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Replying to: Sylvia (Feb 26, 2006 11:26 pm) |
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Replying to: edt1 (May 20, 2006 4:49 pm) Can you post pics, bwhicks? Interested in how the Blaze Orange looks like just sittin' in someone's driveway, i.e. under less than ideal lighting, etc.
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Replying to: johnnyvj (May 22, 2006 6:06 pm) I now have 60 images on my Blaze orange Sport Fit, many regular in-usage shots in driveway, outside my 4th floor office window, etc. Also added shots of all-weather floor mats (only 1 clip attaching front right mat, otherwise gravity-attached), parked next to 1) 1987 grey civic, 2) silver Element, 3) orange 2002 BMW, and 4) Silver Toyota xB Will cross post this in the fit pics thread.
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Replying to: fitcoupe (May 23, 2006 8:54 am) http://pnwpest.org/len/fit
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Replying to: fitcoupe (May 23, 2006 8:55 am) 
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First off, remove VAT and Shipping and tarrifs. Now convert the base price over to Dollars. That's within a few hundred dollars of what it would be in the U.S. for most industrialized countries. The easy way to do it, though, is to price a Civic DX and add about $500-$600, since that's effectively what it was for decades. Honda just decided to drop it recently so as to not canabalize Fit sales. In Canada, they sell it as the DX-G. Note, though, that the prices inbclude a wad of government taxes and import fees that have to be removed from the "base" price. About $1500 USD by the looks of it, comparing a Civic LX in Canada to U.S., even after conversion. I checked, it's 9.2% flat tarriff on cars from Japanese companies. Wherever they are made is irrelevant, apparently - Honda is currently taking them to court over this. So we get: 19,080 Base price. = 17,475 before the tarriff, which the U.S. doesn't charge. *0.894616(currency)=$15,633. But Honda always sells the VP models for a few hundred over cost here in the U.S.($16K for an Accord VP, for instnace), so you can subtract a couple of hundred more. Honda Civic DX U.S. Prices, including delivery: CarsDirect Price: $14,659(searched online, Pasadena, CA.) Civic LX: CarsDirect Price: $16,737(same search) So figure a VP would run about $15,600 MSRP(the estimate I made above is very close) and sell for ~15K even from CarsDirect. Side note: The Civic DX isn't a bad car, either. That's an amazing price. No A/C, but it certainly whomps on many of the budget cars out there in terms of handling and style. P.S.: Honda Fit DX(Canada) pricing: $14,980 = $13,718 before tarriffs. *0.894616(currency)=$12,272 That's MSRP, but Honda hates oddball figures like that, and likely has the MSRP set to Canada at a few dollars less, but they bump the price up just under $15K. So figure $12,250, with a "buy it now" sale price of $11,995 all over town. If they sold it in the U.S., that is. So, yes, the Fit is overpriced, currently. They really need a DX or VP version of it and the Civic to fill in the lower-end and whomp on the Yaris and Aveo.
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Replying to: plekto (May 23, 2006 10:48 am) Theoretical pricing aside, the actual sales price coupled with sales taxes push the LX Auto and Sport Auto to 20k/22k respectively USD out the door. Honestly, I would love to have imported the Fit from the US. Even after extra import duty of 9%, Washington state sales tax and Canadian sales tax after recrossing the border, it still would have been marginally cheaper that way. Only problem was the travel time and expenses I would need to import the car in the first place - time I don't have, since I would need to Greyhound each way. Aside: If the car was made in North America, regardless of manufacturer, it would not be subject to import duty. Different from private ownership? Perhaps. But since the 07 Fit is made in Japan, this point is moot. |
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Re-read my post above. DX-G. DX-G. It's a value-package DX with the A/C and a stereo and so on added, so it's comparable to the older VP they stopped selling in the U.S. Yeah, the prices up there do stink - 9.2% incoming into Canada and 9% importation tax into the U.S. - it's clearly not a viable option. Canada sees *all* Japanese cars as "Japanese" and exempt from NAFTA. Honda took Canada to the WTO over this and the case is still pending. Then again, it's not a lot different than U.S. customers thinking a Honda made in Georgia is "Japanese" I guess.
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Replying to: plekto (May 23, 2006 8:51 pm) Canadian government http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4140/rc4140-05e.pdf Canadian general forums, with an ex-customs agent answering the duty question: http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287230 Importing a US made Subaru (no duty charged) http://www.cars101.com/canada.html |
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I went to the following website and put together a Fit Sport, http://automobiles.honda.com/models/model_overview.asp?ModelName=Fit Base MSRP*: $15,170 Destination and Handling: $550 MSRP as Configured: $15,720 Selected Accessories (installation costs not included): 16" Alloy Wheel $836 Chrome Exhaust Finisher $30 Rear Bumper Appliqué $58 Sport Grille $220 Full Nose Mask $145 Carpet Floor Mats $99 Cargo Cover $165 Cargo Tray $99 Aluminum Shift Knob $49 Base MSRP*: $15,170 Destination & Handling: $550 MSRP including selected accessories: $17,421 Here is what a dealer quoted me on a Honda Fit Sport with the above accessories: "The 16, is that wheels? We will do $20578.30 without wheels. $21454.30 with wheels. You will also need tires. What tires do you want? I did not charge sales tax, where are you going to register the car?"
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