Re: Honda Fit not available for order
 

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message news:pan.2006.06.18.16.01.04.835724@example.net...
>
> chill. honey gets you a lot further than vinegar.
>
> just call around until you find someone that has the car you want. last
> time i bought a new car, i did that and ended up traveling some
> considerable distance to get the exact vehicle i wanted. as long as you
> can test drive locally, doesn't mean you have to buy locally.

No thanks. I'm not going out of my way for a cheap subcompact like a Honda Fit. I already traveled
60 miles to a dealership who told me over the phone that they had one on the lot. I was there less
than an hour later and it wasn't there. I don't mind traveling for a vehicle that I know I want,
but I don't know if I want a Fit because I can't even see one, let alone test drive one. Seems like
I have no choice but to give up on Honda. All three local Honda dealerships had my name, address,
and phone number for over 2 months and none of them ever returned my calls.

Re: Honda Fit not available for order
 

N.E.Ohio Bob wrote:
> Spaz wrote:
> > Well, not only can I not look at or test drive a Fit, but now the dealers in my area are no longer
> > taking orders for the Fit. Nice.
> >
> >
> You may be happy with the Mazda 3 or it's earlier design the Protege 5.
> Check cars .com for Pro5's from 02 and 03 for sale in your area. Wife
> LOVES her yellow 5 speed, and on trips we get right close to 40 m.p.g.

You should check what you're smoking more often. I nver get above 30
mpg
out of my sedan (A/C on, 5sp). I think Mazda states 35 mog highway.
There is no way (unless all your freeway trips are downhill) you can
reach 40 mpg.

I do recommend Protege or Protege 5 nevertheless. Excellent car.
Light and agile. Superb handling and unlike civic from the same era it
has
wonderful seats. Civic lower cushions are too short (I'm 5'10").

Re: Honda Fit not available for order
 

N.E.Ohio Bob wrote:
> Spaz wrote:
> > Well, not only can I not look at or test drive a Fit, but now the dealers in my area are no longer
> > taking orders for the Fit. Nice.
> >
> >
> You may be happy with the Mazda 3 or it's earlier design the Protege 5.
> Check cars .com for Pro5's from 02 and 03 for sale in your area. Wife
> LOVES her yellow 5 speed, and on trips we get right close to 40 m.p.g.

You should check what you're smoking more often. I nver get above 30
mpg
out of my sedan (A/C on, 5sp). I think Mazda states 35 mog highway.
There is no way (unless all your freeway trips are downhill) you can
reach 40 mpg.

I do recommend Protege or Protege 5 nevertheless. Excellent car.
Light and agile. Superb handling and unlike civic from the same era it
has
wonderful seats. Civic lower cushions are too short (I'm 5'10").

Re: Honda Fit not available for order
 

N.E.Ohio Bob wrote:
> Spaz wrote:
> > Well, not only can I not look at or test drive a Fit, but now the dealers in my area are no longer
> > taking orders for the Fit. Nice.
> >
> >
> You may be happy with the Mazda 3 or it's earlier design the Protege 5.
> Check cars .com for Pro5's from 02 and 03 for sale in your area. Wife
> LOVES her yellow 5 speed, and on trips we get right close to 40 m.p.g.

You should check what you're smoking more often. I nver get above 30
mpg
out of my sedan (A/C on, 5sp). I think Mazda states 35 mog highway.
There is no way (unless all your freeway trips are downhill) you can
reach 40 mpg.

I do recommend Protege or Protege 5 nevertheless. Excellent car.
Light and agile. Superb handling and unlike civic from the same era it
has
wonderful seats. Civic lower cushions are too short (I'm 5'10").

Re: Honda Fit not available for order
 

Spaz wrote:
> "JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message
> news:jch992h3hpu7e9as4rdl8fgdregblntqo0@4ax.com...
> >
> > It does seem a slow introduction for the Fit, but it took quite a
> > while before the new Civics were common on the street, as they are
> > now. Selling like hotcakes, apparently. Are the sales targets for
> > the Fit as high as for the Civic? Probably not.
>
> Seems like a pretty stupid thing for Honda to do. It's like they're deliberately trying to drive
> people to the competition. Seems like everybody is coming out with subcompact 5 door cars right
> now. I have no problem getting one from Chevy, Ford, Mazda, Hyundai, Saturn, Toyota, Volkswagen...

The smallest 5 door from Mazda is somewhere between compact and midsize
in weight in dimension. And Mazda 2 is woefully underpowered (so I've
heard).
Unless there is a 5 door mazdaspeed 2 scheduled for the US I'm not sure
what you mean.
Kabura is 3 door I think and is more compactish than subcompactish.
What is the Mazda subcompact you're talking about?
I'd like to get one with the 1.8l engine miata no longer needs.

Re: Honda Fit not available for order
 

Spaz wrote:
> "JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message
> news:jch992h3hpu7e9as4rdl8fgdregblntqo0@4ax.com...
> >
> > It does seem a slow introduction for the Fit, but it took quite a
> > while before the new Civics were common on the street, as they are
> > now. Selling like hotcakes, apparently. Are the sales targets for
> > the Fit as high as for the Civic? Probably not.
>
> Seems like a pretty stupid thing for Honda to do. It's like they're deliberately trying to drive
> people to the competition. Seems like everybody is coming out with subcompact 5 door cars right
> now. I have no problem getting one from Chevy, Ford, Mazda, Hyundai, Saturn, Toyota, Volkswagen...

The smallest 5 door from Mazda is somewhere between compact and midsize
in weight in dimension. And Mazda 2 is woefully underpowered (so I've
heard).
Unless there is a 5 door mazdaspeed 2 scheduled for the US I'm not sure
what you mean.
Kabura is 3 door I think and is more compactish than subcompactish.
What is the Mazda subcompact you're talking about?
I'd like to get one with the 1.8l engine miata no longer needs.

Re: Honda Fit not available for order
 

Spaz wrote:
> "JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message
> news:jch992h3hpu7e9as4rdl8fgdregblntqo0@4ax.com...
> >
> > It does seem a slow introduction for the Fit, but it took quite a
> > while before the new Civics were common on the street, as they are
> > now. Selling like hotcakes, apparently. Are the sales targets for
> > the Fit as high as for the Civic? Probably not.
>
> Seems like a pretty stupid thing for Honda to do. It's like they're deliberately trying to drive
> people to the competition. Seems like everybody is coming out with subcompact 5 door cars right
> now. I have no problem getting one from Chevy, Ford, Mazda, Hyundai, Saturn, Toyota, Volkswagen...

The smallest 5 door from Mazda is somewhere between compact and midsize
in weight in dimension. And Mazda 2 is woefully underpowered (so I've
heard).
Unless there is a 5 door mazdaspeed 2 scheduled for the US I'm not sure
what you mean.
Kabura is 3 door I think and is more compactish than subcompactish.
What is the Mazda subcompact you're talking about?
I'd like to get one with the 1.8l engine miata no longer needs.