2013 and earlier-Honda Civic Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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  • hondahunthondahunt Member Posts: 2
    I need help. It's been a while since I have purchased a new car. We went to Herb Chambers in westboro and the price is $19800 (which only includes dest charge). and $3000 trade for my 2000 VW Jetta. I am thinking I should shop around. What should I be asking for for a price? I am clueless at all this.
  • cszulccszulc Member Posts: 33
    The sales tax thing I was talking about only applies to you if you're leasing the car, because in Illinois you get charged on the whole vehicle NOT just the depreciation, like in most other states. The dealer gets a share of the sales tax rebate at the end of the term.

    $19,600 seems like a good deal, being about $300 under invoice. What dealership is this from? Bring it over to Continental Honda (Mike Bromer, great manager) and they should be able to beat it a bit.
  • magbarnmagbarn Member Posts: 35
    Please use Edmund's excellent tools such as the TMV pricing on edmund's main website. Do NOT PAY MSRP on a car avail since late 05. You should easily get $1500 off before even stepping into the dealership. $2000 also is obtainable off the sticker. Don't let them sell you the extended warranty or any other doo-dads the finance department asks for. Also research the price of your trade-in as they might give you a deal on the car and then rip you off on the trade-in. BTW try to talk to the fleet/internet sales managers as they'll usually cut through the BS faster.
  • hondahunthondahunt Member Posts: 2
    We purchased our new Civic and for the price we got snowed with, we could have had an Accord. Their excuse was "since your credit is bad, this is what you have to pay in order to be approved". Which doesn't make sense- why would they want us to take a loan out on even more money?? I am so incredibly ashamed and disappointed that I purchased this car. We worked with George- and I am shocked that he is able to sleep at night. Well, he probably sleeps well in the bed of money that he has from ripping people off. We were stuck and in a bind, and they saw us coming a mile away. NEVER go to Bernardi and if they give you George, walk out. We had visited Herb Chambers first, and they were shady off the bat. At least we knew we were getting shady there. Bernardi is SLIMY. Ric from Bernardi appeared to be genuine and caring, and then they hand you off to 3 other peeps and then you go to George's office. where WHAM they add on all these fees and services that you don't need and end up paying more than sticker price. And the kicker is that George said "I like you so much, I am including all of this for free". So I have learned that you don't trust anyone who sells cars and learn to walk away. They even pressured me to sign over the title BEFORE I saw the loan amount. Yes, I am that dumb. It was late and I clearly wasn't thinking. So yes, I allowed all this to happen. But I wanted to warn other people to avoid this dealership, and George like the plague. He had us so confused when we left there, and we signed things we shouldn't have.
  • chitownhondachitownhonda Member Posts: 1
    I received four quotes from Internet Sales Managers for a 2008 Civic LX Coupe Automatic. Three of the four quotes are identical - invoice + destination fee = $16,800. Given that this is the first offer, I think I can do better. My question is, how much better? How far below invoice can I realistically expect them to go? (Dealer holdback, based on my research here, seems to be ~$550.) Thanks.
  • jjandersjjanders Member Posts: 18
    I have received quotes ~$200 under invoice for LX and EX auto here in New England....they are sedans, not coupes though.
  • mannychanda187mannychanda187 Member Posts: 10
    hi I am new to buying a car so this is going to be my first car. I have been reading through this forum I would like somebody to tell me if the price I received for this car is a good price or not. I live in Chicago suburbs and I requested quote from 8 dealership around this area. the lowest price I got was 19,447 OTD which even includes my residence tax which is 7%. Can anybody let me know if I should go forward with this deal. I have already talked to their manager and he confirmed price as well.
    thank you
  • hibtonehibtone Member Posts: 8
    Does anyone know if there are going to be any March incentives like last month's President's Day sale? A rebate or special financing would be great.
  • jjandersjjanders Member Posts: 18
    Good question, I don't think there will be any March incentives. I have a 5.2% blank check from Capital One but I'm trying to decide if I should wait until Honda has another 2.9% on Civics....unfortunately that might not be till Memorial Day or 4th of July or some other holiday time....who knows....
  • evpedevped Member Posts: 39
    Where can you get a Civic Ex Sedan for $200 under invoice in New England? I live in CT and will be purchasing with a few months. Thanks.
  • jjandersjjanders Member Posts: 18
    I have gotten quotes below invoice from Schaller Honda in New Britain, as well as Majestic Honda in Warwick, RI and Metro Honda in Johnston, RI.

