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So I went to CarsDirect.com and submitted my information. DO THIS FIRST! SAVE YOURSELF TIME! I received a prompt reply from... Herb Chambers! Only this time it was their Boston dealership. Ten minutes later I received a call saying they would sell me the EX V6 (no navigation) for $1000 below invoice, or for $23,673. Here are their economics:
3% of MSRP (before destination charge) .03 x $26,850 = $806 holdback
Bonus for month of May: $900
Total: $1706
Invoice price: $24,673 (includes $515 destination)
Less $1706 = true cost of $22,967.
I paid $23,673 so they made $706 on the car. They also make $198 on documentation charges for a total of $904.
Thanks to everyone who provided this information. This is Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. If you're in the market for a Honda and live near Boston, use CarsDirect.com and go down to Herb Chambers!
Bill
I just want to know if my offer price at $23,000 is too unrealistic for a V6 coupe with leather and Nav.
I see on Edmunds the invoice price is $24,539 (include destination). I noticed someone stated there is some sort of factory incentive of $900 plus hold back of 3% of MSRP (about $816). That gives the dealer about $1,716 for selling a car at invoice price. If I offer at 23K that gives them about $200 bucks in flow. I spoke to a dealer, he would be willing (not sure how willing) to sell me the car at a no loss/ no gain situation. We haven't talked about $$$ yet so I just want to get an idea what others are paying in the bay area, CA.
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How do i check the honda inventory on accord on honda.com for a local dealer?? i tried the dealer i'm near but it says that service in not available yet. someone mentioned u can do it on honda.com but i can't figure it out. i want to buy the VP accord but need to find out which dealer has it in the color i want.
thanks in advance.
I like pin stripes and considering for 2005 Honda Accord LX Auto 4dr Sedan. I remember a dealer saying about two different types of pin stripes (painted, sticker). Not sure what will be charge for it. Any idea? Can this be done cheaper outside?
A NJ dealer is promising to match the CarsDirect quote price as below. Shall I go for it or there is still room for negotiation?
2005 Honda Accord LX Auto 4dr Sedan
17834 (includes destination)
189 Documentation
242 DMV (4 yrs), 85 (if transfering)
6% NJ state tax
7.50 tire fee
Looking forward to your quick response. Thanks
A NJ dealer is promising me to match the CarsDirect quote price as below. Looks like you got better deal than that. I plan to buy this by 05/31. Please advise on how you were able to get the $17534 price? Did you get $17534 quote from Open road InstaQuote? Please reply soon.
2005 Honda Accord LX Auto 4dr Sedan
17834 (includes destination)
189 Documentation
242 DMV (4 yrs), 85 (if transfering)
6% NJ state tax
7.50 tire fee
Looking forward to your quick response. Thanks
Does the price sound reasonable?
I'm going to buy the car in a few hours, so any information you share would be really helpful
Thanks.
The Accord you got is a V6, right? What did you end up paying?
- Anthony
On to my salesman story: After a few days of emailing dealers back and forth, I finally got the lowest quote given to me ($17,700 for an Accord-LX AT l4) and took it to a very popular local dealer in So Cal, who swears by the "we'll-beat-the-lowest-quote" line. (I should also mention that this Internet Salesman doesn't give quotes via email, because "they don't play those games!") The initial email stated that IN ADDITION to beating the competitors quote, buyer will get free sealant and scotchguard. So once I get to this guy's office...the story changed. He said he was beating the other guys quote with the $500's worth of sealant and scotchguard, and only matching the other guys quote. I am sooooo disappointed! I mean, I'd understand if he beat it by $50 but turning sealant and scotchguard into "part of the quote" is false advertising. :mad: He even told me that they automatically add sealant and scotchguard because they leave all the cars out in the open. Certainly not my problem, but I can see that they want to get their money back. I really wanted that Accord, but I didn't want be taken advantage of like that. Honda isn't begging people to buy their cars so I'm sure this dealership won't miss my purchase. I'll just wait until there is another great offer and try again...with a different dealer.
The $800 is in addition to the $18,834 price? That seems pretty high to me. I don't know why dealers ask so much for spoilers, it unbelievable.
They also charged me $1020 to extend the warranty to 4 years/80,000 miles and $500 for the gap insurance.
