On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:54:21 GMT, Matt Ion <soundy106@gmail.com>
wrote:

>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?

He just said that he was sorry he couldn't get it sooner.