2013 and earlier-Honda Civic Prices Paid and Buying Experience

tbtmedia

Just leased a civic coupe EX--was this a good deal?
MSRP: $20,7755
Agreed upon price: $18,737

Cash Down: $2,000
Terms: 36 months/12,000 miles per year
Monthly payment: $229

Also bought the tire warranty separately-anyone ever have problems?

choreography

I got a quote of $18,200 OTD from one dealer. What will be a reasonable OTD price in this area? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

movingfast

Just went out earlier and purchased a Honda Civic 2009 Silver LX Sedan with automatic transmission.

I had gone through previous dealers at used cars, certified car dealers, and eventually decided to get something new instead. I settled with buying a new car at Autowest Honda in Roseville, CA. I spent some time previously looking at car prices for used cars but didn't use spare enough for new cars and this ultimately cost me big time.

The price I paid out the door on the car is a very high price and it was poorly settled upon due to my lack of research for new cars and a first time buyers confidence.

Here's how it came down:

Invoice: ~$17,600
MSRP: $18,255
Price: $18,100
OTD: $20,459.99 (including taxes and etc below)

Doc fee: $55
Sales tax: $1316.24
DMV e-filing: $29
(optional)Service contract(to whom paid): SAFEGUARD: $750 -- this one was a poor oversight on my part and one I should have caught.
License fee: $118
Registration/Transfer fee: $83
California Tire fee: $8.75

So there you have it all laid out. After finalizing and signing everything off, it felt good driving back home 100 miles in my new car, but after checking online with all prices paid for same make and model -- I've got the blues.

The experience, should anyone care:

I went through 5 people (salesperson, new car manager, customer relations manager, financer, finance manager). The process was smooth up until it came to the finance department. One person in particular, the finance manager, I find it necessary to mention his name: Josh. He absolutely ruined the experience, and after the four people I had gone through, I was ready to leave without making a purchase. This guy in particular was locked in on getting me to purchase a warranty plan (~$2500) when I repeatedly expressed I had no interest and would not consider purchasing it no matter what. Right before he left he openly said out loud: "I don't give a crap" then walked out of the room. I realize had I walked out then, I would have saved quite a bit of money.

Moreover, in the finance department, I was being rushed, pushed forms at to sign (this is where the $750 SAFEGUARD warranty plan was thrown in and I missed), and given brief explanations and random numbers generated.

Things learned out of this experience:

1. Research new cars, pricing, dealer quotes, comparable prices paid for.
2. Carefully examine the "...Sale Contract," especially all the (OPTIONAL) bogus crap that could be thrown in.
3. Leave the lot when uncomfortable. An absolute must.
4. Don't make my mistakes.

sacramento2

Sorry to hear that they treated you so poorly. I live in Roseville and was planning to go to purchase a 2009HCH car in Roseville Autowest Honda but after reading your experiences, I am having a second thought.

Again thanks for sharing your experiences and I'll try to post mine experience so others can benefit (when I do purchase it).

starsin2000

OTD $17,849.00 in Tulsa, OK. They need to move cars. Still have TTL to pay at the DMV

cottongin1

I did buy the LX Civic sedan, automatic, for $17,900 OTD at Lute Riley in Richardson, TX. By searching Edmonds first and emailing dealerships, I told each dealer I was shopping by phone only and asked if they wanted to give me a quote. As each quote came in lower than the other I finally hit bottom when several would sell this at $17,900, but no one would touch $17,800. I stressed OTD price because I didn't want to get in and have any costs be subject to change. I have been very happy with the salesmen at Lute Riley so we went back there.

ward2009

My wife and I got a fantastic deal from Markley Honda in Fort Collins on a new 2009 Civic EX-L. The entire experience at the dealer was great by any standard, especially since most dealers would consider us to be young enough to take advantage of. The test drive went well, we received a price below $2000 below MSRP and were treated well throughout the experience. Anyone in Fort Collins looking for a new Honda need to give Matt Veogtle or Tad Johnson a call.

cuongchanluong

Is $21,800 a good OTD price for the 2009 Civic Sedan EXL? Thanks! I'm located in San Jose, CA

sinsd

ouch, that is too bad. But I didn't make out as well as others have here, either. It was in December (fewer hard-core dealios) and my dealer ordered me the car/color (urban titanium LX-S) I wanted, so it felt better to me to sit in mine when no one drove it, other than the lot dude. I even knew right when it was built and shipped, etc. I know I could have done better (at any other dealer) and did get at least an "invoice" offer, and could have worked that better, too. I know others here have beat my price by 1,500 to close to 2k.