Was the $18,838 a good price however for the Accord LX 4 door sedan (4 cylinder)?
I'm no pricing expert, but the $800 sounds like they bloated up the price quite a bit. IMO, if you negotiate further, you should be able to get the price down to around $600. Also remember that if you show that you're *really* interested in it, they'll artificially inflate the prices.. so always take care there. And $300 for the document fee is just outrageous! What state did you get this? I think I paid less than $50 for the document fee (in California).
2005 Honda Accord EX V6 2dr w/ Navigation
$24,600 (includes Destination & Handling)
$995 options - lo jack etc
$45 Documentation
$212 Registration, License, Transfer and Title fee
$8.25% CA state tax = $2115.30
$8.75 tire fee
$12 Smog abatment (?)
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$27,998.05 Total
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Financed at 3.9% (total interest of $1287.99 over 3 years), after a downpayment of $7,500.
The dealership is Honda of Stevens Creek.. my experience on the whole was good.
... I got a rear spoiler for $800. I wasn't sure if I should go with the black, graphite gray, or silver Accord but I finally decided on the silver. Do you think I made the right color choice and did I get a good deal? The manager and salesperson told me I got a GREAT deal for the car. Which Honda spolier should I add to the Accord? There are 2 types of spoliers for the Accord.
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I agree with proffy, $800 is overpriced!
The following is from Honda's Website:
Deck Lid Spoiler - MSRP $335
Installation costs not included. (+ $465 labor = $800 quote)
Wing Spoiler - MSRP $499
Installation costs not included. (+ $301 labor = $800 quote)
I don't know about you, but I would say $301 - $435 labor for adding a spoiler that should take approx. 1 hour (??) is legal robbery! :mad:
Phil
Now, I'm wondering what special offers are going to be offered for Accords in June...not looking forward to going again.
I got a red coupe which comes with a beige/ivory leather. Infact, I based the exterior color on the interior.. most of my family/friends' cars have a dark interior, and I wanted a change. Red seemed to fit in well (in fact, my favorite exterior color was blue, followed by silver) If I get a chance, I'll post a link to the pictures sometime.
What color did you get?
There is a saying.. "A fool and his money are soon parted". I dont know what else to say to someone who would spend $800 on a spoiler that serves no purpose other than to supposedly enhance looks. You shouldnt be complaining about cost.. The dealer must have figured out if you are foolish enough to pay $400 for a plastic fin/appendage that by the way is useless at normal speeds then surely you could be pursuaded to shell an extra $400 for labor to place the fin.
Was the $18,838 the drive out price? (including ext. warranty, gap, spoiler, TTL)
What was your final price including destination? (without TTL and the extras)
Well I called 2 Honda dealerships after I read your posts and they were charging $499 for the wing type spoiler and $100 to install it so that brings it to $600. It looks like I got ripped off for about $200. I still think I got a good deal on the LX Accord however ($18,838).
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christopheraz - Last option (your choice) to get a $200 refund, ...
... if you have NOT RATED your Honda Dealer via PHONE yet, ... I would email (or call) your sales person and complain about the $200 overcharge.
Let them know that, ... if you don't receive the $200 refund ...
... (refer those 2 local Honda Dealers you talked to & refer this Honda Accord website - add the link if you want) ...
... then you'll RATE them "0" accross the board.
Then after that Honda America Phone call Rating, ... let them know that you'll email a letter of complaint with Honda America and the Honda ownership (where you bought your car) for being overcharged vs. 2 other local Honda dealers.
It's worth the effort to recoup your losses, and usually most dealers will accomodate the customer if it means the difference getting the Highest Rating = 5 vs. the Lowest Rating = 0.
Phil
Tint- $299
Gap insurance-$500
Extended warranty (4/80,000- I put on at least 19,000 miles a year)-$1020
Dealer Document Fee- $298
They gave me $9,100 for my 2002 Honda Civic LX that was in EXCELLENT condition with 57,500 miles (high miles for 2002).
I don't recall if you mentioned where you're located, but on the West Coast (Bay Area), CarsDirect lists the LX Sedan 4cyl AT for $17,734. Over here dealers would add $45 for documentation fee, so the price before TTL and accessories would be $17,779 versus $19,132 that you seemed to have paid. I also wasn't sure if your $18,834 figure includes the $800 rear spoiler or if the spoiler was on top of this (your initial e-mail seems to imply the $800 was in addition to).
