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I would have to say from experience if you make your calls/ emails on friday the 29th telling all dealerships you contact you are ready to buy for xxx price you should do just as good if not better than the feb/ people who purchased.
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
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Call and only speak to the internet sales manager KERRY on the 29th
Make sure you tell him you are buying the car that day .does he want the sale for your targeted price. Check there inventory 1st to make sure he has your model and color or they wont deal..
your lx cvt model is selling between 600 and 1000 below invoice.
You should get your price..
i think jane lied to you...she might of been just a floor sampler with the price she gave you..
you know they train these people like robots.
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
You are dead wrong about auto sport i would of purchased from them on jan 30th but there last exl v-6 black touring was sold to another poster in here for 1000 below invoice .
I purchased my last honda from Auto-sport a few years ago.. by phone Gene
So much for your Autosport phone theory.
you should stick to reading these posts and learning.
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
you might want to visit some local dealerships on friday if you cant negotiate by phone ..... call as many dealers on the 29th and make your best deal.. it might be wise to check all these dealerships inventory 1st. The bigger dealers who sells cars might not care about if its not in there inventory ..they will get it...
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
Brian any idea of what I should be looking to pay on the 2013 Honda Accord EX L v6 in NC? I see lots of advice geared toward the NJ area, wondering if you have an idea how much the ttl would affect the price in my area. Are the prices of around 500-1000$ below invoice realistic in the South?
As of now I know i'm going to try dealers carrying large volumes of this car within 150 miles on the 29th. This alone I think will help my cause immensely. Thanks in advance.
st. louis for 20,720+TTL Sales tax 6.95%
Il Dealer for 21,182+TTL Sales tax 4.2% out of state tax
Please suggest me is this the best price to buy the car or can i bargin more?
Thanks in advance.
I am pretty sure you pay the sales tax for the area where you register it, otherwise everyone would be buying cars in states that have no sales taxes.
Don't forget to renew your membership to the US Association of Automotive Dealers!
Others,
I bought my 2013 EX-L CVT by email and phone entirely. This is not the first time either. Do not go in the dealer's den and get clobbered. Run the show from your den.
I scored $3,850 below MSRP.
TTL is $937 paid at a tag agency.
Happy hunting.
$23114.49 price with desti fee
+ $ 359.00. Doc fee
+ $ 301.00 reg fee
+ $ 1618.00. Tax
+ $ 7.50. Tire tax
Total $25400.00..
When do you notice the annoying vibration, and is this a known occurrence/issue?
I'd appreciate at any info.
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
First of all, thanks for replying to everybody and sharing your tips. Also a huge thanks to everybody for sharing their experiences and ideas. I am a first time buyer and its a jungle out there for me.
Anyway I recently test drove the Honda Accord EX and the dealer gave me the price $22,047.00 (~25,500 OTD). After reading some of your guys posts, it seems like there is nothing to negotiate here.. I went back all the way and couldnt find anybody who got the car for less than 25k. My question is should I even bother bargaining? Or should I accept this price and ask for more services like oil change/car wash etc.
Again thanks everybody. You"ll have motivated me enough to share all my experiences with you"ll. Hopefully I seal the deal soon!
Gene
You are dead wrong about auto sport i would of purchased from them on jan 30th but there last exl v-6 black touring was sold to another poster in here for 1000 below invoice .
Hmm, you just missed out on that great deal from Autosport, and I recall you that someone just beat you out of a great deal at the dealer in Myrtle Beach. Am I sensing a pattern here?
I purchased my last honda from Auto-sport a few years ago.. by phone Gene So much for your Autosport phone theory.
So much for my Autosport theory.? All you have proven is that you decided to buy a car by phone from Autosport. How do you come to the conclusion you got a better deal than those who made a deal in person? You know what they all paid?.
you should stick to reading these posts and learning.
What a condescending remark!
Yes, I have learned quite a bit. I learned that you love giving out your opinions, even if you don’t follow your own advice. I didn’t post that I went to a dealer on Feb 28 and worked out a deal in 20 minutes. You did.
