I live in the MD/DE/PA/NJ area and I have been visiting my local dealer (Martin Honda) now and then in order to check out a FIT. As everyone knows, they seem to sell right off the truck so it was tough actually catching them with a FIT in stock.

I finally did and got to test drive a Sport with the auto. I liked the car and decided I wanted to buy one but with a manual tranny. Of course I was told they could not order it but they would be happy to take a deposit and let me know when they finally got one in that was not already accounted for.

I decided to actually search around for one and I found a black FIT Sport with stick shift at WILLIS Honda in Burlington NJ according to Autotrader. I called and confirmed it was still there lastnight and drove up this morning to buy it.

They had it ready for me and gave me a fair trade on my 05 WRX. I got the FIT for the MSRP and got a great rate from from Honda. The guys at Willis were excellent and even though it's about 70 miles from me, I will be trading in my wifes CRV for a new one with those guys when the time comes.

 

may I ask who your salesperson was? We bought an element there a couple years back and I buy alot of parts there. I went last night to order a fit and the salesman who talked to me was so rude that I just left. Also, he told me the fit sport manual was $16,200. That's 500 more than the last guy I talked to there, who unfortunately doesn't work there anymore.

 

I went through Steve. Not sure of his last name but he was probably in his 50s with a New York accent.

Most of the sales people there seemed pretty young and aloof at times. Bet you got one of those guys.