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I guess there are a lot of desperate sales mans out there!
Thanks for sharing - enjoy your civic
Also, I liked that they had the car in stock and when I drove it, it had only 3 miles on it.
That information should be in your owner's manual.
Honda says to avoid full throttle starts and to try to avoid hard brealing for the first 500 miles.
I wouldn't use my cruise control at first either and I would vary my highway speeds but, in the life of the car, it probably wouldn't make a difference.
However, they are well aware of the fact you HAVE to have this car and there probably aren't many (if any) out there. You are not in a position of strength in that regard.
In case it matters, remember, cars that are unpopular when new are even more unpopular as used cars. You may want to rethink the manual transmission you want so badly.
If you really want a manual, got for it but keep in mind that there will be more options if you are willing to take an automatic.
Needless to say call BOCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could you break the 18,500 down?
For example; TX has a 6.25% car sales tax, which increases the OTD price considerably...
My OTD price was 18800 plus a free tint, auto sales tax is higher in CA than in TX therefore you are getting a better deal than me :P mine was a manual though
Somehow, I'll bet it still is!
The LX-S is a MUCH better value AND the black interior/leather wrapped steering wheel is VERY nice. The alloy wheels are a huge improvement.
It just makes more sense to pay the extra few hunnerd bucks for this trim. I am loving driving it!
Few desperate honda dealers from NJ, NYC area quoted me 18,050. That included destination and all junk fees but tax and dmv. The only catch was to “colors in stock” – out-dealers trades would cost little more. But it seems like everybody has plenty of stock.
I would wait few weeks. I heard that used market went south in November/December of 08. Friend of mine goes to Manheim Used cars sales auctions – he showed me reports from those auctions. Used 08 Civics EX auto are selling between 12k to 14k depending on miles (low teens to low twenties miles). 08 LX were sold even 2k cheaper.
I think new car market will follow next. He even showed me few civic 09 EX repossessed sold at auctions for low 15 with very low miles. Honda will probable drop the price and rates, Toyota and Nissan already did.
Stay tuned
my guess is it can only go lower.....
i'm still amazed i sold it off craigslist~
You won't save any money traveling to OR or CA. that is a bad rumor. We all pay the same for our cars. No incentive money on Civics.
Went to a different dealership to actually test drive the car. After wasting my time, their offer was $17, 329. After i told them i had a better deal at $16,886, their new offer was $17, 200 and when i said i was going to walk out, the asks me to wait, wastes my time again and finally comes back with a sheet indicating that the invoice price is $16,818 so the $17,200 i got offered is the best deal around. i thanked him and walked out.
iAnyway, I'd called a different dealership while this guy was wasting my time and he offered me something in the $17k range, but when i said i'd been offered a different deal, he asked how low and i said $16,800. He goes "if i offer it to you at 16,800, will you buy it?" i go "yes". so he puts me on hold, comes back and tells me i can have the car for $16,800 with the destination charge included with the price. The only fees are $99 processing fee which seems to be the same for the dealerships around here plus tax and tags. I did go to the dealership and the price was the same as he's quoted on the phone. i didn't try to renegotiate. I'm wondering if i coulda gone lower and had a better deal. Mind you the 16,800 includes the $500 cashback honda is having. is this worth it or can i get a better price?
thanks.
$17,123 + $300 tax + $199 documentation fees + tags for
a total of $17,698 OTD. That seems like a good price to me.
I keep reading where people are buying for invoice plus tax, tags
and fees. What is invoice for the Civic LX with auto trans?
Kelly blue book lists the invoice as $17,3**, i'm not sure if that includes the destination charge.
I had a dealer show me a sheet with a list of all their cars with the invoice and MSRPs listed and the invoice for the lx on that sheet was $16,818.
Honda has a $500 cashbacks most dealerships won't tell you about.
I need to call a different guy tomorrow but if i can get it for $16,700 or a little less, it might convince me to give up on the corolla.
hope this helps.
I would suggest doing a price check for 200 miles radius to get the best deal.
Thank You. It ain't rocket science and you ain't negotiating the Treaty of Versailles.
I would agree with you on getting 100$ more as a deal as it is our money not some one else! Good luck!
By the way, is this a secret and only you know of a 500.00 cashback rebate or whatever? I just bought a car and was not informed. Where'd you get this info?
Did you buy the car yet? :P
Just ask you dealer and know that the cash back ends today.
This forum really helped me be a good shopper in terms of helping me know what deals i can get. thanks to all of you. peace out.