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Replying to: kaydens (Dec 18, 2007 3:17 am) Well, here's to hoping I find another and am able to use the voucher. Thanks for the luck. I'm hoping this time I'll have a bit of experience and research to go along with the luck. Cheers, T 
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Replying to: handcraft (Dec 18, 2007 6:44 pm) Definitely stick to the manual, I don't think any car salesperson would know a Honda car better than the Honda engineers... anyway, best of luck, again!
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Replying to: johndintexas (Aug 15, 2007 3:51 pm) Can you give me your reasons for deciding on the Fit. Right now I drive a PT Cruiser, and a Chrysler T&C EX, (family car) I have 3kids 2- six yoa, and one 4yoa.I wonder if it is too small to carry 5 on short 100mile vists (Nana's home)? The Elantra isn't that much bigger. |
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Replying to: macsan (Dec 19, 2007 7:35 am) 1) I am a big believer in the Consumer Reports ratings. FIT is their "Best Buy" in its class. 2) 2008 FIT is the very last generation of the current FIT, which means most of the bugs should have been improved through the years. 3) The magic seat. My wife loves it that when the three of us (plus our one year old) go on long trips, she can sit in the back and stretch her legs out. (I am not sure if we're in traffic violations doing that, but oh well) 4) While the versa has nicer interior finish, it just didn't have any character when I test drove it. 5) it's a HONDA - which means standard safety features! hope this helps and happy shopping! |
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Replying to: macsan (Dec 19, 2007 7:35 am) I personally like the Versa a lot, and if you use the rear seat with a child seat, you may appreciate the extra room that the Versa has back there. It does not get as high a mileage as the Fit, and also has had somewhat of a spotty reliability record in its first year. In general, though, I tend to regard the Versa highly for my kind of driving.
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Replying to: jacksan1 (Dec 19, 2007 9:36 am) From what the rumors say (Autoblog, Edmunds, Car and Driver, etc), the new Fit is scheduled for a mid to late 2008 release.....but I would take that rumor with a grain of salt. I don't believe anything, in regards to release dates, until there is an official press release from Honda. |
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Replying to: macsan (Dec 19, 2007 7:35 am) "Drive like your life depends on it." The WheelMan |
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Replying to: jacksan1 (Dec 19, 2007 9:36 am)
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Well, if you've been following my saga, you'll be glad to know I have a Honda Fit again, and this one is a keeper. Although the internet Bankston guy said they had 2 light blue Fits, the dealership did not, and the internet rep wasn't there when we arrived, which annoyed me at first, but at least he gave me prices before we arrived, so I had something to bargain with. All of the Fits had been pinstriped, which I really don't like, and certainly didn't want to pay $299 for. I told my very nice sales fellow about this, and he was able to have the $299 dropped--actually, he was able to keep the $299 but get me tinted windows for free. So my dealer add ons were a tacky pinstripe and what I'm hoping will be nice window tinting (I take the Fit back next week for the tinting). I had a $3k voucher from AirTexas (thanks much, State of Texas) for my 95 Saturn with 175k on it and which I just sunk $2k into only to find my transmission was going out and I had three broken engine mounts (but I was still driving it and planned to keep driving, so the program did take a polluting car off the streets). Here's what I paid for a silver 2008 Honda Fit Sport Automatic with a pinstripe and tinted windows: Vehicle: $16501 (so $16202 without the tint) TTL: $1058.39 My tax was lower because I had the $3k trade-in on the voucher car. So I drove away with a new Fit for $14559.39, which is a great deal in my book. And the car only had 3 miles on it when I bought it tonight. They still hadn't taken the protective plastic off the seats or the protective coating off the hood and roof (they did before we left, of course). Bankston didn't offer as many sodas (none, in fact) as Jim McNatt, and the salesman wasn't super slick, but Bankston had a great deal and the salesman was very honest and understanding and didn't try to "sell" me anything. He didn't make much of a commission, but I'd certainly go back to him when I buy another (and more expensive) Honda that has more commission-room for him. Thanks to everyone on this forum and to Edmunds for great information that helped me make an informed purchase. Cheers, T PS For those families looking to buy a Fit, we have two children who are both in car seats. One of them is 1 and the other is 3. They fit fine for now, but they are closer to our seats, so I notice them a bit more--which can be good and bad. I had a lot of coffee before the drive home, so I was on edge and the crying seemed 1000 times louder than normal. But I was also able to talk to the kids without yelling, which was nice, and I was able to easily hear them. The plan is when the kids are older, we will buy another Honda--one a bit larger--and either keep this Fit as a commuter car or use the Fit as a trade-in. Good luck to all of you still in the throws of making a decision about the Fit!
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Replying to: kaydens (Dec 19, 2007 5:24 am)
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