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A dealer is offering base manual for msrp + $600 for "window tint package", which includes tinting five windows + Lex door guards. He wants a $500 deposit. Am I right that you can get windows professionally tinted for $200 on your own? Is it possible to get a Fit in Arizona that doesn't require these "add ons"? I do want tinting but having to go for extras makes me think about the Yaris...
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Replying to: hondaguy67 (Dec 15, 2006 2:56 pm) He suggested we put down a deposit and then he'd put the allocations department to work to try to trade one of the two they have coming in this month for one like we're wanting. I'm rather leery of putting down a deposit, though, without some kind of timeframe -- last time I put down a deposit on a high-demand vehicle, the dealer kept us waiting for 7 months always claiming it'd be 'just a few more weeks' before finally admitting he hadn't done anything whatsoever to try to trade for the vehicle we wanted, and we were no closer to getting one than we had been the day we placed the order. It seems to me that the dealer ought to be able to see if there's a vehicle available for trade *before* I put down a deposit. I suppose that theoretically that could leave them in an awkward position should they arrange a trade and the buyer then decline to take the car, but given the speed with which Fits are flying off the lots, I doubt they'd have a difficult time finding another buyer for it. Is it fairly common practice to require a deposit before attempting a trade? I may try offering to put down a deposit if they'll agree to add a line saying that I automatically get my deposit back if they haven't acquired the car I'm looking for by a certain date. |
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Replying to: jkandell (Dec 15, 2006 4:14 pm) I'd keep searching around, if you have the patience for it. Just keep repeating that you don't want any add-ons and won't buy from any dealer that insists on them, and you'll probably eventually find one willing to deal with you on those terms.
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 14, 2006 10:49 am) |
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Replying to: ciara1 (Dec 15, 2006 4:38 pm) |
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I know for a fact that there are more than two Fits coming to Arizona in the next two months, that's total b.s. (I saw you posted that on another thread). Tucson only has a couple coming in but there are a lot more in Phoenix. I don't know what you're looking for but the dealer in Sierra Vista told me they have a base silver storm auto that should be there Monday. They wouldn't give me a price on it though so I don't know if they'll extort the add ons and market adjustment too. The $600 tint and door guard thing is a total rip off, you can get the windows tinted on your own for about $150 and the door guards are pieces of clear plastic that they stick to the door edges. The auto butler is a glorified car wash. It's total bull coming from a dealer whose motto is "no bull." Try Bell Honda and go through internet sales, I'm not sure what extortion fees they add on but they should tell you what's coming in soon. Stay away from Tempe Honda, those guys are pompous jerks. And don't go to Tucson, you'll have better luck in Phoenix. If you can't get one here go to Rock Honda in LA, but make sure you go through internet sales. I have a Fit ordered that's supposedly slated for early January production, they're telling me I'll get it at the end of February, we'll see though. Good luck and keep us posted.
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In late October I asked the Honda dealer in Santa Rosa CA about the availability of a Taffeta White, Sport AT. A couple of days later he called to tell me that they would have the car in the first week of January. They called today to tell me that the car was in LA and gave me the VIN # so I could get insurance. He said I would have the car next weekend. I am buying this car  MSRP. While I have been waiting, I have gotten calls from the big Honda dealer in Palo Alto with two in stock MSRP (wrong colors) and from the Honda dealer in Eureka CA with a Red Sport AT, also at MSRP (if was still there yesterday). The Honda store in El Cerrito also called with a white Sport MT, but they wanted $600 over MSRP (they had added some crap to the car to try to justify the price). The Fit seems to be available here in N. CA. at MSRP if you are not set on a particular color.
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Replying to: kaputnik (Dec 16, 2006 8:01 am)
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Replying to: jkandell (Dec 16, 2006 9:42 pm) I've run across people wanting as much as $800 above title and tags for documentation fees, and one guy even wanted $500 for temporary tags on top of an $800 documentation fee. It takes some work, but there are dealers out there who will sell for car price (use the 'build and price your fit' feature at the Honda web site to see what that should be for your configuration), tax, title, and tags. I'd just say goodbye to anyone asking for a document fee on top of that. I don't know what standard sales tax on vehicles is in Arizona, but that info shouldn't be too hard to come by. Tags and licensure IME shouldn't add up to any more than $200 at the very most, though I don't know about Arizona's fees in particular. BTW, $600 in markup fees probably is close to average, or even a bit low -- but it's probably also avoidable, if you're willing to keep walking out until you can find a dealer willing to sell without a markup. Out of 20 or 30 dealers contacted, I found only 2 willing to do that, so it's not necessarily easy -- but they are out there. If you want the window tinting you can always have it done just as well and much less expensively yourself after you pick up the vehicle 
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Replying to: ciara1 (Dec 18, 2006 8:36 am) |
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