But ya can't look back.

Enjoy your car!!!!

lucky15

If your saying that included in that is, taxes, title, doc. fees, license, then that is a good deal, if your saying interest on financing is included also, then you got a fantastic deal.

devo00

I just talked several dealers down and finally got the best price I could at a dealer in Salem, NH for a 2009 4dr Civic LX-S, royal blue, $16,500 price + $825 taxes + $180 doc fee + $86 for tags...so $17,591 OTD. How does this rate comparitively, is it a good deal?

I have great credit, and one dealer had the nerve to tell me they'd give me the price above, but only with a higher rate (non-Honda) financing. Needless to say I left, and they rescinded the offer today, but it was too late.

temj12

Don't be hard on yourself. Just learn from the experience and move on and enjoy your car. There is always someone who got a better price. I just purchased a Honda Civic Si. The car listed for 22,475 and I got 2,000 off thanks to this website. I would not have otherwise because I would not have known how much Honda had to play with. Rather than offer rebates, Honda is smart and comes through the back door, giving dealers incentives. I, too, found extra charges for stripe, mudguards, special wax job as one of the other posts included. I told him that it did not mean anything to me, although it did look sharp. Dealers play games with you and you just have to learn how to play back. That comes with experience. The finance department always hits you with the warranty and they are expensive. I always tell them no but I let them give their presentation. It is a high profit item for them. If I had had a finance guy talk to me that way, I would have torn up the paper work and walked out. That is inexcusable. By the way, I am in Tennessee.

pvanman

My daughter had her mind set on a civic with black interior. After much searching we found only 2 of them had a black interior, and they were both Si with the higher horsepower motor that requires premium gas. If yours has a black interior I would say it is one rare civic. She settled on a Metallic grey EX with grey interior, moonroof, alloy wheels and the spoiler on the back.

lost57

The LX-S Models all have black interior with silver stitching.

sinsd

and it's the exact fabric that's in the si models

devo00

Is there something special about the Si fabric? I am picking up the LX-S which comes with the black Si interior, other than color what's the advantage?

pvanman

No, I was just commenting I couldn't find an EX with black interior

shawlun

I,m from Western Pennsylvania, What kind of deals are people getting on the 09 Civic EX model. Should I be happy with a deal at invoice. or should i dig deeper?

carguy94

Has anyone had experience in purchasing a Civic LS 4door automatic in the Miami area? I would be interested in price paid and dealership experience.

night_glider

Hi! I just wanted to step in and say I bought a 2009 Honda Civic EX two-door coupe from Autowest Honda, Roseville CA on the 15th of this month.

My advice is to go through the internet department! I was quoted $18,225 + TTL for my Civic and I thought it was fair. I wanted the Royal Blue Pearl and the internet manager was more than happy to do a dealer trade at no cost. Unlike other dealers, he did not require a down payment or any additional charges.

Not only that but I noticed 3 very small dings on the driver's side door a few days later. I arranged to bring the car in, it was fixed with NO hassle and I even had a paid for rental car. I know that this service should be expected but I *rarely* deal with companies that don't want to fight about something.

So, in review, I loved my experience at Autowest Honda but *only* through the internet department. My sales guy was awesome and actually responded to my emails with tons of information instead of the usual "just come on in!"

Kirstie_H

A reporter is hoping to connect with people who recently bought a new vehicle and intend to drive it on vacation in the coming months. Please respond to jfallon@edmunds.com no later than March 31, 2009, and be sure to note what vehicle you purchased and what you think will make it functional and fun during your vacation.
Thanks,
Jeannine Fallon
Corporate Communications
Edmunds.com

wai

Please give me the breakdown of tax, doc fee and tag fee in your area. Thanks

starsin2000

I haven't purchased the tag yet but with fees and all should be right at $100. Taxes are 3.25% of purchase price unless it is 20% below MSRP than it is 3.25% of msrp. If you search the Oklahoma Tax Commision you can get a complete breakdown.

