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4-5K is indeed a lot of money for many car buyers, but with the heavy incentives and generous interest rates going on, you can practically buy a new car and pay as much per month as if you bought a slightly used car. In fact, you could even buy a new Hyundai.
P.S. Dr. Strangelove is a comedy.
Base Price $12,052 $13,122 $14,906
Optional Equipment $439 $471 $585
Color Adjustment $56 $61 $69
Regional Adjustment $62 $68 $77
Mileage Adjustment $478 $478 $478
Condition Adjustment $513 $516 $600
Total $13,600 ->$14,716,<- $16,715
Certified Used Vehicle $17,265*
* You should expect to pay this amount if this vehicle has been certified as part of a manufacturer or authorized reseller program.
Private party price of $14,716 (outstanding)
it goes down to $14,195 for (clean)
The car is at least in CLEAN condition.
I based my price ($13900) on TMV and NADA. And, the car market has been this way (0% financing, flooded used car market) for about a year now.
So, why are the guides (TMV, NADA) so far off?????
This sucks
Is it a five speed? These are hard to sell since probably 5 out of 6 people won't buy one.
And, as backy pointed out, you are competing against brand new ones for not much more money and low interest financing.
Still, all it takes is one buyer.
anyway, for a negotiable $2000, people can get a certified honda at 5.9% with a 100k mile powertrain warranty, and 12k more on the full warranty. theoretically, a buyer could barter down to your price on a dealer-reconditioned, honda certified car. i think you should be able to get $12500-$13000 if you are willing to negotiate. if not, you will probably have to wait awhile, but you COULD get what you are asking.
Where do u find out about "honda auctions"? I'm looking to buy my first car and am interested in a Honda LX.Would appreciate feedback from anyone!!
Ty
this one was a leased vehicle that was cancelled due to the previous owner's disability and inability to pay for the car. they had the "credit life and disability" insurance and honda cancelled the lease and bought back the car.
anyway, you can order a used car from a honda dealer just like you do a new car, and get exactly what you want in a matter of weeks. try it that way.
See the installation instructions:
http://www.handaaccessories.com/civelec01.html
So my question is this, should I go in to the dealer and have them change it anyway? On the one hand I want to be safe than sorry, but on the other I don't want to risk them breaking something that isn't broke to start with. During my first tire rotation at the dealer, they managed to mess up the alignment, but I went back and had the alignment done for free. (now I do the oil changes & tire rotations myself) Also I should note that according to my VIN, my car was built in the Canadian plant rather than in the U.S.
I can understand your hesitance and agree on fixing something that is not broken (I too do not have the symptoms). It isn't necessarily given that a factory-certified-technician is a good mechanic.
Below is a FAQ from the Honda website:
"If my vehicle is part of this recall, does the repair have to be performed even if my vehicle is not experiencing any symptoms?
Yes. You can have this repair performed at your convenience anytime after receiving the notification letter."
One can see in this language a blanket order to alleviate liability, especially when "less than 3/10ths of one percent of affected vehicles have experienced switch failure" - that's an approx 3900 cars.
Also... "according to my VIN, my car was built in the Canadian plant rather than in the U.S."
Meaning what? I have not found any info that the recall is limited to a manufacturing region.
We'll see if owners here post the switch-swap fixes the hard-starting.
The dealer promised that this could be easily fixed. My initial instinct was to ask for a new vehicle but I instead took the dealers word and was given a due bill for the repair. Was this the right thing to do? and should the dealer offer anything for the inconvienence of returning the car for repair?
You are facing the typical dealer thingy, most of the car buyer will go thru. Sales in dealership only cares about you signing the contacts and take delivery of the car. Once you done that, it will become service department's problem. I have had some due bill for accessory to put in later like installation of lojack, leather seats, tinted window, which was not available at the delivery of the car. A ding prior to delivery also could be put on due bill. But I would definitely to go back to the sales to get something extra. Free oil change, free floor mats anything. To me, no matter how good the dealer ding repair is, IS NOT the same as factory paint job. It happened to me almost 20 years ago, I bought a dark blue Renault (which was a piece of lemon) with a couple minor dings on the hood. Dealer did repair and repaint the hood, paint job looked the same first. But after a couple years it started to fade so there were two distinct color on my hood, one side (factory paint job) still matched with all the rest of the car, dealer re painted portion looked terrible. Granted it has been almost 20 years technology has been improved alot, but there is always some doubt on my mind between factory and dealer paint job.
Good luck!
bjk
total my poor car. Since then I acquire a 2001
Civic EX 4 Dr sedan. Great car (well, we can get
into it later for other not so great features).
