supply, they could raise prices but I still think they gave me the better deal. A local dealer told me they don't make much off of these Fits. |
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I went through Sams Club and on May 30th was quoted $15,250 for a silver BASE AT with delivery expected June 25th. I put $500 down. The vehicle arrived at Desert Honda on June 9th. We picked it up at 7 pm. 4 people tried to buy it that afternoon. OTD with taxes, license, doc fees was about $16,400. Excellent dealer experience. 
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Replying to: goodwir (Jun 11, 2007 9:33 am) 
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I was hoping to snag a Fit direct from the factory to avoid getting dealer added extras. I have finally located the one I want, which is coming in within the week, and received a good price from the dealer, but I think it is too good to be true because that dealership does an automatic add-on once the car arrives from the factory. The salesman would not give me an estimate of the added price, so I have no idea if it'll be an additional $300 or $1000.  What is the average cost of dealer-added accessories that Fit buyers have found?
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Replying to: mintjulep (Jun 13, 2007 4:07 pm) |
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Spent a fair amount of time at Autofair in Manchester, Nh trying to decide on a Civic LX or a FIT. We went in to look at pricing of both and a trade in value for my car. We test drove both and then got a trade in value for my car. Pricing was similar. They had a $1500 dealer markup on the Fit, but my trade in value covered that(Compared to a trade value I got at another dealership they where +$1500). We told them we wanted black and they had a Fit Sport MT in black out back and a Black Civic LX auto out back. The pressure was on...what can we do for you to buy today. We negotiated our trade up a little and then asked to test drive the actual black ones. We did so and decided to buy the Fit. Walked in to the salesmans desk and he told us he had bad news. The Fit was sold! I was PO'ed that they sold it while we where negotiating and they where try to sell it to us. They insisted they could get us another in a couple of days but I said no and left. Then called every Honda dealership in MA and NH looking for a black MT fit sport. None. Everyone told us that was what everyone wanted. Most didn't even have any coming in. Those that did didn't have dates and suggested I put a deposit down if I wanted one. Bernardi Honda in Natick, MA had a black sport but automatic transmission. As I've always driven an auto and have alot of stop and go driving on my commute I decided to go test drive it. I drove down the next day. The car was brand new 3.7 miles on it and it still had the protective covering everywhere. Filled it up with gas and drove it for about 20 minutes and decided I liked the auto better than the manual. I brought it back to the dealership at closing time so I knew it wasn't going anywhere until the next day. So I had time to think about it. To make a long story short....to late...I decided to buy the Auto transmision sport at Bernardi in Natick. I called them the next morning and put my deposit on it. I paid MSRP and got the same value for my trade as was given at two other dealerships. They would not budge any higher, not even floor mats. Turns out though they did provide locking lug nuts and free inspections for life. I think I'm giving up a little in the gas milage but can deal with that to not have to be dealing with a clutch in stop and go traffic all the time. I really like the look of the black sport!
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Replying to: fventura (Jun 14, 2007 7:35 pm) If you have a lot of stop and go driving, why in the world would you have considered a manual? You will be SO much happier and when you go to sell it ot trade it in later, it'll be MUCH easier to sell than a stick!
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Replying to: isellhondas (Jun 15, 2007 7:50 am) Even my 2003 Accord manual sold in less than 24 hours. The guy traveled 250 miles to buy it as he had been looking for months. You wouldn't have to travel 5 miles or spend more than a few hours to find a ton of used, sitting on the lot, Accord autos. It is a smaller market for manuals, but demand exceeds supply thus resale value is not significantly different than with the autos in small to midsize cars. I could have bought a Fit Auto with relative ease. The manual was impossible to find so I bought a Toyota. I will be back looking at Hondas if they supply the "in demand" manuals in the future for the Fit.
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