drtivol

Been working with some dealers on/off in Chicagoland via email. Have just received updated pricing from both of them (unsolicited) that the Civic prices have dropped $750 for higher end and $500 for lower end. I'm seeing as an example, Civic EX AT is $20775 MSRP and is now $17275 (includes shipping) add your own ttl and doc fee. invoice is $19185, so that's nearly $1800 below invoice. EXL and up are nearly $3k below invoice.

rohibatta

Do you mind providing the names of these dealers and the EXL AT price?

antonio1

Carguy94,

Here in orlando dealers are offering the lx for 16,089.00. I will think the lx-s should be around 16,500.00. The only problem here is central florida is that dealers charge 599.00 doc fee. How much do dealers in South Florida charge for Doc fee?

drtivol

2009 Sedan EX-L AT MSRP is $22,225 and sale price is $18,650 plus tax, title, license and doc fee.

This is from Bemis in Dekalb. Valley in Naperville is within +/- $50 of this.

voltron12

What? This can't be right. I thought I got an amazing deal, I paid $20,750 out the door @ 3.75% tax.

ddon_odsy

yes, Even in North Floria having same.. dealers charging doc fee around 600 - 800..
Any way i bought Lx-S car last week North Florida (Jacksonville - Lucas Honda)
Here is my price .. I hope this will help somehow..
Car price LX-S 15869.67 (including des+wheel locks+Splash guards+trunk tray)
State & County Tax 7% 1021.17
Doc Fee (default.. :mad: ) 798.00
Lic -trans 90.00
Doc stamp Taxes 40.00
Total (OTD) = 17818.34

Note:
LX-S outside and black interior looks good.. Best buy for LX-S instead of LX.
Good luck,,,

ddon_odsy

I forgot to mentions this is LX-S (Automatic Transmission ) with 3.9% inter for 60 months...

drtivol

yeah it is pretty good.

wolfenstein

Just purchased a 2009 Honda Civic Sedan EX, AT in Cary, NC.

Sticker was $20,775 (including destination charge)

I paid:

$17,287 (including destination charge)
$398 doc fee
$74 registration fee
$518.61 NC sales tax

which came out to $18,277.61 OTD. So how did I do on this deal?

gtz99

I have been shopping for a LXAT or EXAT in Minnesota and the best price I can come up with is $16,100 for the LX and $17,900 (Inver Grove Honda) for the EX. Anyone in the area who has found a better deal? Thanks

steve190

Looks like you were quoted a great price on the EX. I just picked up my 2009 EX coupe with 5 speed manual and paid 17,451 not including tax or fees but it did include destin. charge. Must say I am very happy with both the price and the car (so far). The dealer did not have the color I wanted and had to locate and pick it up, so that tells me they are doing whatever it takes to sell cars now. Good luck and enjoy your Honda!

yahoosky

Greetings, I visited all five dealers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul looking for LX or LX-S AT white. Out of 5, one Hopkins Honda said they did not have my color and let me go out the door. Brookdale wanted $16,600 for LX, $17,200 for LX-S, Inver Grove Honda wanted $16,600 for LX, Burnsville Honda wanted $16,900 and did not want to negotiate; Richfield Bloomington Honda said $17,500 is the best they could do without loosing their shirt, but when I pointed out that other guys could sell it to me at $16,600, they wanted to match the price without batting an eye.

I hope that I can hold out for $16,000 for LX or $16,500 for LX-S (destination charge included). I would welcome others in the Twin Cities to share their experience.

Thanks to all the good folks for sharing. Keep up the good work.

backy

FYI Walser Honda in Burnsville is a "no-negotiations" dealer, like every other Walser dealership. So they were serious when they said they would not negotiate.

jcrawford999

Just got a LX Sedan AT in north suburban Chicagoland, Cook County

Price: 16,000
OTD: 17,600 with new plates and 8% sales tax

Tax is calculated on pre-$500 dealer cash amount

jfritsch

Don't pay up for these cars... There may be a huge shooting gallery for most cars in the traditional may-july inventory reductions.

Good luck
--jjf

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Last summer, when gas cost $4 a gallon, buyers snapped up small cars so fast that dealers couldn't keep them in stock. Now, with gas prices half that level, almost 500,000 fuel-thrifty models are piled up unsold around the country.

