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Originally Posted by OrangeRevolution
In the SF Bay Area, I think it's impossible to get one at MSRP unless you are willing to wait.
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Originally Posted by DrPhyzx
I worked very hard to find the car I want in the BA at MSRP + $500.
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I played five dealers since Wednesday, determined to find the lowest price possible in the San Francisco area with no wait time.
It seemed to me that supply was up from only a few weeks ago. I think it's because a bunch of people reserved the Fit a month ago and either changed their mind or made multiple reservations and took the first one that came in.
Either way, dealers have these cars on their lot now.
Some dealers started at over MSRP, others at MSRP, but I pushed, pushed, pushed for under.
By yesterday, I narrowed it down to 3 Sport ATs at 3 dealerships. By this morning, 2 out of the 3 cars were sold to someone else, so I finally decided that MSRP really was the lowest price I could get right now.
The last dealer standing had stuck some dealer add-on called a Protection Pack as well as wheel locks, neither of which I wanted. I did want floor mats. They valued all three add-ons at approx. $500. Dealer cost, according to them, was $300 or so.
Two hours later, I had them down to $100 for all 3 and a reasonable price for the trade-in, so I took it.
Honda Sport Fit AT- $17,580
Protection Pack, Wheel Locks, Floor Mats- $100 (all installed)
+ tax, dmv, etc.