    My original quote from Westbrook Honda (closest one to me) was much over invoice but I called and asked if they would match the quotes from the other dealerships and the guy said yes.
  • mannychanda187mannychanda187 Member Posts: 10
    hi I am new to buying a car so this is going to be my first car. I have been reading through this forum I would like somebody to tell me if the price I received for this car is a good price or not. I live in Chicago suburbs and I requested quote from 8 dealership around this area. the lowest price I got was 19,447 OTD which even includes my residence tax which is 7%. Can anybody let me know if I should go forward with this deal. I have already talked to their manager and he confirmed price as well.
    thank you
  • shc37shc37 Member Posts: 12
    A dealer which I ultimately didn't buy from sent me an email today saying that the 2.9% is available now for almost all Hondas. They said it was through Honda Financial and not the dealer. Semi-ticked cause I've had my Civic for two weeks now and then they come back with the special offer, lol. But oh well, doubt I would have qualified since it is my first car and don't have the greatest credit score.
  • brick08brick08 Member Posts: 3
    Ex Coupe is $18590 Invoice+Destination. With 7% tax, the price is $19891, and you're yet to add $200-$300 or whatever it is in Illinois for Tag & Title. If they are willing to give it to you for $19447, you're probably $500-$700 under invoice which is really good. This assumes you're not losing money in financing or dealer taking your old car for whatever terms.
  • mannychanda187mannychanda187 Member Posts: 10
    thanks for letting me know brick08 I haven't told them that I would be financing nor would I be trading in any car. I'll go ahead and talk to the dealership now, another question i have do you think I have any room to negotiate the price little bit more or do you think that the car dealer wouldn't go any lower than this price.
  • evpedevped Member Posts: 39
    Thanks for the information. I've bought Hondas from both Majestic and Westbrook. I live about ten minutes from Westbrook and have have always thought they were way overpriced. I will use the internet and hopefully will get a deal below invoice. Thanks again.
  • brick08brick08 Member Posts: 3
    I'd not know if they are willing to go lower or by how much. If you have anyone else quoting same or lower price, you can show that and ask them to match or lower it. Or you can take this dealership price to someone else and ask them to beat it. Neither party might agree to it. Or you can just ask them if they're willing to lower it anymore.
  • mannychanda187mannychanda187 Member Posts: 10
    thank you brick08 I will try to do what you have said.
  • bestdad4usbestdad4us Member Posts: 8
    Reporting our purchase of a 2008 Civic 4DR LX sedan (AT) with Splash Guards installed for 17085.00 plus local tax (Ohio), etc., and got the 2.9% financing. We felt this might not have been the best deal possible, but a pretty good one, and we were short on time. We didn't get any internet quotes beforehand; maybe that would have yielded a better deal.
  • jjandersjjanders Member Posts: 18
    Drove 20 miles to Westbrook Honda in Westbrook, CT today to test drive Civics. Appointment was for 11am, got there a few minutes early.

    My salesperson wasn't around, it took 10 minutes and asking 4-5 people before anyone could even find out where he was. I was then informed he was out on a test drive with another customer.

    I sat around for 30 minutes and nothing. I got up and left. Maybe I was just being anal, but I have no patience for that kind of behavior. It sucks because they are the closest dealership to me, but Westbrook Honda just lost a potential customer.
  • sandman46sandman46 Member Posts: 1,798
    When I lived up in Clinton for a short period, did visit the Westbrook dealership. The prices weren't great by any means, so just waited till I got back home to buy.

