"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:b36ih2pnu0simar3es8bv979f4u331gs9h@4ax.com...
> 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
> they could deliver the car and other dealers couldn't.
>
> I went to another nearby dealer and was surprised that I could order
> it at list, so with tax the whole thing came to just about $18,000,
> $2300 cheaper. I posted at the time a thread called "Will My Fit
> Arrive" because I was unsure.

I have seen Civic LXs sedan at 17,500 on the lot at my dealer. Why a Fit at
almost the same price -- and you might be able to deal the Civic down. At
19k you are getting close the price for an Accord LX I4 with a 5 spd.
>
> My salesperson, Mazen, gave me a card with someone else's name but
> wrote his name and number, so I guess he was new. Three weeks later I
> went to check on the car, and he was no longer working there but I was
> assured that the car was on order and should be in in a few weeks. I
> even added the choice of Silver instead of Orange because they said
> the Orange one was very difficult.
>
> At some point I started another thread, "My Fit NOT Arriving" and
> accused the dealer of bait and switch, and Elmo, properly, castigated
> me for being inaccurate. He was correct, I think they just had no
> intention of selling me the car at that price and if I bought another
> one, that is ok with them. But I think what happened was that Mazen
> did something that he shouldn't have done and they weren't going to
> fill the order.
>
> Yesterday I called Honda USA. They told me that 9 weeks was a long
> time to wait and that Paragon Honda had only one order for a Sports
> Fit outstanding, and it was Black and much more recent. There is no
> evidence that the car was ever ordered.
>
> Now I don't know if HUSA is accurate but it would seem that they would
> know what is being ordered. At this point I'm cancelling the order and
> I'm curious as to what you folks think about this chain of events.