Getting Fit
I have purchased a new Honda Fit!
Shiny. It’s the Sport version. It’s silver — sorry, Storm Silver Metallic — and has a manual transmission. Vroom!
After grumbling about car salespeople, I need to mention the two good ones I ended up dealing with. Bubba Stockton (!) at Jerry Damson Honda of Florence, AL gave me a straight-forward quote over email. And Tom Bendetta of Jerry Damson Honda of Huntsville, AL worked with us for nearly a week. He gave us the information we needed, worked hard to get us the cars we wanted to test-drive, and was helpful without being pushy. When I went to him with Bubba’s below-invoice quote, he matched it, and removed the fees I wanted removed. If you’re looking for a Honda in the Huntsville area, I’d recommend working with Tom.
I’ve been toying with the idea of getting an Alabama specialty plate to support a cause such as saving the Saturn V that’s been decaying in the hot summers for years. If I do that, I can personalize the tag. So, Internet, tell me: what should I put on the tag? Things I will not be putting on there include LOLCAT and DRBOOM.
Comment by Geof F. Morris
DR EVIL
LAZERS
YA PHD
ELIZA
Shall I go on?
[At one point, my brother realized that "IJSM.ORG" would fit on a license plate. I've thought about it.]
Posted on May 30, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Comment by katre
DTH BEAM
O RLY
Posted on May 30, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Comment by Becky
Mmmm…shiny….
GRNADE
Posted on May 30, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Comment by Paul O'Brian
WHUT?
(Okay, they probably don’t let you have question marks on license plates. Wouldn’t it be cool if they did, though?)
Or, if you wanted to dive deep into IF geekdom (and possibly commit yourself to your current volunteer position for as long as you own your car):
IFCOMP
I also like ELIZA. Brings in both your kids and an IF ref at the same time. On the downside, it might be a bit odd to drive around a car whose license plate proclaims a name that isn’t yours.
Posted on May 30, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Comment by Joyous
Wow, I don’t think I’ve EVER seen anyone with anything nice to say about car salesmen before. We may actually have to buy our next car in Alabama…
Posted on May 30, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Comment by Sean
CARBOOM (although with the current war climate this may not be the best idea)
NOTAWGN (not a wagon)
FITS US
FITSFAM
Once you get that corvette Stephen, you can get what my friend has on his: R 401K
Posted on May 30, 2007 at 11:45 pm
Comment by Jessica
Love the car! I’m glad to know that there are some good salesmen out there, and that overall your experience was not that bad.
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 5:56 am
Comment by vika
Ooooh! Aside from the sport bit this is our car exactly, right down to the color and manual transmission.
YAY FIT. I can’t say enough good things about it.
Don’t have a tag for you, though I’ll put in another vote for ELIZA. That’s a good one.
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 6:54 am
Comment by Mark J Musante
LAZ0RZ
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 10:29 am
Comment by Stephen
Paul, I generally own cars for 8 to 10 years. I’m not sure I’m going to sign up for that many years.
Vika, two things sold me on the Sport trim line, one practical, one not. The cruise control was practical. The ability to play MP3 CDs and have a 1/8″ RCA input was less practical but more fun.
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Comment by Limax
Cool… how soon do you start adding antennas?
I did consider getting a Fit when my Saturn was totalled a year ago, but it was just a bit out of my price range. With my current luck in cars, I should have this one for about another year before it gets totalled and then I’ll be shopping again.
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Comment by kat
Sweet! Sean and I’ve looked at getting a Fit for me when the Miata goes dedicated racer.
And for a license plate, how about BOOMBOX?
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Comment by Stephen
Sadly I’d be limited to 6 letters.
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Comment by May
Cool car! Now all us Granades have a Honda.
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Comment by siliconchef
RDSHRT
CTHULU
SPROUT
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 8:17 pm
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