    The Sandman :)
  • tbm4530tbm4530 Member Posts: 7
    hey fellow civic owners, I'm looking to buy an 08 EX-L, I'm in S. Jersey, what is a good/great price?

    Thanks
  • pwong8pwong8 Member Posts: 4
    Dealerships do not honor draft checks for banks like Capital One. Reason being is because they don't get the money for 2 months while the car is being driven around. With excellent credit, you should be able to get 4.99% anyways.
  • pwong8pwong8 Member Posts: 4
    Dealer holdback is about $350 on the 08 Civic LX
  • jjandersjjanders Member Posts: 18
    If dealerships don't accept the blank checks, why does Capital One advertise them as such? And why do I read about people using them all the time?
  • hat7ehat7e Member Posts: 3
    I've been visiting a few dealerships in the NOVA area.

    So far I've negotiated with Bill Page:
    16500 + TTL (destination included)

    I just received an email from Hendrick Honda.
    They advertised for a Honda Civic LX Auto (19 of them)
    $15758 + destination + TTL
    Actually this is a little higher than what he quoted me, $15742 two weeks ago.

    What I hate is the processing fees, $299-399, in this area!

    If anyone in the area is thinking about buying a civic, let me know and maybe we can arrange a group price!
  • mrj171mrj171 Member Posts: 2
    I live in Wyoming and was quoted the following for an 08 Civic LX Sedan:

    Invoice: 16,349.47
    D&H: 635.00
    Holdback: -355.20
    Total Invoice: 16,629.27
    Profit: 500.00
    1/2 D&H 99.73
    --------------------------------------
    Total: 17,229.00
    3.9% financing for 60 mo

    From what I've read I think this sounds pretty fair but I haven't checked with any Colorado dealers yet. I might try to get some free all weather floor mats out of the deal at this price but has anybody heard about anyone doing 2.9% financing? I will be deciding today or tomorrow so any help would be great.
  • bcmracinebcmracine Member Posts: 2
    Looking toget the possible price. What is holdback, dealer incentive monies, discouints?? Thanks
  • mrj171mrj171 Member Posts: 2
    There are no incentives on Honda Civics which is good because that means they hold their resale value better, but you should still be able to find 3.9 financing somewhere, which I'm told ends Sunday though. Holdback is usually about $380 or 2% of invoice, which you can find on Edmunds.com. I live in Wyoming and have an offer for $300 over invoice from a dealer who knows my dad because he is also in the car business, and he said that's as low as they can go just to break even so if you're in the ballpark you're doing good. He also said that in the next month when gas goes up they will have no problem selling Civics for MSRP so now is the time to act to get the best deal!
  • macljsmacljs Member Posts: 5
    hi, i want to buy an 08' civic LE with auto transmission in portland area in the mid of Apirl. what price should i pay for it? Did any one buy a similar one recently? Please let me know the price and the dealer. Thank you.
  • drwatsondrwatson Member Posts: 1
    Instead of walking in the dealer, I went through the Internet/Request Quote.
    - The price I was given was $16,629, which includes destination fee already.
    - To the above price I only needed to add the usual tax/title/etc.
    - Sales tax were 6.5% (I was told sales tax in IL will go up to 7% April 1st - I don't know if that is true).
    - Out of the door price: $18,138
    - Finance rate for 60 mos. was 3.9% (again, they told me that rate is going away very soon). No money down was required.
    Maybe I could get a better price if I shopped around a little more, but I feel that I got a decent deal and a very straight forward experience.
    I got the car at Rosen Honda of Gurnee and I have no complaints about the service, considering it was a busy Saturday after a snowstorm.
  • tbm4530tbm4530 Member Posts: 7
    Does anyone really know what a dealer pays the manufacturer, after the holdbacks,ads fee,floor plan fees. How do I make an offer that gives the dealer a 3-5%
    profit if I don't know exactly what he paid for it.

    Tim
  • tiff_ctiff_c Member Posts: 531
    Does anyone really know what a dealer pays the manufacturer, after the holdbacks,ads fee,floor plan fees. How do I make an offer that gives the dealer a 3-5%
    profit if I don't know exactly what he paid for it.


