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I got my Fit in late July after a two month wait from time of order, from the Honda Barn in North Reading, Mass. I live in Boston and was exasperated/disgusted by Herb Chambers and Cambridge Honda (contact me if you want to know the sordid details of my sleazy experiences at those dealers). I was very pleased wit the hassle- and gimmick-free experience at Honda Barn. Straight shooters who didn't go below the belt with the usual car dealer tactics. I ordered a black Fit Sport manual with the 16" alloy wheels, floor mats, cargo cover, and iPod link, and paid $17,600 for everything, including installation costs. I feel lucky to have gotten it for hundreds less than what the other guys were offering for the same specs. The Honda Barn guys were happy to hear that they outshined Herb Chambers, who's sort of the Microsoft of car dealers here in Southern New England. I love my new Fit (but hoping my mileage improves... still only 26-28 mpg at 870 miles and I don't rev high). It's a blast to drive around town and I get a lot of compliments. All the more reason that I'm heart broken: it got broken into two weeks ago and badly injured...  Read more here.
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| I negotiated with three dealerships in the Kansas City area and finally made a deal and placed a deposit on a blackberry pearl MT Sport Fit for $16,105 (MSRP 15,270 + destination 635 + "transfer fee" 200). I wasn't happy about the price but there are so few fits in the area that no one's dealing much. I had to dicker to get this price. Anyway once this price had been agreed to the transaction (so far) went smoothly. | |
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Replying to: jkandell (Jan 20, 2007 11:03 pm) I live in Phoenix and I am interested in the Fit. I would like to do my purchase over the internet. I don't have patience for listening to the standard sales pitch. Was there someone at Earnhardt that you had an especially good experience with? Can you also finance over the internet? |
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Replying to: jneuhaus20 (Sep 07, 2007 10:30 am) Particularly now that the '08s are hitting the lots, good buys can be had on used '07s. I wound up with a sport MT with 5500 miles for $14,400. Henessy Lexus in Atlanta had a sport AT with 6000 miles on ebay with a $15,300 buy it now feature that included pick up at the airport. It didn't get sold, but I am sure they would deal with you over the phone and still pick you up at the airport. Here is the listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%- - - - 3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260158129040&rd=1 Also, there is a sport AT with cargo cover and cargo tray at a Chrysler dealer in Huntsville,Al with $7300 miles. It has been listed at $14,900 on AutoTrader for a while now. http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=226092789&dealer_id=615019&car_year- =2007&marketZipError=false&awsp=false&search_type=used&num_records=25&keywordsfy- c=&make=HONDA&model=FIT&transmission=&distance=100&address=30161&make2=&default_- sort=priceDESC&advanced=&certified=&max_mileage=&max_price=&sort_type=priceDESC&- min_price=&body_code=0&end_year=2008&keywordsrep=&color=&start_year=1981&drive=&- search_lang=&page_location=findacar%253A%253Aispsearchform&engine=&fuel=&doors=&- style_flag=1&cardist=94 My Fit was my first used car purchase. I saved some money, saved some hassle, and wound up with a great car that had most of the original warranty in force. If you are so inclined, I made less of an environmental impact as well by not causing a new car to be manufactured. Good luck. I hope you get into a Fit soon!
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Replying to: unfit (Sep 20, 2007 5:12 am) Just something to think about. If you were buying a used mid-priced 4dr sedan or used minivan I wouldn't be as worried about kid thrasing as much as on a Fit or Civic. |
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I agree with the abover poster. There is a reason why people dump their cars after 1 or 2 years.
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Replying to: recadan (Sep 20, 2007 1:27 pm) There's a reason why honda dealerships have 8-20 service bays in the back just like the rest. You can get a heavily optioned 07 Ford Focus hatch brand new for 12000-13000. About 5000 off an (inflated) msrp. There is a quality difference from the Fit but it beats 17000 by a long shot and they're only roller skates in any event. If the Civic still sold with a hatch the Fit would be finished. (at least at current prices) I guess we know the civic won't be coming with a hatch anytime soon. Good luck --jjf I agree with the abover poster. There is a reason why people dump their cars after 1 or 2 years.
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Replying to: jfritsch (Sep 21, 2007 4:20 am) I'm not sure what this means? If the 4dr Civic had a hatch I'd still buy the Fit, unless the 4dr Civic hatch had 21CuFt behind the 2nd row, high ceiling and magic seats. And my comments about buying used were based on if you didn't know the previous owner. If you know the previous owner than that's a different situation. |
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The price I paid was MSRP: $16,705 + TTL I added no accessories b/c the sport comes with many already, and I plan to get anything else online for much cheaper. I did a ton of research and test driving before deciding on the Fit. So, when I knew I was ready to buy I used the phone as suggested by John from Texas on this thread. I could have gotten quotes online, but I wanted to know right away exactly what was on the lot b/c I was determined to go home with my Fit in the color I wanted this week. Since I live in a metropolitan area, I called 10 different dealers around town. At first I couldn't believe the prices I was getting! Initially dealers were offering anywhere from $1500-$2000 over MSRP. Two dealers seemed to think they were special for offering only $1000 over MSRP. Several said, "There is no way we're selling this car at MSRP." One even added, "Our owner's brother didn't even buy the car at MSRP." When they wouldn't go for MSRP, that made the conversation easy--I said thanks but no thanks and hung up. Finally I got a dealer to agree to MSRP and they had my #1 color choice on the lot with only 11 miles on it. They sent the offer in email and I scheduled a time to go in. At the dealership I used a spreadsheet from carbuyingtips.com and tried to get them to go below MSRP. I was only asking for about $250 less, which was approx. 5% profit for them over invoice minus factory holdback. That's when the fun began. My salesperson (who was very nice) had to run the numbers by another salesman who came back and said they couldn't go below MSRP. This other salesman was gruff and not pleasant at all. After more haggling, I couldn't get him to budge. The guy said something like, "I was out of the office yesterday and they shouldn't have offered this price to you. We never sell at MSRP, yadda yadda." They wouldn't even throw in the floormats. If I didn't need the car this week, I probably would have walked away. I'm bummed I couldn't get them to go below MSRP because I think the Fit is over-priced right now for what it is. That being said, it is still a hot car and dealers will get as much as folks are willing to pay for it. I matched the Edmunds TMV price for my area code, so I guess I did ok in the end. (Also, I made sure that the financing was fair and had Honda compete with the bank I was pre-approved for which led to a pretty good APR). |
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