Ordered a Fit
So, in a few weeks, I should be the owner of a new Honda Fit. I ordered the red one, although this may change. The thing is, the dealer didn’t offer me as much for my trade-in as I would have liked. In fact, it won’t help offset the price at all. It was almost as if they called my bank and asked how much I owed on the car…. So, if another Honda dealer with whom I’ve been speaking will give me more, I will cancel my order and go with them. Anyway, if the red doesn’t work out, I’ll get the black.I test drove it last week and it was pretty fun. The mileage is 30/37 which is great compared to my current 17/20 in my Freelander. That’ll help with my 90 mi daily commute. I ordered the Sport trim that has paddle shifters, a la Formula 1 race cars. Right paddle shifts up, left down. My initial impression wasn’t so good. When exiting onto an offramp, I downshifted and accidentally clicked it twice. My heart dropped when I saw the gear number go from 3 to 1. Gulp! But I was quicly relieved to see it automatically switch back up into 2nd. Nice. A smart little car. Fully loaded the thing is $16K, which I like. It was fun and peppy and I think I’m going to like having it. The carseat fit well in the back seat, which was good, as well.
So, lots of changes. New house, new car, new baby in 4 more months….. crazy days!