    It doesn't matter what the dealer really paid in the end and you're never likely to find out unless you own a car dealership.
    offer the dealer invoice, it's listed on edmunds and other places. Then add on the destination charge, and maybe $160 for Dealer Documentation fees. That should be the price you pay for the car. It doesn't matter how much the dealer has paid for the car. it's what you can buy it for.
    If you want to see real insanity, get a job working as a driver for a used car dealer and go to the auctions, since you will have to drive a vehicle back.
    You will be amazed at what cars truly sell for even only 1 year old. There is a reason car dealers have million dollar showrooms.
    Nonetheless, invoice plus destination and a reasonable doc fee is a good price. Yes, you can certainly get below invoice on certain cars. I doubt it's possible on a civic right now buy you can always try and forget the 3-5% profit that's a load of Hooey. No matter what the dealer ends up selling the car for rest assured they ARE making a profit. If they aren't, they wouldn't sell it to you.
    This isn't like tipping at a restaurant. The perks for selling in volume are probably far greater than we know.
    Invoice or below and walk if you don't get your price. The Honda Dealer i bought from was willing to give me Invoice on everything but a CR-V and a Civic Si and I could have gotten invoice on the Si if I had pushed for it.
    The dealer worked so hard to get me into a car that day that I wasn't interested in haggling at the time.
    They went all out, unlike the places I went to yesterday looking for a second car. Subaru has mostly rude salespeople or disinterested at best.
    Several others were ok. The Toyota guy practically did backflips but he knows he has to wait til my time frame of 2 months as well as several other brands are looked at.
    If they know you love the car, they will not drop the price and if you walk away they'll know you'll be back.
    Deal with Internet sales managers and tell them what you want and haggle til you get it or buy a car from a dealer or brand that will give you the price you want.
  • firewill65firewill65 Member Posts: 1
    Just purchased a 2008 civic coupe LX with automatic transmission for $17,890 out the door at south motors internet dept in miami FL
  • baorulez08baorulez08 Member Posts: 4
    firewill65,
    Could you scan your buyer contract (block your personal information) and send it to me, baorulez at gmail dot com?

    I am looking to buy a Civic LX auto sedan. The dealers around here would not quote me a reasonable price. They said they would match if they see a buyer contract.

    Could someone send me your buyer contract with less than $18000 OTD?

    Thanks a lot!

    Bao
  • the_zerthe_zer Member Posts: 3
    Bao

    Call Braman Honda West Palm Beach. First offer they emailed was $18,284 OTD for Civix LX Sedan AT.
  • ccsmith2ccsmith2 Member Posts: 1
    Guys --

    I just bought a 08 Civic Sedan LX-Manual in the Northern VA area for $17,050 OTD (out-the-door). I don't have receipt in front of me but the invoice including freight was $16100 and the remaining was taxes, tags, and processing.

    I really hope this was a good deal because I didn't do a lot of shopping around. What do you guys think?

    CC
  • stickyx2stickyx2 Member Posts: 11
    I paid 16400 in RI. This is before the 7% state tax. I though I got a great deal. All negotiations were done online. No other dealership would beat it.
  • jjandersjjanders Member Posts: 18
    What dealership in RI? I am in CT but looking at dealerships in both CT and RI.

    Thanks.
  • the_zerthe_zer Member Posts: 3
    Purchased on 3/29/08 in South Florida

    Price $18,285.23
    Trade (500.00)
    Fees 38.50
    Tax (6%) 1,069.42
    Tag/Title 104.85
    FL lemon law 2.00

    Total OTD 19,000.00

    Above price included wheel locks, pin stripes, splash guards, door-edge guards, moonroof visor, floor mats, and trunk tray.

    Trade was '95 Accord 224,000 miles with major paint damage, some body damage, bad wheel bearings, bad struts, a/c on last leg, electrical problems and more. The interior looked pretty good. Maybe the dealer got me on the trade, but I don't think it was worth much more than $500. Edmunds indicates a trade-in value of $254 for "rough" condition.

