On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:27:06 -0400, dgk <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote:

>In early July I decided I wanted an Orange Fit, and went to my current
>Honda dealer who quoted $19,000 without tax (Sport Model). I asked why
>it was so much over list and was told that there weren't many and that
....

More information. I just found out (from talking to the general
manager of the dealership) that usually cars are not ordered directly.
Mostly they "look" for them by seeing what is coming in to them and
other dealers and trading around. It seems an odd way to do things in
the computer age but this way cars are available for immediate
purchase. It sort of makes sense. But if you want a car that isn't
available that way, you would think they would just place an order
with the factory.

This would explain why Honda-US doesn't have any orders for my car
from the dealer. It also explains why I don't have a car.