The turnabout comes at a bad time for the struggling U.S. car industry, which has revamped factories and shifted product plans to produce more small cars in coming years. The moves are prompted by coming stricter federal fuel-economy standards and the Obama administration's car-bailout plan, which encourages auto makers to boost their vehicles' mileage.

Practically every small car in the market is stacked up at dealerships. At the end of February, Honda Motor Co. had 22,191 Fits on dealer lots -- enough to last 125 days at the current sales rate, according to Autodata Corp. In July, it had a nine-day supply, while the industry generally considers a 55- to 60-day supply healthy.

For other models the supply situation is even worse. Toyota Motor Corp. has enough Yaris subcompacts to last 175 days. Chrysler LLC has a 205-day supply of the Dodge Caliber. And Chevrolet dealers have 427 days' worth of Aveo subcompacts. At the current sales rate, General Motors Corp. could stop making the Aveo and it wouldn't run out until May 24, 2010.

"I don't think Americans really like small cars," said Beau Boeckmann, whose family's Galpin Ford in southern California is the country's largest Ford dealer. "They drive them when they think they have to, when gas prices are high. But we're big people and we like big cars."

The logjam of small cars is caused in part by the recession, which has sapped sales of all types of vehicles. But it also underscores how badly gasoline prices have whipsawed the industry

sacramento2

I wanted to buy Honda Civic LX 4dr, AUTO and I think I got an excellent quote/price ($17,250 out the door) in Sacramento (2 dealers) but I waited too long. It looks like the color my wife likes is all gone (Urban Titanium). Anyway if anyone in Sacramento wants to buy one, you should be able to get it down to $17,250 (out the door). Good luck.

isellhondas

Urban Titanium isn't available on Civics.

It's a CRV color only.

Are oyu thinking of Galaxy Grey? It's pretty close.

Are you talking about a 2009? There should be lots of them out there.

isellhondas

I'm wrong!

I just remembered that Urban Titanium IS available on 2009 Civics! My bad!

For some reason it doesn't sell well at all on Civics but it's a high demand color on CRV's!

Go figure?

lidodeparis

You can get Civics in Urban Titanium

tarbagan

Thanks to the forum, today I came back with my brand new Civic LX auto, Sliver, which has 39 miles on it.
I paid the Out-The-Door price $16,682 [Sale price $15,738+$472 tax (3%) +$398 documentation fee+$74 tag, including everything] for this 2009 Honda Civic LX sedan with automatic transmission. The LX-S will be $600 more according to the dealer's offer

thomasnguyen

Hi, I'm also seeking for a silver LX and emailed several dealers for price quote. I attempted $15,900 for OTD price and they did not like that price. I'm hoping that I can make a last offer of $16,500 OTD and hold out there.

wolfenstein

Good job on the price negotiation! The Triangle Honda dealerships are legendary for holding the line on prices -- so I'm glad to see them falling in line with what other NC dealerships are offering.

My buying experience with the Cary Honda dealer was interesting. I had brought in an Internet price quote for them to match (they had a big sign up saying that they'll match any Honda dealer's price), and they refused to match it! Claimed the car color I wanted wasn't in stock at the other dealer. Well, after offering me their "best" price, they let me walk out the door. By the time I got home, the dealer had called back and agreed to match the price quote. :shades:

matre128

Yes-
2009 Civic EX 4dr Auto
Sale price $16,893 + $845 tax (5%) + $299 Admin/Doc fee + $86 tag

giadzich

I was ended up to buy the Acord LX at 20,400 OTD because I couldn't get the deal for the CIVIC at 17,500 OTD. Just three days after I bought the accord, other dealer started calling me to offer 17,200 OTD ( based on 8.25% CA sale tax).

Congratulation on your CIVIC negotiation.

ckcwong

Do you mind posting the Bay Area dealers for both your Accord and the lowest Civic offer? Thanks.

wisngamecock

Does anyone know the April incentives for the Civic? Based on recent posts, seems like dealers had added incentive to move Civics as prices dropped in recent weeks.

samgreen

Hi,

A Civic EX for under $17000 sounds like an amazing deal. Could you please say what dealer it was, if there was anything "unusual" about it (e.g. a one time special), and if any other Massachusetts dealers came close to that price.

thank you