At first the tiny arm rest didn't bother me until
my other half keeps on taking it over due to lack
of one on his side. And my buddies who own
jetta's making fun of me about paying half price
for the arm rest. What the heck was Honda
thinking when the designer gave us the half **s
arm rest?
Ok, so I search since August 2001 to find a wider
arm rest replacement. Even thinking of having it
specially made. Well, my search is over!!! I
found one at http://www.zetaproducts.net. It is
a steal considering the price quote I got for
the special made one. I order it last week,
installed it this morning and only took me 10
minutes if that. LOVE IT. And my my other half
is not taking claim on my estate anymore.
Hallelujah :-)
For those of you who want a wider arm rest, you
should check it out. BTW, this is my disclaimer:
I am not related or associated w/ Zeta people. I
am just a happy customer who wants fellow Civic
2001 owner to enjoy what there to be offered.
Life is better with wider arm rest believe me.
Kenito
not-so-beautiful car!!
Even with the 2003 taillight changes, I would rate the styling as b-o-r-i-n-g. Honda needs to can this Civic and come out with something more stylish earlier than 2005, unless it doesn't mind a big jump in the average age of Civic buyers.
Styling is very subjective.
~Carrie
Regarding style: there are people who like to drive in a car they can stand to look at 10 years later without feeling nauseous. I look at a Chevy Impala's taillights and the design already looks 5 years dated.
While I wasn't expecting a radical new look in the Civic in 2001, I would have been happy if Honda had made the headlights similar to those of the Si (same as the European/Japanese 4 door hatchback) and the taillights the same as the newly redesigned ones. Honda should have made the Civic this way starting with the 2001 model. Just a little more pizazz wouldn't hurt.
Although the Civic is still the bestselling small car, Honda is concerned that the conservative styling of the 2001 model has resulted in a significant increase in the age of Civic buyers.
I noticed something on it over the weekend that has me curious. There are two grommets in the driver's side floor mat for the anchor pegs, but only one peg is actually there. On the side closer to the center of the car, there is a grommet and a hole in the carpet, but no peg. Instead there is a lump, feels like a plastic box, indicative of some car part that is there and making it impossible to install the second peg.
Anybody talked to a dealer about this or know what it is? I was surmising that it is something with the manual transmission that takes up space right there and prevents the second peg from being installed, but that's just a wild guess. Any comments appreciated.
Thanks,
Cindy
Greetings from sunny Miami.
I'll be getting ahold of my dealer tomorrow. There is the grommet in my mat, the hemmed hole in my carpet, and an empty hole in the plastic where the peg should be installed.
Amen about those pegs. I am replacing a 1990 Nissan Sentra, and the floor mat riding forward used to drive me crazy.
The way I calculated the mileage is as follow: reset the trip meter after refill, drive the car till the gas warning light is on, refill the tank, divide the trip meter's reading by the gallon I pumped in for the 2nd refill. I always use the auto stop feature of the pumps, so that I won't over or under pump.
There is one obvious variable using this method. Different pumps may stop at different level when you use the auto stop feature and that may effect the mpg calculation. But since I was able to get back-to-back (for several consecutive tanks) numbers of around 42mpg, the variable above is cancelled out.
I'm new to this particular board and very happy to see the high mileage figures. Even though I drive a half mile to work everyday, it's nice to see the EPA numbers beaten so soundly.
-02 Civic Sedan, white, auto.
Autobody guy was really impressed how car absorbed and dissipated impact energy - passenger cage stayed intact. THe roof was still smooth, the windows all stayed in their frames and didn't crack. Mimimal cabin intrusion even though doors were smashed. Honda engineers did their homework.
Of course rear axle was shot, needed new right side doors, bumper, trunk was collapsed - all in all ~$10K in damage estimate before they even started taking it apart, resulting in a total. Unfortunately, there was only 4300 miles on the odometer. However, Honda end of model year clearance is still going on, so we can get a replacement, for relatively small amount over insurance payout. Mom's a much older model, but we're quite happy to keep her. Thanks Honda!!!
Having the car trashed... not a big deal
the car been total ... not big deal
having your mom walk away from the accident
PRICELESS
hugs for her and speedy recovery.
Greetings from sunny Miami.
~Carrie- 2002 Honda Civic EX Sedan- Eternal Blue Pearl.
LMAO, those are just a bunch of guys wrote anything they want. I always laugh at their report. Their review is very "subjective". Why don't they test Honda EX instead of LX? EX has better engine than LX. Very strange part is that, they have scores for each category, but at the end instead of adding all the scores from each category, they just pick a random number and call it a day. My "guess" is depends on which car manufacturer paid more ads on their magazine will get the better score.
Go check out resale value of the cars to see which car has the best resale value. The winner is --- Honda Civic.