I'm going to cancel the Fit

Discussion in 'Fit' started by dgk, Sep 20, 2006.

  1. dgk

    dgk Guest

    It's now over two months since I ordered it and I just can't stay in
    limbo any longer. I gave the guy a week to get an Orange one and if he
    can't then we just cancel it and I put some more money into my 91
    Accord. Maybe next year it will be cheaper and easier to get.

    I saw one advertised by a fairly local dealer (20 miles away), orange,
    used with 100 miles, for more than I was supposed to pay for a new
    one. That's just too much.
     
    dgk, Sep 20, 2006
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    Matt Ion Guest

    Did you try negotiating a lower price with that dealer? Tell them what price
    your dealer gave you for a new one?
     
    Matt Ion, Sep 20, 2006
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    Brian Smith Guest

    With 100 miles on it, it is still a new vehicle. It's obviously been
    test driven. Not a big deal.
     
    Brian Smith, Sep 20, 2006
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  4. With 100 miles on it, it is still a new vehicle. It's obviously been
    test driven. Not a big deal.[/QUOTE]

    Wait a minute here. "New" and "used" are legal terms.

    If it's never been titled, it's new. If it's been titled, it's used.

    That's it.

    Miles don't matter. You can have a 100 mile used car, and you can have a
    5000 mile new car (no doubt driven by the dealership owner's daughter).
     
    Elmo P. Shagnasty, Sep 20, 2006
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    dgk Guest

    Wait a minute here. "New" and "used" are legal terms.

    If it's never been titled, it's new. If it's been titled, it's used.

    That's it.

    Miles don't matter. You can have a 100 mile used car, and you can have a
    5000 mile new car (no doubt driven by the dealership owner's daughter).[/QUOTE]

    I was wondering about that. It was clearly stated as "used" and I was
    a bit nervous about that. Why would someone return a vehicle after 100
    miles? Maybe they discovered that there isn't a bike rack that will
    fit it? I've been looking and I can't find one without installing a
    trailer hitch. Ha, a trailer hitch on a vehicle with 107 hp!

    I also didn't want to end up in a contractual situation of buying a
    car while under contract with another dealer so I just let it go by.
     
    dgk, Sep 20, 2006
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    jim beam Guest

    have you ever been to europe? over there, cars with a good deal less
    power than that tow trailers all the time - maybe not 5 ton boat
    trailers, but still useful capacities. they have to change gears on
    grades, but they still manage it ok. look at horse power per pound and
    compare to a big rig.
     
    jim beam, Sep 20, 2006
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    JQO Guest

    Torque is also the bigger factor for towing. It's what gives whatever
    you're towing the intitial push, then HP keeps it moving along.
     
    JQO, Sep 20, 2006
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    Body Roll Guest

    It's most likely for a bike rack. Kudos to Honda.
    Well, you're forgetting that in Europe 99% of the drivers don't mind
    shifting the
    gears themselves. I don't see why would anyone want a 109hp car with an
    automatic.
    CVT is not offered on Fit or is it?
     
    Body Roll, Sep 20, 2006
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    Brian Smith Guest

    That's true.
    Also true. I just don't consider that a vehicle on the lot with 100
    miles on it to be a returned previously purchased vehicle. I took the term
    'used' to be a phrase the OP used to describe the vehicle with 100 miles on
    its clock.
    Also possible.
     
    Brian Smith, Sep 20, 2006
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  10. Also true. I just don't consider that a vehicle on the lot with 100
    miles on it to be a returned previously purchased vehicle.[/QUOTE]

    If a salesman tells me "used," that connotates something very specific
    and factors greatly in the price I'm willing to pay.
     
    Elmo P. Shagnasty, Sep 20, 2006
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    Brian Smith Guest

    That's true, too.
     
    Brian Smith, Sep 21, 2006
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    dgk Guest

    I'm confused on that. My understanding when I started looking at the
    Fit was that it had CVT.
     
    dgk, Sep 21, 2006
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    Howard Guest

    No CVT!
    Automatic or 5 speed only.
     
    Howard, Sep 22, 2006
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    Ike Guest

    The auto trans appears to be 5-speed... is that correct?
     
    Ike, Sep 22, 2006
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    jim beam Guest

    if this review of the honda jazz is anything to go by, the automatic
    /is/ a cvt.

    http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/cars/honda-jazz-1-4/1027685/
     
    jim beam, Sep 22, 2006
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    DAB Guest

    Yes
     
    DAB, Sep 23, 2006
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