    Fees include FL battery and Tire fee, Electronic filing

    Tag/title was a transfer.

    Honda offered 4.99%, and said 2.99% was not available any longer. My credit score was +800, so that was not an issue. I went with my own financing.
  • sephirothhoosephirothhoo Member Posts: 1
    Would you mind to send me the invoice scan? My email is theobald at gmail dot com
  • mcribmcrib Member Posts: 19
    Which dealership in South FL did you purchase your Civic at?
  • the_zerthe_zer Member Posts: 3
    I don't have a scanner, but what I listed above is correct.

    I went to Fort Myers Honda. They did not give me that price in an email. In fact, they where higher than most, but they are my local dealer. I went there, and walked out on their first offer. As I was leaving, the salesperson knocked on my car window with a better offer.

    If you want the salesperson's name, send me an email.
  • lji1lji1 Member Posts: 41
    I am looking to purchase a 2008 Honda Civic SI with Navigation and summer tires.

    MSRP : $23,695
    Invoice: $21,846

    Are these SI's going at MSRP? Has anyone recently purchased an SI? If so, did you have to pay MSRP? In addition, is the 3.9% APR been extended to April?

    Any input would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks!
  • 2008honda2008honda Member Posts: 17
    :cry::cry:

    Hi does any one out there have any price quote in FL dealer for 2008 Civic LX....?

    All I got one with ~ $18,000 OTD (Including FL 6% tax, dealer fee - $495, Tag title $105 etc)

    I have seen some of the post here, with $17,340 (OTD).. Do you think I can ask those dealers to go down to $17,000 OTD? This means I am asking final sale price around $15,900 (Including dealer’s fees)

    Anyone out there from FL to answer? HELP HELP Pleaaaaaaazzzzzz

    :cry::cry:
  • tiff_ctiff_c Member Posts: 531
    I am looking to purchase a 2008 Honda Civic SI with Navigation and summer tires.

    MSRP : $23,695
    Invoice: $21,846


    I paid $22,000 OTD for mine. We have no State tax and registration was not included. Registration figures will vary here depending on if you transfer plates or not.
    $22k I think was a good price for me and included a free oil change and gas fill up, haven't used them yet.
  • lji1lji1 Member Posts: 41
    So $22,000 was your purchase price, then?

    Thanks
  • bucobuco Member Posts: 49
    What an interesting post! Please keep educating us buyers! :)
    1) What do you believe constitutes the itemized difference between the manufacturer's invoice and the dealers' invoice?
    2) What comprises the doc fee?
    3) What comprises the dealer fee?
    4) What dealer did you buy from?
  • tiff_ctiff_c Member Posts: 531
    So $22,000 was your purchase price, then?

    I paid $21,599 for the car and $400 for the dealers doc fee. That's it. :D
  • tiff_ctiff_c Member Posts: 531
    What an interesting post! Please keep educating us buyers!
    1) What do you believe constitutes the itemized difference between the manufacturer's invoice and the dealers' invoice?


    Doesn't matter, since you will only pay for the car what the dealer will sell it to you for. If you think you can buy it for what the dealer does, by all means let me know how to do that. ;)

    2) What comprises the doc fee?

    Total was $400, included all paperwork, a free oil change a full tank of fuel and a free inspection sticker. Plus at my first pay oil change I will get another free tank of gas.
    Rip-off? Yep! :surprise:
    But at the time it was still better than any of the other dealers and I was in a position at the time where I had to buy a car that day.

    3) What comprises the dealer fee?

    What dealer fee other than the doc fees? I paid for the car and the doc fees. If you mean my registration that is not a part of the car since i had a 20 day temp plate and if I had transferred plates it would have been much less. So you'll have to define your question.

    4) What dealer did you buy from?

    Autofair Honda in Manchester, NH overall I have been happy with them. I could have bartered harder and got a better deal. I made them work for what they got and was happy with the deal. If you can do better that's great. I'm sure i could have gotten the price $500 lower but for me it really wasn't worth it.
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