Then again, those cars tend to last several hundred thousand miles and the resale value on most Honda cars is pretty strong. It all depends on how much the dealership wants to make a sale.
I've heard the last of the month is the best time to buy a car from a dealership but I'm not sure how much truth there is in that anymore since internet sales are so much more common.
Used Honda prices are aberrant anyway. They are certainly worth it, since you also benefit eventually form the high resale value, so it's a wash. My Fit has been the most fun, flexible, car I have ever owned. The only problem the Fit has ever given me is the Tire Pressure Monitor - it's absurdly sensitive to changes in temperature and therefore pressure, so the TPS light is off all summer and on all winter, no matter what pressure the tires are at.
The VTEC (seriously) in the Fit is torque and highly aspirated and fun. It has great response and while the car is not fast, it feels fast and connected. It also has a very smooth and predictable power band that at least helps you predict the anemic lane shifts on the freeway - you're never caught off guard by an inability to accelerate because the engine communicates exactly what it can and can't do.
Steering is epic, as are visibility and grip, so as dumb and pedestrian as it looks, it feels like a little driver's car.
Road noise is the only real low note, and while it's no worse than anything else in this price range, it's wearying after three or four hours on a long trip. But it's not for long trips. Mileage is great, although the car encourages less than efficient driving
- I got the "non" Sport version, which means no cruise control or paddle shifters, and that's the only difference (wheels and armrest aside).
The space is AMAZING - the magic seats flip up so you can roll a bike in the back seat floor area, or fold flat turning it effectively into a little van. It is FAR more capacious than my Mazda CX7. And I swear it feels as big and storage-y as our old CR-V.
