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I have an 'out the door' quote for an '05 Accord LX 4 cylinder with auto. Does this seem reasonable?
$19,657 - Out the door price:
$18,351 - (car and destination- by my math)
1,285 - tax (7% in Atlanta area)
21 - tag/title
19,657 - Total (internet quote from local dealer)
I got this far in a couple of weeks of emailing dealers. Any thoughts from anyone on if I should keep going or is this as low as I'm likely to get?
Thanks in advance.
Would Woodbridge be Hendrick? I added them to the list of dealers I was working with for an EX-L v6 4dr with nav. The OTD price was among the highest I've been quoted and almost $1200 more than the best deal I've seen so far on a similarly outfitted model (only missing the floor mats). I'll check out Koons though and once I'm through with this process, I'll write up a quick summary of my experience with internet only shopping.
MSRP $25,015.00
Internet Price $21,761.00
Processing Fee 299.00
Va. State Tax (3%) 661.80
Pr. William tax (.12%) 26.11
Va. Tags and Title 39.50
Total Price $22,787.41
If anyone can find a better price, I'd love to know!
You should not pay any loan-related fees if you finance your vehicle through Honda Financial Services. In fact, you can apply online at hondafinancialservices.com.
The usual Chicago area pricing with a few more LX’s to add to the list.
Grand Honda
05 Accord EX I4 w/ Auto: $20,173
05 Accord EX-L I4 w/ Auto: $21,561
05 Accord EX V6 w/ Auto: $23,538
05 Accord Hybrid (non-NAVI): $28,000
05 Accord 2-door EX V6 w/ Auto: $23,495
Jacob’s Twin Honda
05 Accord LX I4 w/ Auto: $18,999
Muller Honda
05 Accord LX I4 w/ Auto: $18,995
The I4 EX and EX-L prices have dropped by a good amount vs. last week which falls in line w/ Rx300ss’ spectacular $22,200 for a brand new 05 I4 EX-L w/ NAVI and Auto from O’Hare Honda last week. His was less expensive then any of these advertised deals by some margin I wonder if the Chicago Auto show had anything to do with it as in an un-announced FTD incentive to Chicago area Honda dealers for these 2 weeks only? I guess we will see next week
All prices above are for 4-door sedans unless otherwise specified and include the Honda assigned destination fee of $515.
Good Luck
Wayne R. Gerdes
How do you get these prices?
Friday Chicago Trib - Classified Section - New Car dealerships weekly ad’s
Saturday Chicago Trib - Automart - New Car dealerships weekly ad’s
Sunday Chicago Trib - Transportation Section - New Car dealerships weekly ad’s
Good Luck
Wayne R. Gerdes
I just got a quote on a 2005 Civic coupe SE w/ auto for almost $500 under invoice. 16139 + 515 deliver + 162 doc prep + 100? for NJ Motor Veh. to take car to Connecticut. I an now looking at getting the Accord EX V6 instead. Get back to me if this is a legit offer and you use it.
Another one
Holmes Honda - Shreveport, LA
Brand new 05 Accord Hybrid (non-NAVI): $27,495 via E-Bay “Buy it Now”.
The AH’s appear to be selling poorly given the well below MSRP for a practically brand new release as found in Chicago, IL. ($28,000), Sioux Fall’s SD. ($28,900), and now Shreveport, LA. ($27,495). This AH is actually going out at Invoice! Strange, very strange.
Good Luck
Wayne R. Gerdes
Just a quick update on my I4 EXL-NAVI for $22200. O'hare Honda called me sometime last week to tell me that price they sold me the car was NOT the right price. They are claiming that they've quoted me a price for EXL w/o NAVI. All the doc's I have signed says EXL-NAVI and I took delivery of EXL-NAVI.
I will keep you guys updated on the outcome.
Now that is one for the books. What did they say, you owe an additional $1,800 and demanded payment after you have had the car for a week?
Please keep us up to date with the details as this is the first time I have ever heard of that happening? I saw your E-Mail and they definitely quoted the EX-L w/ NAVI let alone accepting your hard earned money for the car at that price. The way it looks to me is that you achieved the best price in the country and tough luck for them?
Good Luck
Wayne R. Gerdes
dbauer, "Any Questions for a Car Dealer?" #10966, 18 Feb 2005 6:19 pm
I'd read through both of these to see what people have had in the past. I believe something similar to your problem has been discussed somewhere in a forum here.
I would ask and read both places. While some of the dealer-oriented persons there may say one way or the other, I'd watch for Driftracer's response myself.
In one of these someone recently discovered their Tahoe? did not have all wheel drive weeks after purchase. I haven't seen a conclusion yet. Owner thought they negotiated for AWD. There's no way to tell by knobs. etc.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I posted your situation into the “Any Questions for a Car Dealer?” thread and the 2 replies so far look like you are in the clear without question.
Stickguy: Well, the dealer has absolutley no recourse, legally or ethically, and I can't believe they had the nerve to send that letter.
