Ordered a 2nd Fit 3 weeks ago as my sis-in-law loved the one I got for my wife. Got a call today that its here. Silver Fit Sport Automatic....We will pick it up on Sat....

 

Hey, since you've ordered 2 already, why not make it three? I'd like a VBP Sport, k? Congrats!

 

Hey, I think you are hogging them all up for yourself.

Leave some behind for the rest of us

I guess if it's good you might as well make it doubly GOOD.

Now you need to change your name to "FitSports"

 

Sorry to all those still waiting for their cars... It helps that the dealer I work at is owned by the same company that owns the Honda dealership I got my car from... I waited 1 week for my car and 3 weeks for her car... BTW I will not own the 2nd Fit I just put the order in for her as well as getting her the pricing for it...

 

Just got Fit number three. I think they are eaiser to get up in these parts where folks are still driving big SUV's and P/U's.

 

According to this article on what's moving and what's sitting on the lots, you were really lucky to find another one!

http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome.shtml

 

That link is no good. I should add that we did an RFP back in July for 3 white Fit Sports. Because of the supply issue we accepted proposals from two dealers, they were within 200.00 dollars of each other. One supplied 2 cars and another dealer had the other unit. The way Honda builds and equips their cars, there is less of a pricing issue between dealers. This was never true with Toyota's. We would get proposal responses all over the map to our requests.

There was another Fit Sport sitting on the lot when I picked the car up the other day. I think it was black?

 

The link worked through Google Alert, but not directly. The supplies of each model appeared in a nice neat table, but it's legible below. Note that an 11 day supply of Fits means, according to the article, a total of 1,000 in the U.S.

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Small Sells Big--For Now
Jerry Flint, 09.26.06, 6:00 AM ET



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Fuel prices have been dropping the past few weeks. No one knows how low they will go or when they will begin to climb again. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to think that recent experience is making buyers more cautious when it comes to big and fuel-thirsty sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.

The shift in the marketplace is quite evident when looking at the automotive industry’s commonly used figure called “days supply,” which measures how long the stockpile of a particular model would last based on the selling rate over the previous month. In general, the industry considers a 60-day supply to be a manageable number. The higher the supply of a model, the greater the likelihood of production cuts or heavy sales incentives to help clear our bloated inventories. In contrast, models with a days supply down in the teens or single digits are likely to sell for close to their sticker price, if not more.

What’s Moving, What’s Sitting On The Lots

Toyota Prius
8-day supply
Toyota Land Cruiser
154-day supply

Toyota Scion xA
10
Dodge Durango
119

BMW Mini
11
Chevy Tahoe
101

Honda Fit
11
Nissan Armada
92

Nissan Versa
13
Ford Explorer
85

Toyota Yaris
15
Toyota Sequoia
67

Sources: Automotive News; Toyota Motor.

The comparisons require some additional interpretation, but they give a good indication of what is going on in the industry. That Prius, with only an eight-day supply, is Toyota Motor’s (nyse: TM - news - people ) famous hybrid, and the Honda Motor (nyse: HMC - news - people ) Fit, Nissan Motor (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) Versa and Toyota Yaris are new, small, imported cars. Manufacturers are still filling up the pipeline with these cars, so right now dealers are quickly selling every vehicle that they receive. For example, the 11-day supply on the Honda Fit represents only 1,000 vehicles. That aside, it looks like these small cars are off to a good start in the U.S.

In contrast, dealers are having a hard time selling vehicles like the big SUVs. It was not that long ago that these were high-volume sellers, for which the manufacturers kept good-sized inventories because of the strong demand. Yes, high fuel prices are one reason for the slowdown, but the proliferation of models in this segment and the growing demand for crossover sport utilities is also taking a toll on the truck-based SUVs.

Subcompacts Are Strong, Too

Honda Civic
15-day supply

Toyota Corolla
17

Dodge Caliber
23

Chevy Cobalt
35

Ford Focus
52

Source: Automotive News

The subcompact market is robust, and manufacturers make large numbers of these cars. The Corollas, Civics and the Detroit models are big sellers. The Honda Civic, the leader in this segment, is selling at more than 300,000 a year. That 35-day supply of the Chevy Cobalt is equal to 25,000 vehicles. One of the weaker cars in this group is the Ford Focus, which has a 52-day supply. Whereas the Chevy Cobalt, Dodge Caliber and Honda Civic are all new or relatively new, the Focus is long overdue for a serious makeover.

Big Pickups Are Weak

Dodge Ram
98-day supply

Chevy Silverado
96

Ford F-150
93

Nissan Titan
91

Source: Automotive News

Pickup trucks still lead the industry in sales, but inventories are piling up on the lots. That is why manufacturers are cutting production schedules.

The sales and inventory figures show that car sales are climbing and truck sales slowing, but trucks are still half the total market. Truck sales are shifting from the heavier models to lighter models. Of course, there are some exceptions. Toyota’s new macho FJ sport utility, a retro-styled, white roofed, boxy, rugged vehicle is selling at a 70,000 a year rate, and the inventory is just 20 days. With just 16/19 city/highway miles per gallon, the FJ is no fuel sipper, and it uses premium gasoline. Yet, thirsty or not, folks like it.

Total inventories at the start of September were 3,241,500 cars and trucks, according to Automotive News. That is equal to a 59-day supply, higher than last year’s 2,955,800, a 52-day supply. Among the Detroit companies, General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ), Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ) and DaimlerChrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ) are running a 72- to 73-day supply. That is not terrible, but higher than the best Japanese companies, Toyota (27-day supply) and Honda (31). Yet the overall market is relatively healthy, as last month’s sales matched the year ago month.

If gas prices continue to trend downward, the bigger trucks may get a bit of a reprieve. If so, that would take some of the pressure off Detroit. The home team lags the competition in offering high quality, fuel efficient small cars such as the Toyota Yaris. Making small, low priced cars in a high cost environment--wages, health care, pensions, taxes--is a tough one. General Motors imports Korean models; Ford has been thinking of a new plant to build such cars, maybe in Mexico; Chrysler is looking for a partner in China.

For the moment, trends are positive, but we will see whether large numbers of American buyers really want tiny cars.

 

Well Sis-in-law is officially a FitFreak....Picked up her Fit yesterday afternoon...Car was outside in the delivery space set aside in front of the dealership. In the time we were there I saw at least 20 people go to the car to give it a once over... She got a Storm Silver Fit Sport with Auto trans, All weather mats,Cargo cover and Rear bumper applique... So were officially a 2 Fit family...Mom-in-law is thinking of getting one as well...Maybe 3rd times the charm...We will see.....

 

I know where there's a Fit Sport A/T that's on the way to a dealer and it unspoken for! All you have to do is come to South Dakota to get it! Want the dealers name?