Gene
At least you use humor to disagree. Maybe some of you will rub off on Brian.
Bouncers, supermodels, they intimidate me, auto salesman don't so I won't be clobbered (and I'm not implying they intimidate you either). Have I left money on the table? Probably every time, but I think I did better than if I negotiated by phone. I think it just makes sense that you get the best deal when you are there and they know you are really serious.
Maybe it's different in your area but I'm glad you did so well.
Gene
Hoping to buy the car and pull the trigger this week on a Honda Accord 2013 EX for 25400 out the door. What do you guys think?
I would appreciate any thoughts/ input about the new offer vs. the demo offer. Does the demo savings justify being "used" and having 3,500 miles in your opinion? And especially if you have purchased a demo, what has your experience been? Thanks so much for the feedback guys.
Would you mind sharing which dealership offered the 22047 price for EX? I am in Chicago area and would like to purchase a '13 Accord b/f end of this month. Thanks.
The strategy simply lets me guage the pricing landscape across the radius of x miles from y number of dealers. Especially for a redesigned car that is only 5/6 months old and in somewhat limited numbers. Then let them compete with each other for my business. And all that from the privacy of my home. Not an easy task mind you. But it is exciting. You only drive to one dealer...the one with the best bid.
Thanks for enjoying my joke
They want you to come into the dealership so they could rape you. dont fall for that. if you are in any dealership to buy it best be the last 2 days/ last day of any month..
make your calls on the last 2 days/ last day. thats when most dealerships are ready to sell to the smart buyers..
Once you do your homework with your targeted dealerships/ You make your best deal. If time is on your side and pricing is bad wait another month.
Dont always believe some of the prices paid in these forums.. people lie
Been helping and telling people for 15 yrs in these edmunds forums
How to find out market price
how to make your best deal with the least amount of wasted dealership time and b.S.
happy hunting on friday/ post your deals to help the other buyers.
One other very important note............Gene
when you come into the dealership this week come see me
I'll be the supermodel blonde sitting at desk 5 dont try any funny stuff................................
jimmy's my pimp daddy
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
Thanks..
Have bought and owned a lot of Honda products, both Accords and Acura TLs. Great vehicles.
Personally, 3,500 demo miles are nothing on these cars. I wouldn't be afraid of them at all.
Sounds like a good deal.
While I understand what others are saying about waiting until the end of the month, and email only. Bottom line, a dealership will sell any car, any time, any day. That's what they're in the business to do.
They won't lose money on a car whether you're buying it on the 12th of the month, or the 30th of the month. There are exceptions. For example, using my sister's experience so far, her Honda dealer has a brand new '12 Accord coupe....sitting on the dealer's lot for over 6 months. It's a base model that's a boring silver color. It's not very pretty. And, it's an old body style. And, it's a base model. She could buy it for a steal. But, if no one else wants it now, no one else will want it come time to sell it.
Trying to compare apples to apples on deals is a very tough proposition. If the dealer deeply discounts the new car, he will low ball the trade-in. Or, there will be "add-ons" like window etching, fancy waxes, interior protection, body side molding, fancier wheels, etc.
Personally, I'm not afraid to walk into a dealer with my offer ready to go (Usually in writing). I look at the dealer's stock (Accords are really plentiful right now) situation. I look on line, at forums like these, and other places to see what the cars are selling for. Geography plays a big part. I know cars sell for a little less in Southern CA than they do in the Midwest (where I reside) because of the competition. I look in the newspaper ads, etc. I formulate my offer to be all inclusive...everything....truly out the door.
That is, I figure up tax, tags cost, license fees....everything and present my true "out the door" offer. I explain it's a one and done opportunity. If they accept it, they sold a car. If they reject it (or come back with the inevitable "bump"), I thank them for their time and leave to go to the next dealer to do it again. If the dealer says they want to add to the doc fees, or something else to the deal, I explain to them they can divide up my offer any way they want, but it's a true "one price/one time" offer.