If they really screwed up that bad, they should eat the difference and work on thier internal controls.
The fact that they documented the right model all along further undermines their case.
Rroyce10: ........ It's time to eat that one ...........
Terry.
Fredvh, why the Ah Ha stuff? It looks like Rx300ss picked up a great price and is in the clear without question although we will never see pricing this low until the end of this year possibly :-( Remember that $22,500 purchased an 04 PZEV and non-PZEV equipped I4 w/ Auto - EX-L w/ NAVI in September/October of last year when there was only the $1,000 FTD incentives, not the $1,300 that came about in or around November or December after that Chalmers Honda in Boston and Rosen Honda here in Illinois were the two I knew about anyway.
Good Luck
Wayne R. Gerdes
I had a case where a furniture store did not charge sales tax on furniture delivered to home in a different state. About a year later the state I live in apparently had contacted them since they are near the state line and do a lot of business in our state. I got a letter asking me to pay the sales tax from the furniture store. I suspected they weren't serious. Never got a letter from them certified nor heard anything else about the sales tax.
I figured anything they collected they would pay to my state; if they collected nothing, they probably didn't pay on back purchases.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Is this a good price?
Thanks
Where did you get your price from?
Cash price (includes processing but before TTL) on the vehicle was 27,682 and that included dealer installed splash guards, trunk tray, pin stripe, wheel locks, and fender trim. Its basically $50 under invoice with the dealer installed stuff thrown in for free.
As for the experience at Herson's, it was great.
The salesman was very knowledgeable about the inventory (and what was in stock). When I told him the best OTD price I had seen on the car, HE pulled out a calculator, worked up some numbers, decided it was a real offer I had received, and then HE offered up a slightly lower number without the game of "I dunno, this would be an amazing deal for you, I don't know if my sales manager is gonna do it". Granted, I had put a chunk of time into shopping the price (see my 2/21 post on "Purchasing Strategies"), but everything went exceptionally smooth.
And here is where Herson's wins BIG points with me. The F&I mgr came out and asked how recently I had renewed my registration. When I told her it was within the last 3 months, she decided it would be easier to do a tag xfer rather than put new ones on. I was fine with that, but a bit skeptical. When I got back to her office and looked over the paperwork, she had proactively reduced my OTD price by the $118 savings from doing the xfer vs new without me having to ask about it. I told her that was almost too honest and it was scaring me ;-)
Many thanks to all of the contributors on this board over the last month - esp the folks in the DC area who helped emencely
By the way is XM radio worth it- apparentlty it was packaged already from the factory in this trim line?
The XM is much better sound quality than AM or FM--it's CD quality from a radio without all the annoying commercials......Richard
I really doubt your car is worth $15K, even though it only has 22K miles...
What was fair or reasonable for the lease is immaterial now.. You agreed to it.. Your only decision is whether you want to pay $10K for your car.. That seems like a good price, considering the low mileage...
Leasing to own is okay.. But, you should have bought the car at the end of the original 3 year term.. By extending the lease another two years, you cost yourself quite a bit of money..
regards,
kyfdx
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Also my husband and I argued all night about whether Honda ever offered 0% or 2.9% to qualified buyers. He said no. I said yes. The 5.78% we are paying seems excessive given the fact we had a decent credit score. Is the interest arbitrary or based solely on credit score? It's been an education. Thank you.
If your original lease was for 3 years, you certainly should have been able to buy the car at that time... It doesn't seem likely that leasing for two more years was your only option.
As for the value on your Accord?
imidazol97, "Real-World Trade-In Values" #25204, 23 Feb 2005 6:58 pm
Post a complete description there... There is a template in red at the bottom of the page.. follow that and be liberal with details... Terry will give you a good idea of what your car is worth..
regards,
kyfdx
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Accord LX: 17,600
Alarm: 200
TTL: 1600
TOTAL: $19,400
This is roughly 1300 below invoice, which isn't too bad for an Accord that was made in Japan.
$18,645.00 ($300 UNDER Invoice)
+ 00.00 Splashguards, Wheel Locks, & Cargo Tray (Retail $281)
$18,645.00
+ 1,417.02 Tax (7.6%)
+ 359.48 Lic Fee
+ 299.00 Doc Fee
+ 5.00 Az Tire Tax
$20,725.50 Out-the-Door!
I think I can still get a better deal.....anyone know of any Honda dealers in the Phoenix/Tucson area where I can get a better price? The Lic and Doc fees seem a little too high IMO...any comparable figures?
The usual Chicago area pricing. Same as last week in fact.
Grand Honda
05 Accord EX 4-door I4 w/ Auto: $20,173
05 Accord EX-L 4-door I4 w/ Auto: $21,561
05 Accord 4-door EX V6 w/ Auto: $23,538
05 Accord Hybrid (non-NAVI): $28,000
05 Accord 2-door EX V6 w/ Auto: $23,495
Good Luck
Wayne R. Gerdes