'09 Fit (new) - did I get a good deal?
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 81
From: Behind the Orange Curtain
Enjoy your car... send a letter to the BBB and DETAIL the people (sales, manager, finance manager and owner). Yes they got you for a few dollars, let them deal with the BBB and their douchy commentary.
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-bix
Dang, mine was pretty expensive too.
All together, I paid close to $25000 for my 09 TW A/T w/o navi.
I had a $1000 dealer markup,
I got mine with:
-oem door moldings
-oem window visors
-mugen front grill
-mugen front underspoiler
-mugen rear underspoiler
-mugen sideskirts
-mugen sports exhaust (for mugen rear)
-factory rear window + hatch tint
Kinda makes the fit expensive..could have gotten a used s2000 or paid a little more to get the civic si...oh well, at least our trade in values are pretty high.
All together, I paid close to $25000 for my 09 TW A/T w/o navi.
I had a $1000 dealer markup,
I got mine with:
-oem door moldings
-oem window visors
-mugen front grill
-mugen front underspoiler
-mugen rear underspoiler
-mugen sideskirts
-mugen sports exhaust (for mugen rear)
-factory rear window + hatch tint
Kinda makes the fit expensive..could have gotten a used s2000 or paid a little more to get the civic si...oh well, at least our trade in values are pretty high.
Dang, mine was pretty expensive too.
All together, I paid close to $25000 for my 09 TW A/T w/o navi.
I had a $1000 dealer markup,
I got mine with:
-oem door moldings
-oem window visors
-mugen front grill
-mugen front underspoiler
-mugen rear underspoiler
-mugen sideskirts
-mugen sports exhaust (for mugen rear)
-factory rear window + hatch tint
Kinda makes the fit expensive..could have gotten a used s2000 or paid a little more to get the civic si...oh well, at least our trade in values are pretty high.
All together, I paid close to $25000 for my 09 TW A/T w/o navi.
I had a $1000 dealer markup,
I got mine with:
-oem door moldings
-oem window visors
-mugen front grill
-mugen front underspoiler
-mugen rear underspoiler
-mugen sideskirts
-mugen sports exhaust (for mugen rear)
-factory rear window + hatch tint
Kinda makes the fit expensive..could have gotten a used s2000 or paid a little more to get the civic si...oh well, at least our trade in values are pretty high.
that's not too bad. dealer equipment with all those extra's is always expensive.
i remember when we were negotiating inside, they had a black mugen'd out fit like yours in the showroom for $26,xxx.
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 104
From: Nova Scotia, Canada
Hi guys, great forum. First of all, I very much do like the Fit, it's great. But I have something in the back of my mind saying I overpaid. It's my first new car so I don't have much experience in these types of things. Maybe I'm just over-exaggerating -- I'm cheap 
I got a '09 Fit Sport (AT, no navigation) -- basically a showroom model with all the little crappy accessories I didn't need:
Tinted Windows
16" Alloy Wheels
Door Visors
Door Sill Trim
Interior Trim & Door Panels
Pedals
etc.
I paid another $20 per month for all those little accessories (everything beyond the regular sport model).
The dealer also added some sort of "protection coat" to the exterior and interior for $995. They put it on all cars as soon as they get them on their lot so there's no way to not get that option apparently. I don't know what it is, and I honestly don't even know if it's on the car in the first place - that's really something they could say they put on it and get another $995 out of the customer. If someone knows what this is I would appreciate an explanation.
Alright, basically I don't remember much how much the actual car costs, but I do know how much I will pay. After 72 months of payments (including 5.99% interest) I will pay ~$23500, not including the $3000 down payment. So if I pay in 72 months I will end up paying around $26,500 for this stupid car. Stupid is a bad word -- the car isn't stupid, it's very nice like I said, but paying $26000 over 6 years on Honda's cheapest model just seems stupid.
It's not so bad, the actual the remaining loan is $20,000 so a lot of that is in interests. I intend to try my best to pay it off in 2-3 years so I will be saving some of that.
So what do you guys think?
Monthly payment: $330 ($320 + gap insurance)
72 Month Term
If I wanted to pay it off in 5 years it would be $385 per month.
