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Re: ...Just got my New FIT in NJ.... [scotty99]
by svofan2
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Apr 06, 2008 (5:29 am)
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Replying to: scotty99 (Apr 06, 2008 5:06 am)
Thanks for the offer but I just got mine (red) Thrsday....and you DID much better than I...(don't be shy about it...lol) mine was $16000 including destination of $635...and yours was $15623...that is over $300 less...congrats you did great....Honda dealers have the habit of quoting prices without including the dest fee ($635)..and I found that invoice price on the Sport (including dest fee) is $15448..when I was quoted at all 3 Bergen county delaers they quoted a price without the dest fee which one has to add to that figure..all the cars that I previously bought through the years (Fords, Toyotas etc) the price and the negotiations as well, always included the dest fee...(after all that is how the MSRP sticker reads with a total at the end and the price that one negotiates on),so you actually got the car for about $175 above their invoice (full price including dest)...and I actually paid about $475 above invoice.(also including dest)...you did really well....here in Bergen county none of the 2 other dealers would come even close to my figures at DCH HOnda in Paramus and to be honest I did not feel like traveling out of the county,so all in all I did fairly well and lets not forget that the FIT is still a hot selling car and only a few dealers have decent selections and quatities...and you did VERY well!!!.
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Re: ...Just got my New FIT in NJ.... [svofan2]
by vbnsman
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Apr 06, 2008 (1:23 pm)
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Replying to: svofan2 (Apr 06, 2008 5:29 am)
I paid $17240 OTD on a 5AT Sport in SW Hou TX. About $40 more for the vehicle than svofan2. But I did get Lifetime oil changes as long as I own the car. 
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Re: ...Just got my New FIT in NJ.... [vbnsman]
by svofan2
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Apr 06, 2008 (3:49 pm)
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Replying to: vbnsman (Apr 06, 2008 1:23 pm)
...you did well also... I guess the next time I buy a Honfda I will have to go to the great state of Texas...you are the second person that did this well...good luck...I guess after driving this little beast for 2 days we got a hot number in our hands for the money that we are paying,specially when you compare the Fit to the competition...
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Costco car buying program
by cargo1
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Apr 06, 2008 (9:21 pm)
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Anybody here has bought the Fit through a dealer in Costco car buying program and can share the price and experience? Thanks.
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Recent FIT purchase Trickett Honda Nashville
by wge
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Apr 07, 2008 (3:46 pm)
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After giving up on trying to buy a Prius, I got a base FIT with the manual transmission for $14,325 including destination charges. Final out the door was $15,186 with a trade on a '90 Caravan with 150 k miles which was valued at about $635. The FIT was over $10,000 less than what I could have gotten a Prius for and I calculated the price differential would take about 35 years to make up based on our annual mileage and the Prius vs. FIT fuel mileage. Interior room and utility is much better with the FIT and it is certainly much more fun to drive than the Prius. First tank of gas yielded about 39 mpg. The folks at the Toyota place were not straightforward; the Honda folks were direct and honest. Plus, I think I'll be able to work on this thing whereas it would have been a question with the Prius.
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Re: ...Just got my New FIT in NJ.... [svofan2]
by scotty99
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Apr 07, 2008 (8:32 pm)
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Replying to: svofan2 (Apr 06, 2008 5:29 am)
So, some additional developments:
The offer I had originally for a Fit Sport 5AT (15,623 including dest, excl. taxes/fees) was for a vehicle still in transit - not yet at the dealer. I sold my old car faster than I thought, and brought my buy order to another dealer who had a purple sport 5AT on the lot. Over the phone, they said they could match it...in person, the manager couldn't...said his price paid, including holdback, was 15,800 and showed me the actual invoice showing costs and holdback. He offered 3 free oil changes (worth about $120). That was close enough for me, plus that dealer has loaner cars and the original dealer did not.
So, I purchased the car and drove it home. Total cash price, including taxes and fees, was $17,176.07. wouldn't budge on doc fee of $269 (lower than $289 at first dealer)...and I really liked the purple...
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Re: Costco car buying program [cargo1]
by olawrencian
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Apr 08, 2008 (6:41 am)
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Replying to: cargo1 (Apr 06, 2008 9:21 pm)
I tried the Costco program, but the Honda dealer is quoting MSRP. This is in Frisco, TX. Out-the-door is 17,900 for a Fit Sport with Auto. Apparently they can only sell with an add-on called EPP or something that retails for 599 which he is giving for "free". After reading through the prices people are paying here, I'm going to decline his generous *sarcasm* offer.
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Re: Costco car buying program [olawrencian]
by svofan2
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Apr 08, 2008 (12:57 pm)
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Replying to: olawrencian (Apr 08, 2008 6:41 am)
...you are right...I believe that the CSCO thing is a gimmick...besides others in TX have much better...good luck...
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Re: ...Just got my New FIT in NJ.... [vbnsman]
by rioredcobra
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Apr 08, 2008 (4:52 pm)
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Replying to: vbnsman (Apr 06, 2008 1:23 pm)
vbnsman what dealer in Houston?
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Re: Costco car buying program [cargo1]
by fitisgo
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Apr 08, 2008 (6:09 pm)
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Replying to: cargo1 (Apr 06, 2008 9:21 pm)
I have bought 2 new 08 Fit Sport 5AT cars in last 4 months. Both time I tried both the Costco & Sam's Club car buying programs (online) and got the response that there was not a Honda dealer in the Omaha, NE area that participates (there are 3 Honda dealers in this area). So depending on where you live, it seems there may or may not be participating dealers. I did not let this deter me. On a vehicle with an MSRP incl freight of $16,705, I paid $16,323 ($200 over invoice) for the first one at Williamson Honda in Lincoln, NE (50 miles away) and $16,167 ($43 over invoice) on the second at O'Daniel Honda in Omaha.
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