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Honda Fit Prices Paid and Buying Experiences

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Need Advise Buying My New Fit by suzecruise
Dec 18, 2006 (4:03 am)
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Need Advise Buying My New Fit by suzecruise
Nov 12, 2006 (6:02 am)
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I'm in the process of purchasing a Honda Fit Base model Automatic. Been educating myself re: buying tips via Edmunds, etc. Current dealer I am talking with says he can sell me the car for the TMV $15,245 with additional charges for dealer add-on of mud guards for $229 and document fees of $299.
 
I know I want a Fit. I feel like I don't have a lot of negotiating power since there aren't many Fits out there.
 
Here's my question: Should I go ahead with the deal even though I think the add-ons and doc. fees are just for profit or hold out for a better deal?
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit [suzecruise] by gearhead1
Nov 12, 2006 (9:20 am)
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Replying to: suzecruise (Nov 12, 2006 6:02 am)

You can't negotiate the doc fee. They must charge the same fee to everyone. Even the dealer pays the doc fee if he buys a car from his dealership, though he may sell himself the car for cost. Negotiate the price of the car, not the doc fee. Doc fees can range from $50.00 to $700.00. It is just built in profit, but they must charge it to everybody once they set the doc fee.
 
You can get the mud gaurds for $52.00 on line.
 
Should you take the deal?? Fits are in short supply, so I would probably pay the premium of 400+ dollars. It's not that much if it's the car you want. I don't see the shortage of Fits getting any better in the near future. Honda is still a year or two from building a plant here in the US to boost Fit production. JDM (made in japan) Fits will then be in short supply in the US if that has any bearing on your decision. Personally, I wanted a JDM Fit. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit [gearhead1] by crimsona
Nov 12, 2006 (10:13 am)
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Replying to: gearhead1 (Nov 12, 2006 9:20 am)

JDM is Japanese Domestic Market, which is *not* what we have here. Firstly, they are RHD, and the JDM Fit has MUCH shorter bumpers and a much wider variety of engine sizes and transmission choices, such as CVT. The NA FIt is merely built in Japan, nothing more.
 
To the original poster. Check with other local dealers, nobody's stopping you.
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit [crimsona] by hungarian83
Nov 12, 2006 (12:22 pm)
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Replying to: crimsona (Nov 12, 2006 10:13 am)

It's not that much wider of a variety in terms of engines and transmissions. They have one other engine (the 1.3 i-DSI) and then CVT instead of the conventional automatic. In fact, the 1.3 i-DSI is only available with 1 transmission option in Japan.
 
Granted, most of the trim lines are available with AWD.
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit [crimsona] by gearhead1
Nov 12, 2006 (2:16 pm)
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Replying to: crimsona (Nov 12, 2006 10:13 am)

JDM is Japanese Domestic Market, which is *not* what we have here. Firstly, they are RHD, and the JDM Fit has MUCH shorter bumpers and a much wider variety of engine sizes and transmission choices, such as CVT. The NA FIt is merely built in Japan, nothing more.
 
Thanks, I was aware of all that. Made in Japan is good enough for me.
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit [suzecruise] by jacksan1
Nov 13, 2006 (9:11 am)
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Replying to: suzecruise (Nov 12, 2006 6:02 am)

Even in the same region, the actual out of the door cost can and does vary among different dealerships of different management due to how they tack on their fees and added junk. Even though you won't be able to negotiate the price of the car itself, there can be a difference in what you pay in the end, albeit a small kind.
 
Assuming that you are going to order a Fit, you should ask multiple delaers to quote you an all-inclusive pricing. That includes taxes, doc fees, etc, and anything that the dealership plans to charge you for. You may not save much, but it never hurts to check. Some dealers are notorious for tacking on extra this and that. There ARE, believe it or not, ethical dealerships that do not do that, and you may be able to save a few bucks dealing with such "clean" dealerships. We did - the place we bought our Fit from did not tack on anything that we did not ask for, nor did they try to smuggle in "dealer fees." The price of the car was the same at all the dealerships we spoke with, but what we paid OTD was lowest at this place.
 
If you are NOT ordering a Fit and are rather looking at one that is sitting in front of your eyes, then unfortunately you have *zero* barganing power. The law of supply and demand is absuredly strong with the Fit. It reminds me a bit of the Miata when it first came out.
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit by suzecruise
Nov 13, 2006 (9:43 am)
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Actually, I've got one ordered but in the meantime I'm shopping dealers to see who can give me the best deal.
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit [jacksan1] by fitluver
Nov 13, 2006 (7:44 pm)
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Replying to: jacksan1 (Nov 13, 2006 9:11 am)

There ARE, believe it or not, ethical dealerships that do not do that, and you may be able to save a few bucks dealing with such "clean" dealerships. We did - the place we bought our Fit from did not tack on anything that we did not ask for, nor did they try to smuggle in "dealer fees." The price of the car was the same at all the dealerships we spoke with, but what we paid OTD was lowest at this place.
  
If you are NOT ordering a Fit and are rather looking at one that is sitting in front of your eyes, then unfortunately you have *zero* barganing power. The law of supply and demand is absuredly strong with the Fit. It reminds me a bit of the Miata when it first came
 
I think I understand this. I only ordered floor mats installed because I didnt want to be bothered with cutting up my floor mats. I am ok with this.
 
I am glad I have one of the few ethical dealers I have within a 100 mile radius.
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Re: Need Advise Buying My New Fit [hungarian83] by jacksan1
Nov 13, 2006 (9:27 pm)
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Replying to: hungarian83 (Nov 12, 2006 12:22 pm)

It's not that much wider of a variety in terms of engines and transmissions. They have one other engine (the 1.3 i-DSI) and then CVT instead of the conventional automatic. In fact, the 1.3 i-DSI is only available with 1 transmission option in Japan.
  
Granted, most of the trim lines are available with AWD.
 
I am not trying to nit-pick, but just to get the facts straight. The JDM Fit has:
 
a) 2 Engines
 
1.5 L and 1.3 L
 
b) 2 Body Styles
 
Regular 5-door hatch
4-door notchback sedan (Fit Aria)
 
c) 3 Transmissions
 
CVT (all 1.3 L), CVT-7 (optional on 1.5L), and 5-speed manual (1.5L)
 
d) 2 Drive Systems
 
FWD
Real-time AWD

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