I haven't purchased a new car yet and there are two very important reasons why. First, after doing all my research and test driving I decided on a Honda Fit EX. The car is cute, has all the bells and whistles I want, and ranks very high on safety. It has a few drawbacks, but the overall price was right. The only problem with going ahead and buying it turned out to be the fact that I wanted the car in purple. The red and blue colors were nice, but the purple was gorgeous and if I'm going to put that much money into a car I wanted the pretty color.
Purple, it turns out, is a very rare color. One dealer couldn't find it at all, but since I didn't like them very much I decided not to push. Their explanation was that the 2015 cars were being phased out so the 2016s could be stocked in a few short months. There wouldn't be any purple Fits coming in from the manufacturer until the 2016 models arrived. That dealership was overall rude, so I left. It was easy enough to locate a few purple Fits nearby online so the next step in my plan was to go to the dealer I actually wanted to buy a car from and ask them to get me my car. I was sitting in the showroom, waiting for the salesperson I've been working with to finish with another customer, when a different salesperson walked by with another client and pointed to a nearby car. "That is basically a slightly larger version of the Honda Fit. The HR-V is brand new, off the Honda line just two weeks ago. It has all-wheel drive." I'm paraphrasing a bit, but that was the gist of what I overheard and is the second reason I do not yet own a new car. I did a very comical double take, then jumped out of my seat to have a look at this brand new, 2016 car. The HR-V is basically a cross between Honda's Fit and CR-V; the best of two of Honda's bestselling cars. It has all-wheel drive, with heated seats, heated side view mirrors, and a backup camera standard, plus it has the cute styling of the Fit. It's nine inches longer and it has a higher ground clearance, which is also good for winter in my neck of the woods. If you remember from my last post about my car, I mentioned that I was torn between the Fit and the Subaru Impreza because the Impreza had all-wheel drive. I chose the Fit because of driver comfort and was happy. Now I've found the HR-V has all the bells and whistles I like in the Fit, plus all the features that were pulling me to the Impreza. I found a free salesperson and went on a test drive. The HR-V is exactly what I want and I did like driving it, but it means I need to start at square one again. I need to do research on pros and cons, see what all the reviews sites are saying about the car, and look up comparative pricing so I don't get cheated. I need to go on a second test drive and then decide if I like the green or purple color better. Hopefully since it's a 2016 car those colors will be coming from the manufacturer often. Which leaves me at a new dilemma. Do I go for the HR-V with all the extra shiny bits that I really like, or with much more moderately priced, and better gas mileage, still shiny Fit? The difference between the two cars is six thousand dollars and six miles per gallon, which is a lot. There's also the issue that the HR-V is brand new so it hasn't been put through any safety or reliability tests yet. True, it's a Honda and I have no doubt it will do well, but the data hasn't been compiled just yet. What if I get stuck with a lemon? I loved driving the Fit and the HR-V is just a slightly larger version. I feel like I would be happy owning either. So, do I save the money or do I go for the extra features? Right now I really don't have an answer to that dilemma. Wish me luck that I can make a good decision and that I'll finally have my new car soon!
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