On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:34:02 GMT, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>dgk wrote:
>> Bad news from the dealer. It's been a month since ordering and he says
>> to try another color (I wanted the orange). I think that it's bait and
>> switch. I don't think that they sell Fits at MSRP. I could try the
>> Storm Silver Metallic which looks pretty good.
>>
>> I have to make a decision pretty quickly since I'm going to need to
>> put money into my 91 Accord soon. I must change the timing belt (I'm
>> now at 94,000) and it needs so much other stuff. I'd do it if the rust
>> around the wheel wells wasn't so bad, but it is bad.
>
>It seems like Honda sometimes tells dealers what they will get rather
>than dealers or customers getting to order what they want. A strange
>way to do business, but with a sold-out hit like the Fit I guess they
>can get away with it.
>
>John

I guess that's it. The dealer is right on my bike commute home so
I'll drop in this afternoon and see what can be done. I suspect that
I'm going to just keep my 91 running another year or two.