Just found this thread on this forum...Fit it is then...

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...s-remorse.html

Have an appointment with dealer at 6:15 PM ET today. Hopefully I get good numbers and buy the thing....

 

Ok I bought the car yesterday evening. 2013 sport a/t in white. Price of car was 18,500 with center arm rest and all weather floor mats. Otd with title and dmv was $20,200. Will post pics soon....

Thanks for all your replies.....

 

Congratulations on the purchase and I hope it serves you well! Any comfort issues so far?

 

Hello? You posted this almost an hour ago! Where are the pictures already??!!

 

Well I don't have the car yet. Will get it on Tuesday or Wednesday. Dealer didn't have the white one in stock, he is getting it from other dealer.....

 

Congrats on the new car, I hope you get a smile on your face when you finally drive it home like I did mine.

 

Be careful not to get it water-logged! I think you might be better served buying a boat right about now...

 

I'm glad I didn't get my car yet. Weather is deteriorating fast....

 

yah, might want to wait another month or so before getting your car cause the dealer stock could be submerged in sea water..

 

+1

10_char

 

Damn...i'm worried now. Should I take the delivery later this week? How do we check if there was any water damage to the car?

 

They legally would be in a world of hurt if they tried to sell a water damaged vehicle but I guess it would depend on the dealer.

 

You probably don't want to take delivery now and see your brand new car get damaged and claim insurance to fix it. Let the dealer take that risk. The risk of the dealer give you a water damaged car is lower.

 

Swing by the dealer lot to see if the cars are wet.... there hasn't been time to clean up yet and you'll know if the dealer lot was under water.

The dealer won't sell you a water damaged car and there's no way they'd be able to clean one out in time if you swing by in the next day or two.

One quick check and you're all set. no Worries.

~SB

 

This dealer doesn't have the color which I want. He is swapping a car with other dealer. I will call him tomorrow to check if he already got the car. If not, I will ask for other dealer's details.

 

I've only spent a week or so with a Focus, as a rental car on a work trip. I must say though, I was pretty blown away by it. It definitely raises the bar for the C-class cars.

Smooth power, great road feel, solid construction. The interior quality has no doubt eclipsed Honda, Toyota, and probably anyone else trying to fight a rising Yen to make a profit. The surprising part is that (aside from rear seat space), it's better in every way than the Fusion I had as a rental a few months before.

Which would would be more reliable remains open. The Fit is no doubt a solid car. The Focus has been plagued by complaints, but mostly relating to the tricky-to-learn computer system (yeah, I think Ford may have sh*t the bed on that one), and the PowerShift transmission. The powershift felt wonderful to me... It's the first Automatic that didn't feel like an automatic to me. It seems that most drivers who have no experience with manuals want the dual-clutch to feel like a slushbox with a torque converter.

YMMV.

 

Nice job! Be sure to review the car before picking it up form the dealer for sure. I've been happy with mine after owning it for 1+ months now. I drove mine on a 1800 mile trip with a few hundred pounds of stuff in the back (move).
The auto is/was fine. Once it gets up to speed you won't have any problems.

As for the Auto vs CVT debate, I was VERY happy with my Mini unfortunately any time you touched the mini for maintence it was between 500-1000.

I test drove both and favored the Fit as far as long term maintence. Just wish they had better brakes. Maybe a Wilwood kit is in the future. Have a good one and post up pics when you get it.

 

So I finally got my fit on Friday. Here are the pics. Thanks for all your inputs....

 

hey looks good. congrats.

 

Jealous! I wanted white!