Honda Fit Prices

wayne wrote:
> What are you paying for a Honda Fit in your area?
In San Antonio Texas Gunn Honda had a Fit Sport Automatic for
$1653. Looks like MSRP to me.
Don
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"Don in San Antonio" <drist.DeleteThis@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> wayne wrote:
>> What are you paying for a Honda Fit in your area?
> In San Antonio Texas Gunn Honda had a Fit Sport Automatic for $1653.
> Looks like MSRP to me.
> Don

I think you dropped a digit somewhere.
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:33:28 +0000, wayne wrote:

> What are you paying for a Honda Fit in your area?

Here in San Diego Honda dealers are asking $500 - $2000 over MSRP.
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:41:03 -0600, Don in San Antonio wrote:

> wayne wrote:
>> What are you paying for a Honda Fit in your area?
> In San Antonio Texas Gunn Honda had a Fit Sport Automatic for
> $1653. Looks like MSRP to me.
> Don

If I send yu a check, will you run and get one for me at that price? I
could re-sell it here for 10x that...
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I paid $20,000.00 for my white 2007 Honda Fit Sport on 26 April, 2007.
It was on the showroom floor for about three hours when I purchased it
from Gillman Honda Fort Bend in Richmond (Houston), Texas, U.S.A.
The first Honda Fit sold by the dealer. It was the only Fit available
for purchase.

Details:
15,170.00 Manufacturer's suggested retail price - Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
550.00 Distribution and handling
695.00 Customer protection package (clear coat)
295.00 Window etching
395.00 Front sport grill ( a joke fot this tiny aluminum piece)
99.00 Exhaust finisher (chrome exhaust cover)
395.00 Interior trim (if you can find it)
299.00 Steering wheel cover ( $12.00 at Wal Mart )
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17,898.00 Manufacturer's suggested retail plus unwanted options
715.17 Premium above sticker (Dealer greeeeeeeeeeeeed tax)
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18,613.17 Greeeeeeeedy Dealer price

1,163.32 Sales tax at 6.25% of 18,613.17
50.00 Documentation fee
43.00 Title fee
60.80 License plates
21.75 Inspection fee
5.00 Full Deputy Fee
42.96 Dealer's Inventory Tax
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20,000.00 Final gross cost

I will never buy another vehicle from Gillman Honda because I was
required to purchase the "un-wanted" options and required to pay the
above sticker premium (greeeeeed tax). I think they were tooooooooo
greedy. My family currently own five Hondas purchased from this
greeeeeeeeeedy dealer.
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My 2007 Fit has proven to be better than expected.
It is put together like an expensive Swiss watch.

Problem number 1: Honda saved a few scheckles by not installing a heat
guage. I currently have an Oregan Scientific remote thermometer
installed to "observe" the motor temperature.

Problem number 2: The manual 5-speed transmission is geared too low
for me. Under normal driving conditions, I am in fifth gear at forty
miles per hour. This equates to 3,000 revelotion per minute (rpm) at
sixty miles per hour; 4,000 rpm at eighty mph, and 5,000 rpm at 100
mph without a heat guage or any warning before the "Deep Fried buy a
new Honda" light message is displayed.

I plan to purchase a 2008 Honda Fit when they become available. My
2007 Sport model rides toooooooooooooo rough for me because of the low
profile tires and handling package. I prefer my vehicle to preform
like an interstate cruiser. Not like a "bounce" and "grab" the road
vehicle. Good Continental tires all around will solve many of the
harse handling problems. Continental tires have a high coefficient of
friction that greatly reduces the stopping distance.

Regards,
Ern

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:33:28 GMT, wayne <wayne RemoveThis @cox.net> wrote:

>What are you paying for a Honda Fit in your area?
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On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:59:08 +0000, ern wrote:

> I paid $20,000.00 for my white 2007 Honda Fit Sport on 26 April, 2007.

I am guessing you mean 2006, since we have not yet reached April 2007.

> I will never buy another vehicle from Gillman Honda because I was
> required to purchase the "un-wanted" options and required to pay the
> above sticker premium (greeeeeed tax). I think they were tooooooooo
> greedy. My family currently own five Hondas purchased from this
> greeeeeeeeeedy dealer.

You were not required to buy anything. You could have either ordered what
you wanted, and wait for it to arrive, or walk away and buy something else.

> miles per hour; 4,000 rpm at eighty mph, and 5,000 rpm at 100 mph
> without a heat guage or any warning before the "Deep Fried buy a new
> Honda" light message is displayed.

