Honda Fit. Too expensive?

I was over at one of the Honda dealership in Toronto and was seriously
contenplating getting the 07 Fit. I figured that I could trade-in my
old 98 Hatch and drop an additional $16,000 and if I'm lucky, land
myself a Manual LX. The Dealer had a Black Sport that hadn't moved in
about a month and had 400km on the odometer (from test drives). Since
the Sport model wasn't moving, I decided to make a try for it. I was
willing to go up to $18k plus my 98 Civic Hatch for the more expensive
Sport model. I guess my pipe dream was just that. The sales guy
wouldn't budge under $23,000 dollars and didn't want my 98 Hatch as a
trade-in (which is odd, since it's a big hit with the tuner fans, even
with the high mileage). $23K Canadian,at current exchange rate, works
out to $20.6K USD.

Oh well, there's hope in the horizon. Hopefully the Mexican will get
their act together (but I wouldn't bet on it) and the 07 Versa (which
will be release next month) won't be as problem prone as all the other
Mexican built cars. Cause, 23K for an entry level car at Honda is plain
ridiculous (and the bigger wheels and some added moldings doesn't
justify the extreme price).

Pars

pars wrote:
> I was over at one of the Honda dealership in Toronto and was seriously
> contenplating getting the 07 Fit. I figured that I could trade-in my
> old 98 Hatch and drop an additional $16,000 and if I'm lucky, land
> myself a Manual LX. The Dealer had a Black Sport that hadn't moved in
> about a month and had 400km on the odometer (from test drives). Since
> the Sport model wasn't moving, I decided to make a try for it. I was
> willing to go up to $18k plus my 98 Civic Hatch for the more expensive
> Sport model. I guess my pipe dream was just that. The sales guy
> wouldn't budge under $23,000 dollars and didn't want my 98 Hatch as a
> trade-in (which is odd, since it's a big hit with the tuner fans, even
> with the high mileage). $23K Canadian,at current exchange rate, works
> out to $20.6K USD.

a few tips:

sell the civic hatch yourself. ive had 2 salesmen tell me this, one of
whom took my phone number because he had a few friends that might be
interested. bluebook on a CX is ridiculously low. laughably low. and ive
seen em on dealer lots for double that, after a wax job and a good
cleaning. $7500 for a CX with over 100k miles. mines got 52k, bone
stock, aside from window tint.

im probably going to ebay it with the KBB tradein value as the reserve
price. most of the other honda products ive seen on there are high
mileage and/or salvage title, and they STILL get decent prices for them.
ive got pics, ive got documentation, ive got a lil movie up on youtube
waiting to be linked. i just need to do it.

but i HATE selling vehicles.

if you have costco , sams, AAA (or equivalent), go through them and see
what price youre quoted for a honda fit. its usally fixed, with no
jerking around. on most cars its somewhere between invoice and MSRP,
depending on model. at least then youll know.

i looked at the fit, and i liked it. didnt LOVE it, just liked it. the
stylings clean, and the "magic seat" is really cool. but in order to get
the stuff that comes standard with a scion xA (15" wheels, MP3 capable
stereo/CD) you have to get a fit "sport" which isnt mechanically
different at all. some "sport".

both have a 1.5l engine, power mirrors/windows/locks/AC/PS, 4 doors,
hatch. but i think honda was 3 years late to the game, and they STILL
want a premium for their product, depending on how sleazy the dealer is.

the scion? sticker price is what you pay. no more, no less. and the cars
arent loaded up with bogus paint protectant/scotchgard/mudflaps.


>
> Oh well, there's hope in the horizon. Hopefully the Mexican will get
> their act together (but I wouldn't bet on it) and the 07 Versa (which
> will be release next month) won't be as problem prone as all the other
> Mexican built cars. Cause, 23K for an entry level car at Honda is plain
> ridiculous (and the bigger wheels and some added moldings doesn't
> justify the extreme price).
>
> Pars
>

pars wrote:

> Oh well, there's hope in the horizon. Hopefully the Mexican will get
> their act together (but I wouldn't bet on it) and the 07 Versa (which
> will be release next month) won't be as problem prone as all the other
> Mexican built cars. Cause, 23K for an entry level car at Honda is plain
> ridiculous (and the bigger wheels and some added moldings doesn't
> justify the extreme price).

The current Sentra is built in Mexico, and it has not been as reliable as
previous versions.

Yeh, the Salesman also said I'd be better off selling the old Hatch
myself. Cleaning it up is going to take some doing, with all the
scratches on the bumper and the worn out carpet and driver seat. It
smarted when the sales guy only offered me 2k (if at all) for my 98
Hatch. Especially when after the test drive, in the sports areana, my
old 98 Civic Hatch would have drove circles around the new Fit Sport. I
think I'll hold on to my old car for another year and see what else
comes up, or until Honda offers a better price for a well equipped 07
Fit. Or at least, not expect the costumer to acutally pay for the GST
or the $1600 in delivery expenses.