It happens rarely, but sometimes I'll have 2-3 dealers reject my offer. That means I misjudged some parameter. But, then I review my offer, nudge it up a little bit, and go back at it.
Those who like to sit at the dealer for hours on end negotiating...well....I don't understand that and consider it a huge waste of time. They longer you sit at the negotiation table, the more the dealer is bumping your offer up.
Good luck to everyone.
As has already been stated, I wouldn't be concerned with a demo & 3500 miles IF it's exactly what you want in regards to features, color combo etc. Make sure it has splash guards, wheel locks, all weather mats, spoiler, etc included in the deal. Try to squeeze in extended HondaCare for 5-6 years
An additional $2500 under sticker seems a fair trade-off.
I can now say I am a proud owner of a Honda Accord LX CVT 2013. This took many hours of negotiation via email, phone, and 3 visits to dealerships.
We had to pull the trigger on this one quickly because the color combination we wanted (dark grey - modern steel metallic) was not available in most dealerships.
Here are the numbers for a Dark Grey - LX CVT 2013 Accord with the welcome package included (wheel locks, splash guards, etc) and not a demo car in Maryland:
Price: $18,995
Destination Fee: $790
Title, Registration, etc: $292
Dealer Processing Fee: $199
Taxes: $1200
OTD Price: $21,475
We went through PenFed Car Buying Service.. so we got 1.24%APR for 60 months (lower than Honda Financing). No trade-in, no financing through the dealer.
My recommendation is to start with getting Certificates through PenFed Car buying service, go to a dealership where you can make a relationship in person with a sales person and continue negotiations via email. Then forward those email offers to other dealership and go from there.
I now wonder if could have gotten something lower if I waited until closer to the end of the month. But then I am not sure if we were going to find the vehicle in the right color then.
Good luck!
As far as the certificates, I am not really sure how that helps with the price. It gives you and them a starting point. As far as financing it does help by bringing the APR down from 1.74 to 1.24.
If you are in MD, I strongly suggest you work with Shockley in Frederick, Chriswell in Germantown, and Pohanka in Capitol Heights. Those are the three that were willing to work over email and phone and were pretty much all at the same price.
make your list of dealers in n.j. / n.y/ p.a. etc and call every one and speak to every internet mgr about pricing. figure out your target price and stick to the number. make your best deal at the end of the day friday or wait til Sat. Be patient dealers will wear you down. your buying process starts friday call the bigger dealerships first by phone for the sale and leave what price you buy at. then call the smaller dealerships with YOUR price to buy. Adjust your buying price if nobody will sell on Sat and make your best deal...
Call these dealerships friday tell each one you will consider making the trip to buy from them if you cant get your price closer to home. Ask each dealership if they will sell you the lx model at your price for consideration.. make each dealership give you there best price before hanging up and leave them your number .
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Doc fee's are only $ 75 in new york.. your asking price needs to be lower start your pricing between 775 to 700 below.
as you see by calling these dealerships you will get a good indicator on prices.
dont believe every posting in this forum. make your best deal friday or sat.
people have claimed to have recieved deals as much as 1000 below.
In N.J. doc fee's are 299 to 399 so your really buying at 600 and 700 below invoice.
i bought feb 28th the EXL v-6 and pricing ranged between 400 to almost 800 below invoice after adding on doc fee's. My list of calls was from boston down to maryland for pricing and East coast honda in Myrtle beach. i stayed out of N.C. I made my deal from a local dealer who i had no intension of buying from but he needed the sale and he matched weymouth and price honda for the sale.
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE
Open road and Rt 22 wont match any good deal you have. i could tell you this from experience.
dont bother calling them. I faxed over a quote from another dealership in feb and both could not beat or match it after they sweared up and down just come down we will match/ beat by 500 dollars.. when i questioned the sales managers on there lying practices all i got was these prices are not real.. really is the car sitting in my driveway a mirage.... So be advised on these two dealerships in N.J. there are many more like these 2... you just remove them from your buy list in the future.
23 Telluride SX-P X-Line, 23 Camry XSE