Fits over Fit
SHORT VERSION: I have a new car!
LONG VERSION: Despite the fact that it ended up being much less to fix my old car than we originally suspected, I still felt like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop...transmission or engine trouble, along with plenty of other minor repairs, were inevitable. So I decided it was time to trade it in while it was still running. I need dependable transportation, not a car that's going to be in the shop once a month.
At first I was very skeptical about my ability to make payments on a new car, but I got bumped to full-time at my job!! Talk about a perfect coincidence. I've been spoiled by working part-time for over a year now...I've gotten used to my three day weekends. Well, now I'm going to have two day weekends like most everyone else, but I'll also have a brand spanking new car to go with them :)
Mom and I actually signed papers for a car at one dealership...I made it very clear that I wanted a RED Honda Fit, base model. Only after the papers were signed did I realize they were still looking for a red Fit, they hadn't actually found one. So they offered me blue. After a lot of huffing and puffing, they finally found a red one, but the whole thing was so fishy...plus they wanted me to pay more for it. No red until we get angry, and then it magically appears??? Hmmmm.
We dropped them and went to a much friendlier dealership, which not only got me a better interest rate...they also had a RED 2010 Honda Fit Sport (instead of the base model) which I got for the same payment rate as the blue base model the other dealership wanted me to take. The previous dealership may be pissed, but they can suck my proverbial dick. The salesman was pushy from the get go...the only reason we went with them is because we happened to be there when I got the call from my boss asking if I wanted more hours. Excitement probably clouded our judgement, but we didn't realize, after FIVE HOURS of sitting around and waiting for them to get their shit together, then waiting three days for a verdict, that they still couldn't get me the car I wanted. Bullshit. But now, thanks to the fabulous efforts of mom (while I was at work today) and the guys at our dealership, I am happily driving the car I wanted and more for a payment I can realistically afford!
The Fit is a relatively new model, and a lot of people haven't had a clue what I'm talking about. Since I didn't get my car until after dark, I don't have any pictures of it (yet), but here's what she looks like -
http://automobiles.honda.com/fit/
She's wonderful and beautiful and amazing and she needs a name! Hmmm!
LONG VERSION: Despite the fact that it ended up being much less to fix my old car than we originally suspected, I still felt like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop...transmission or engine trouble, along with plenty of other minor repairs, were inevitable. So I decided it was time to trade it in while it was still running. I need dependable transportation, not a car that's going to be in the shop once a month.
At first I was very skeptical about my ability to make payments on a new car, but I got bumped to full-time at my job!! Talk about a perfect coincidence. I've been spoiled by working part-time for over a year now...I've gotten used to my three day weekends. Well, now I'm going to have two day weekends like most everyone else, but I'll also have a brand spanking new car to go with them :)
Mom and I actually signed papers for a car at one dealership...I made it very clear that I wanted a RED Honda Fit, base model. Only after the papers were signed did I realize they were still looking for a red Fit, they hadn't actually found one. So they offered me blue. After a lot of huffing and puffing, they finally found a red one, but the whole thing was so fishy...plus they wanted me to pay more for it. No red until we get angry, and then it magically appears??? Hmmmm.
We dropped them and went to a much friendlier dealership, which not only got me a better interest rate...they also had a RED 2010 Honda Fit Sport (instead of the base model) which I got for the same payment rate as the blue base model the other dealership wanted me to take. The previous dealership may be pissed, but they can suck my proverbial dick. The salesman was pushy from the get go...the only reason we went with them is because we happened to be there when I got the call from my boss asking if I wanted more hours. Excitement probably clouded our judgement, but we didn't realize, after FIVE HOURS of sitting around and waiting for them to get their shit together, then waiting three days for a verdict, that they still couldn't get me the car I wanted. Bullshit. But now, thanks to the fabulous efforts of mom (while I was at work today) and the guys at our dealership, I am happily driving the car I wanted and more for a payment I can realistically afford!
The Fit is a relatively new model, and a lot of people haven't had a clue what I'm talking about. Since I didn't get my car until after dark, I don't have any pictures of it (yet), but here's what she looks like -
http://automobiles.honda.com/fit/
She's wonderful and beautiful and amazing and she needs a name! Hmmm!