The Fit is a very likeable car and I'm sold on the cargo capacity. It
could have been my imagination, but the manual shifter on the Sports
model felt more heafty/meaty then the manual on the lower equipped LX
Model (Perhaps it was just the bigger shift knob but it definitly felt
nicer). But at 23K, I'm sure I can find something nicer for less or
drop in an additional 4K and get something like the Nissan X-Trail
(which isn't offered in the States but is a class leading vehicle in
other parts of the world)

Pars


SoCalMike wrote:
> pars wrote:
> > I was over at one of the Honda dealership in Toronto and was seriously
> > contenplating getting the 07 Fit. I figured that I could trade-in my
> > old 98 Hatch and drop an additional $16,000 and if I'm lucky, land
> > myself a Manual LX. The Dealer had a Black Sport that hadn't moved in
> > about a month and had 400km on the odometer (from test drives). Since
> > the Sport model wasn't moving, I decided to make a try for it. I was
> > willing to go up to $18k plus my 98 Civic Hatch for the more expensive
> > Sport model. I guess my pipe dream was just that. The sales guy
> > wouldn't budge under $23,000 dollars and didn't want my 98 Hatch as a
> > trade-in (which is odd, since it's a big hit with the tuner fans, even
> > with the high mileage). $23K Canadian,at current exchange rate, works
> > out to $20.6K USD.
>
> a few tips:
>
> sell the civic hatch yourself. ive had 2 salesmen tell me this, one of
> whom took my phone number because he had a few friends that might be
> interested. bluebook on a CX is ridiculously low. laughably low. and ive
> seen em on dealer lots for double that, after a wax job and a good
> cleaning. $7500 for a CX with over 100k miles. mines got 52k, bone
> stock, aside from window tint.
>
> im probably going to ebay it with the KBB tradein value as the reserve
> price. most of the other honda products ive seen on there are high
> mileage and/or salvage title, and they STILL get decent prices for them.
> ive got pics, ive got documentation, ive got a lil movie up on youtube
> waiting to be linked. i just need to do it.
>
> but i HATE selling vehicles.
>
> if you have costco , sams, AAA (or equivalent), go through them and see
> what price youre quoted for a honda fit. its usally fixed, with no
> jerking around. on most cars its somewhere between invoice and MSRP,
> depending on model. at least then youll know.
>
> i looked at the fit, and i liked it. didnt LOVE it, just liked it. the
> stylings clean, and the "magic seat" is really cool. but in order to get
> the stuff that comes standard with a scion xA (15" wheels, MP3 capable
> stereo/CD) you have to get a fit "sport" which isnt mechanically
> different at all. some "sport".
>
> both have a 1.5l engine, power mirrors/windows/locks/AC/PS, 4 doors,
> hatch. but i think honda was 3 years late to the game, and they STILL
> want a premium for their product, depending on how sleazy the dealer is.
>
> the scion? sticker price is what you pay. no more, no less. and the cars
> arent loaded up with bogus paint protectant/scotchgard/mudflaps.
>
>
> >
> > Oh well, there's hope in the horizon. Hopefully the Mexican will get
> > their act together (but I wouldn't bet on it) and the 07 Versa (which
> > will be release next month) won't be as problem prone as all the other
> > Mexican built cars. Cause, 23K for an entry level car at Honda is plain
> > ridiculous (and the bigger wheels and some added moldings doesn't
> > justify the extreme price).
> >
> > Pars
> >

You are right, that is too expensive. Don't be a sucker


"pars" > wrote in message
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>I was over at one of the Honda dealership in Toronto and was seriously
> contenplating getting the 07 Fit. I figured that I could trade-in my
> old 98 Hatch and drop an additional $16,000 and if I'm lucky, land
> myself a Manual LX. The Dealer had a Black Sport that hadn't moved in
> about a month and had 400km on the odometer (from test drives). Since
> the Sport model wasn't moving, I decided to make a try for it. I was
> willing to go up to $18k plus my 98 Civic Hatch for the more expensive
> Sport model. I guess my pipe dream was just that. The sales guy
> wouldn't budge under $23,000 dollars and didn't want my 98 Hatch as a
> trade-in (which is odd, since it's a big hit with the tuner fans, even
> with the high mileage). $23K Canadian,at current exchange rate, works
> out to $20.6K USD.
>
> Oh well, there's hope in the horizon. Hopefully the Mexican will get
> their act together (but I wouldn't bet on it) and the 07 Versa (which
> will be release next month) won't be as problem prone as all the other
> Mexican built cars. Cause, 23K for an entry level car at Honda is plain
> ridiculous (and the bigger wheels and some added moldings doesn't
> justify the extreme price).
>
> Pars
>