Saw two of um at a Honda dealer here in Houston but they wanted MSRP ...

Dunno about that but have you thought about importing one? Here in the UK
they're called the Honda Jazz, been onsale here since 2003 maybe 2002.

--
Chris

You won't miss that shoe box if it's on the road.

I have been interested in the Honda Fit for months, after having read all of
the glowing reviews in Consumer Reports, Car and Driver, etc.  I have also
visited four or five dealers in my area in order to see one, and perhaps,
take a test drive..  Not one dealer I visited ever had any in stock!  Well,
that was the case, until I went to Honda Santa Ana on 3/18/07.  They are
located in Santa Ana, in Orange County, CA and they had five or six IN
STOCK!  I was blown away.  And they were selling them close to list price,
maybe even a little below.   I took a test drive, of a Sport model, with
manual transmission, and I was really impressed.  Although I did not buy the
car I was treated very well by the sales staff, especially by Joe Pepper.  I
should note that the reason I did not buy does not reflect badly on them.  I
had no intention of buying a car today, as I had originally driven to a
nearby computer store (Micro Center)  to pick up an advertised free camera
memory card, and I decided to stop in at the Honda dealer as a lark.  When I
do buy a Fit, (and I definitely will buy one) I will go back to Honda Santa
Ana, even though it is about 30 miles from where I live. If anyone in
southern California reads this, and visits them to purchase, or whatever,
please mention my name, as I felt that they deserve my recommendation.
And, in case you are wondering, I don't not work for them, I had never been
there before 3/18/07 , and I did not know anyone who worked there.

Robert A. Cunningham