The Holtonian

Its Fit to be Square

My new year's resolution was to get more Fit...

So I did.

Yesterday went down to Pye Honda and picked out a Fit... well they had two so it was eaney or meany... miney and moe left town. The one I got was the same as the picture, color and style.

It was a hard decision, they had one sport and one base. The sport comes with alloy wheels, better stereo, a fin (spoiler to the lay person), keyless entry, cruise and floor mats.... and that’s about the only difference.

I had been pretty adamant about getting only a sport, but after contacting every Georgia and TN car dealer via phone I found that very few even had Fits, even fewer had Fit Sports, and every Fit Sport I found was white... and I'm not a fan of white. White doesn't hide dirt well... its white. So I knew I couldn't get a whitey. That and the dealers wouldn't budge on the price of the sport. I got them to come off $2000 on the base but they made me buy it yesterday and yesterday only.

So how's the car you ask? I love it. Its dorky looking, but I love it. Its big, roomy, the seats fold up. Yesterday I folded up the seats and put my propane tank in it to go get that refilled. It drives great and smooth and gets a great 38miles to the gallon highway, 32 I think in town. The stereo is nice, way better than what I had. Interior is basic, but it fits me, no pun intended. Auto locks and windows and cd and what not, but nothing flashy. The two things I wanted that it doesn't have are the alloy wheels and keyless. Alloy wheels can easily and probably cheaperly be added so not too concerned there. Keyless, can't unless I want to void my warranty, which I don't But I haven't had keyless on the sentra since 2000, so I'm not missing it. Cruise, I never used it on the sentra, never use the Accords so not really caring if it’s on there. I find when I use cruise on long drives I get the highway hypnosis really easy. If my foot is always on the pedal I pay attention to the road better.

It was a weird experience getting this car. I mean I felt good getting it, no real buyers regret. I mean I had a "is this the right move?" feeling but generally I felt like I was getting my money's worth with a Honda. Plus as I was "checking out" they said, "This is this... this is this... and this is your 7 year 100,000 mile warranty that covers everything in the car..."

I kind of asked, "Well I don't know if I want to pay for that."
He replied, "Well you kind of have to when you finance..."
Which, I kind of am like, "OK 7 years, 100K, that's pretty fantastic even if I'm paying for it"
We had the warranty on the Accord for a year or so before it expired and it was great. Anything wrong, they fixed it.

So, its pretty good little car. That being said... anyone want to buy a sentra?