dgk wrote:
> The finale to my attempt to buy an orange Fit. I stopped at the dealer
> yesterday to order a gasket for my 91 Accord's rear tail light. As I
> biked by the showroom, I glance inside and see an orange Fit. Just the
> one I wanted.
>
> Unfortunately I needed it three months ago. Since that time I've put
> around $1500 into my Accord and it's too late to do the deal. I guess
> it wasn't meant to be, at least this year. As I walked in, the manager
> saw me and came over, pointed to the Fit, and asked if I wanted to
> take it home. Damn, but I thought about it. But didn't, the Accord is
> doing just fine, and with the mileage I put on it (6000 a year or so)
> it's likely to keep doing fine for a while.
>
> I got a chuckle out of it though.

What did the manager say when you told him it was too little, FAR too late?