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#709 of 2418 Re: took 5 months for delivery [seattlewa] by fitluver Oct 27, 2006 (7:06 pm)
Replying to: seattlewa (Oct 11, 2006 9:23 pm) With a Honda dealership near Seattle, Washington, I signed an order request on May 7 for a base Fit (lunar mist metallic, beige interior, automatic transmission). On August 7, I was notified that the car's build date was August 31. The car arrived at the dealership on October 7, and I made payment on October 8.   That seems like a fast build and transport, if you ask me. 7 days from build in Japan to delivery at the dealer?       Accessories are now being installed and I pick up the car on October 14. The sales rep that I worked with said that of his customers, the Fit that I received took the longest to arrive at the dealership. (5 months   I ordered mine end of July/1st week of Aug and was told I had to wait till late dec/early jan. I ordered a manual, and I was told THAT takes as long as anything else cuz there are few around, and are unlikely to pop up without a buyer somewhere.   I wonder too if 5 months is running average here or what. And why the hell couldnt honda just make more right off the GO! (So much for the fit is go, eh?)   I keep hoping dealer will call with build date, vin, delivery date narrowed down etc. I am hoping we dont hit any snags. He called tho to say he will be in closer touch as it gets closer to date. So far I like the service.   Ah well...this is truly a test of my patience.   The Fit should have a new demographic, and it aint the young and eager to sign today on the dotted line....obviously.   Replies to this message: hungarian83 (Oct 28, 2006 2:19 pm) fitluver (Oct 30, 2006 6:22 pm)
#710 of 2418 Re: IS THIS A GOOD DEAL? [bigmike91] by fitluver Oct 27, 2006 (7:08 pm)
Replying to: bigmike91 (Oct 05, 2006 10:11 pm) A used car with 1,100 miles on it? Well, if I were buying it, I would check the VIN number through CarFax to make sure it is not a car that has been crashed and repaired. Just my opinion.   Better yet, I would make the dealer do it for you. (Get carfax).   Why should you pay a penny more?
#711 of 2418 Re: Bay Area FIT buyers???? [crimsona] by fitluver Oct 27, 2006 (7:13 pm)
Replying to: crimsona (Oct 26, 2006 6:41 pm) Any Canadian dealer can get any transmission within 6 weeks, but then, we pay $21k USD after taxes for ours.    WOW, thats alot more then we pay here in the US!   I guess something has to pay for that socialized healthcare. (Jk)   Is there any surprise that a disproportionate amount are going up north?   If it is all taxes then honda is not making more money off of it. I dont know enough about your trade agreements with other countries to fully comment.
#712 of 2418 Re: Bay Area FIT buyers???? [hounddog69] by fitluver Oct 27, 2006 (7:15 pm)
Replying to: hounddog69 (Oct 27, 2006 9:38 am) I asked Anderson honda to let me know that when a Honda Fit came to his dealer, and someone canceled, to let me know. This was in the beginning of the summer and was contacted in August. I went to test drive, but I decided on a Honda Coupe EX instead. Same price.   I dont need to be spoiled...but..does it have AC and a cd player?   Those are my bare minimum requirements,tho I prefer power door and windows as well.   No doubt you are paying more with those "bare bones minimum requirements" in the other Honda then you would in a Fit.   Hope you enjoy the car, all the same. Its still a honda.
#713 of 2418 Re: took 5 months for delivery [fitluver] by hungarian83 Oct 28, 2006 (2:19 pm)
Replying to: fitluver (Oct 27, 2006 7:06 pm) "On August 7, I was notified that the car's build date was August 31. The car arrived at the dealership on October 7, and I made payment on October 8.    That seems like a fast build and transport, if you ask me. 7 days from build in Japan to delivery at the dealer?"   If I am not mistaken, there is this little thing between August 31 and October 7. It's called September. More like a month and 7 days. Replies to this message: fitluver (Oct 30, 2006 6:22 pm)
#714 of 2418 Re: took 5 months for delivery [hungarian83] by fitluver Oct 30, 2006 (6:22 pm)
Replying to: hungarian83 (Oct 28, 2006 2:19 pm) On August 7, I was notified that the car's build date was August 31. The car arrived at the dealership on October 7, and I made payment on October 8.     That seems like a fast build and transport, if you ask me. 7 days from build in Japan to delivery at the dealer?"    If I am not mistaken, there is this little thing between August 31 and October 7. It's called September. More like a month and 7 days.       It was a bad month for me. lol   Seriously tho, when I initially thought it over, i still meant to say it was short time between build date to being on the dealers floor.   I realize seattle is much closer to Japan then I am but it still sounded fast.   Any clue how long and how they would ship to NJ?   I saw news of some trains derailingtoppling over and hoped my car wasnt in one of them.
#715 of 2418 Shipping times by seattlewa Oct 30, 2006 (10:27 pm)
I posted the message regarding a build date of August 31 and the Fit arriving at a dealership near Seattle on October 7. I noticed on the car's paperwork that its port of entry was Portland, Oregon, which is quite close to Seattle. People who purchased their Fits on the east coast may be able to give you an idea of ports of entry for their cars. Replies to this message: fitluver (Nov 01, 2006 5:50 pm) ardub (Nov 02, 2006 9:33 am)
#716 of 2418 Re: Shipping times [seattlewa] by fitluver Nov 01, 2006 (5:50 pm)
Replying to: seattlewa (Apr 20, 2006 8:35 pm) I posted the message regarding a build date of August 31 and the Fit arriving at a dealership near Seattle on October 7. I noticed on the car's paperwork that its port of entry was Portland, Oregon, which is quite close to Seattle. People who purchased their Fits on the east coast may be able to give you an idea of ports of entry for their cars.   Thanks for taking the time to reply. I figure the west coast will get them faster, but I have no clue how much faster.   Recently i spent too much time in front of discovery channel as they showed how the giant cargo ships were carrying so much, what went into loading and unloading them, where the cargo went by train and truck etc. It made me think.   Next news report was about widening the panama canal to speed up movement of these "super cargo ships" and of course the head spins around the notion about waiting till dec/jan to get my car. Ah well...such is life.
#717 of 2418 Re: Shipping times [seattlewa] by ardub Nov 02, 2006 (9:33 am)
Replying to: seattlewa (Apr 20, 2006 8:35 pm) I had a build date of Oct 3. Got a call from my sales guy Oct 20 that they now had a Port Date of Oct 18 (I had been calling him every week). He didn't know if that meant it had shipped from Japan on the 18th or arrived in the states on the 18th. (I was hoping for the latter). That call came on a Friday, got a call the following monday, the 23rd, notifying me my Fit was in, could pick it up the next day. Since they originally told me it takes 4 to 6 weeks from the build date, I was quite pleased to have the car exactly 3 weeks later.
#718 of 2418 ohio by bobw3 Nov 02, 2006 (11:08 am)
Dealers around here are getting a couple of Fits each month. Since I already test drove both a manual base Fit as well as the Sport auto, I decided to go with the auto Sport. I called around and one dealer has one coming in on Nov 11, so I put down a $500 deposit over the phone with my credit card and when it comes in I'll pick it up at the MSPR price. Pretty easy. Replies to this message: fitluver (Nov 02, 2006 8:41 pm)

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