No concern at all. Your engine will run quite well at those speeds for an
extended period with no heat issues. If the temp gets too warm, the dummy
light will come on in plenty of time. If it comes on, it has nothing to
do with the R's, but rather a problem. Pull over and get the car fixed.
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My 2007 Honda Fit cost $20,000.00 U.S.D. on 26 April 2007 from Gillman
Honda Fort Bend (southwest of Houston,Texas). The greedy dealer added
many unwanted options and charged $715.17 above sticker price to round
up to an even number.

Do you want details?
Ern
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:33:28 GMT, wayne <wayne.TakeThisOut@cox.net> wrote:

>What are you paying for a Honda Fit in your area?
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>ern wrote:
>> My 2007 Honda Fit cost $20,000.00 U.S.D. on 26 April 2007 from Gillman
>> Honda Fort Bend (southwest of Houston,Texas). The greedy dealer added
>> many unwanted options and charged $715.17 above sticker price to round
>> up to an even number.
>>
>> Do you want details?
>> Ern
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>
I paid $16,700 (not counting Honda Co. service contract for $900 for 6
years, and tax, license, interest) for the "higher priced" 2007 CIVIC
LX. Includes wheel locks and mudflaps and some other little extra I
forget at the moment.

You overpaid big time for your Fit. No offense, but you were ignorant,
to overpay that much. Unless you like giving "charity" to your car
dealer. You'd have been better off to give the $2000 plus "charity" to
a bonafide non-profit charity to help people.
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You purchased the "regular" model for $16,700.
The $20.000.00 was fot the "Sport" model and all the unwannted
unnecessary options the dreeeedy dealer stuck on.

On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:16:58 GMT, A.Nonimus RemoveThis @nospam.tv wrote:

>
>
>>ern wrote:
>>> My 2007 Honda Fit cost $20,000.00 U.S.D. on 26 April 2007 from Gillman
>>> Honda Fort Bend (southwest of Houston,Texas). The greedy dealer added
>>> many unwanted options and charged $715.17 above sticker price to round
>>> up to an even number.
>>>
>>> Do you want details?
>>> Ern
>>> -------------
>>>
>>
>I paid $16,700 (not counting Honda Co. service contract for $900 for 6
>years, and tax, license, interest) for the "higher priced" 2007 CIVIC
>LX. Includes wheel locks and mudflaps and some other little extra I
>forget at the moment.
>
>You overpaid big time for your Fit. No offense, but you were ignorant,
>to overpay that much. Unless you like giving "charity" to your car
>dealer. You'd have been better off to give the $2000 plus "charity" to
>a bonafide non-profit charity to help people.
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:31:28 +0000, ern wrote:

> You purchased the "regular" model for $16,700.
> The $20.000.00 was fot the "Sport" model and all the unwannted
> unnecessary options the dreeeedy dealer stuck on.

No, he paid 16,700 for a Civic. You overpaid because you wanted to. The
dealer didn't have a gun to your head. In the end, you were plain stupid,
and now you are angry with the dealer for it.
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:31:28 GMT, ern <ern DeleteThis @junk_mail.com> wrote:

>You purchased the "regular" model for $16,700.
>The $20.000.00 was fot the "Sport" model and all the unwannted
>unnecessary options the dreeeedy dealer stuck on.
>

No, I paid $16,700 for the CIVIC LX, not the DX, not the Fit.
You overpaid. That's okay, just learn from it and next time you buy a
car, do some homework and don't let the dealer gouge you. You'll feel
better about it.
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On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:04:11 GMT, A.Nonimus RemoveThis @nospam.tv wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:31:28 GMT, ern <ern RemoveThis @junk_mail.com> wrote:
>
>>You purchased the "regular" model for $16,700.
>>The $20.000.00 was fot the "Sport" model and all the unwannted
>>unnecessary options the dreeeedy dealer stuck on.
>>
>
>No, I paid $16,700 for the CIVIC LX, not the DX, not the Fit.
>You overpaid. That's okay, just learn from it and next time you buy a
>car, do some homework and don't let the dealer gouge you. You'll feel
>better about it.

He did overpay, but I also wanted the Fit more than the LX. For two
reasons, first, the handling is great. Second, the body style fits my
life better. I don't haul around passengers often but I do sometimes
need the space to put bikes and such. I was willing to pay the list
price for the Fit, which was not very different from the "more
expensive" Civic, but not more.

Oddly, the estimated gas mileage wasn't much better than the Civic
although the hp was less. Both were very good though so it wasn't a
consideration.

Maybe next year, if my 91 Accord ever gives out.
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