And actually, I never intended on doing 72 months -- I wanted to do 60 months and I got a quote of $330 a month over 60 months with $3k down which sounded very good to be honest (maybe too good to be true?), but they pulled a bait and switch or there was a miscommunication once I got to the finance office and they switched the payment term to 72 months. Now this is my fault: but at the time I did not realize 72 months was not five years -- I even remember looking at the number and nothing clicked in my head. I do realize 72/12 is not 5, and did before so, but at the moment I just didn't realize what I was looking at. So now I'm just trying to justify my own idiocy :P. So what do you guys think?
I got a '09 Fit Sport (AT, no navigation) -- basically a showroom model with all the little crappy accessories I didn't need:
Tinted Windows
16" Alloy Wheels
Door Visors
Door Sill Trim
Interior Trim & Door Panels
Pedals
etc.
I paid another $20 per month for all those little accessories (everything beyond the regular sport model).
The dealer also added some sort of "protection coat" to the exterior and interior for $995. They put it on all cars as soon as they get them on their lot so there's no way to not get that option apparently. I don't know what it is, and I honestly don't even know if it's on the car in the first place - that's really something they could say they put on it and get another $995 out of the customer. If someone knows what this is I would appreciate an explanation.
Alright, basically I don't remember much how much the actual car costs, but I do know how much I will pay. After 72 months of payments (including 5.99% interest) I will pay ~$23500, not including the $3000 down payment. So if I pay in 72 months I will end up paying around $26,500 for this stupid car. Stupid is a bad word -- the car isn't stupid, it's very nice like I said, but paying $26000 over 6 years on Honda's cheapest model just seems stupid.
It's not so bad, the actual the remaining loan is $20,000 so a lot of that is in interests. I intend to try my best to pay it off in 2-3 years so I will be saving some of that.
So what do you guys think?
Monthly payment: $330 ($320 + gap insurance)
72 Month Term
If I wanted to pay it off in 5 years it would be $385 per month.
And actually, I never intended on doing 72 months -- I wanted to do 60 months and I got a quote of $330 a month over 60 months with $3k down which sounded very good to be honest (maybe too good to be true?), but they pulled a bait and switch or there was a miscommunication once I got to the finance office and they switched the payment term to 72 months. Now this is my fault: but at the time I did not realize 72 months was not five years -- I even remember looking at the number and nothing clicked in my head. I do realize 72/12 is not 5, and did before so, but at the moment I just didn't realize what I was looking at. So now I'm just trying to justify my own idiocy :P. So what do you guys think?
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 393
From: Akron/Canton, OH
Lousy Price Balances Great Price
I think everyone agrees that Daniel123 paid an above average price on the Fit. But everybody who feels they got a really good price on theirs should be thankful - dealers have to sell some cars at a relatively lousy price if they're going to give the better shoppers a really great deal. They can't give everyone a killer deal and stay in business. I lifted this graph from truecar.com. There have to be some buyers out at the right side of the curve to balance out those on the left side.
Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 837
From: Atlanta, GA
You're making me feel guilty (not). Except for the walk-ins who get screwed, profit on an initial sale is not all that important; where dealers hope to make their money in the long run is with service. My 2003 Subaru Forester came with free oil changes for life (of the dealership, anyway), but they made their money back on routine service. Only after the dealer folded did I start doing my own maintenance (fortunately there wasn't much).
I'm planning to take the Fit to a dealer for its first oil change (currently 60% at ~4600 miles), and thereafter do everything possible myself. Oil/filter changes, tire rotations and disk brake pad replacements are pretty straightforward. I plan to ignore the minder, and rotate tires every 5,000 miles, and after the first oil change, switch to synthetic and change at 10,000 mile intervals thereafter (unless the oil meter indicates sooner). Nice, round numbers make maintenance intervals easier to remember.
I'm planning to take the Fit to a dealer for its first oil change (currently 60% at ~4600 miles), and thereafter do everything possible myself. Oil/filter changes, tire rotations and disk brake pad replacements are pretty straightforward. I plan to ignore the minder, and rotate tires every 5,000 miles, and after the first oil change, switch to synthetic and change at 10,000 mile intervals thereafter (unless the oil meter indicates sooner). Nice, round numbers make maintenance intervals easier to remember.
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 837
From: Atlanta, GA
That sounds like a good price.
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