A final comment is that IMO the right time to ask whether a deal is good or not is before the purchase is actually made. Otherwise, although the rest of the board may benefit from his or her experience, this information is too late to benefit the person that actually bought the car (unless there is some sort of "buyer's remorse" or "cooling off" law in the state where they bought the car -- California has no such laws).
The spolier was not a good deal. You can get the spolier from a Honda dealer via the internet and have it installed, all for about half of what you paid. I waited, and am pretty glad I saved the money.
They got you on the warranty too. I've seen them through Honda Dealers on the web - 7yr/100K mi in the $900 range. My dealer wanted $1495 and was willing to work in the $1200 vicinity. Not worth wasting the money when I still have the powertrain. You have until 2yrs or 24,000 mi to buy a Honda warranty with no additional penalty. Totally legit. I plan to do it next year. Why waste the money when you won't really use it for 24,000 mi?
I was betting that a V6 would have cleared up those issues but like many of you, I do my research before buying and hadn't even considered the V6. They were willing to sell me the LX for $22,600 but I had no idea of the quality of the deal so I came home with nothing
Was I over critical? Does anybody else thing the 4 cylinder automatic is a little weak?
I'm starting all over
I test drove both the V-6 and the I-4 before purchasing my 4 cyl. EX. When I test drove, I had both the salesman and my wife with me. To me, I felt that the 4cyl. had plenty of juice and didn't think it was worth the additional $3,500 that I would have to pay for the EX-V6 (EX-V6 comes only with leather and I bought the EX-4 cyl no leather, so $2,000 for the V6 option plus $1,500 for the leather). As a reference, before buying my Accord, I used to drive a 95' Toyota Camry LE V6.
I heard in this forum that some of the power advantage of the V6 is countered by the additional weight of the car. Gas consumption shouldn't be a big issue as the incremental benefit of the I4 is about 2mpg or so. At the end of the day, you should purchase what makes you feel more comfortable, and should definitely consider the V6 if you are willing to pay the extra $$. But I would definitely recommend you test drive both cars one after the other to get a feel for the difference.
Good luck.
The $800.00 was added on to the 18.834 car price. The sales manager said it was becuase it was a GENUINE Honda spoiler with a light and not a third party spoiler. I asked him why it $200-$300 more. I purchased the car from an Arizona Honda dealership (Arrowhead Honda). The extended warranty is through landcar.com.
One of the auto magazines ran a test of cars with and without a spoiler/wingthing to see if performance was in any way affected. The cars included a Mustang and a Porsche.
The result showed no benefit except that the Porsche might have been slightly more stable at speeds over 125 MPH. The Mustang was actually slightly slower with the wing on it.
At best, maybe a low wing might help in parking if it defines the rear of the car that would otherwise be unseen from the driver's seat. At worst, a high wing might obscure rear visibility which would make that silly appendage both unsafe and ugly. :P .............Richard
I had a budgeted amount that I wanted to spend and leather was not an important option for me, so making the choice of the LX-V6 over the EX-V6 was easy. Besides heated leather seats, the other things that the LX-V6 does not have are: power moonroof, alloy wheels, painted side sills, power passenger seat, dual climate control, XM Satellite radio, Home Link, ambient console lighting and an exterior temperature indicator. But performance wise, the LX-V6 and the EX-V6 are the same car. I made a decision to put my money towards power and performance, rather than to options that were not important to me. But that is a personal thing. The comfort of leather seats and the need for a moonroof may be very important to someone else’s total driving experience, so consider that carefully when choosing a car.
Also, if you are considering a coupe, then take a look at the LX-V6 Special Edition that Honda put out just two months ago. In addition to the standard LX-V6 equipment, it also includes 16" alloy wheels, a rear decklid spoiler, painted lower side sills and a power moonroof - all for just $500 more.
Good luck in your search and hopefully you’ll get the car that you want at the price you can afford.
Thanks for the info. and the Drive Chicago tip. I live near South Bend, IN and will be looking to purchase an Accord in the next few months, I think. I'll likely start with the Drive Chicago website now that I know it's a good resource!
A question for you (or anyone else who can answer): do you know how the tax issue is handled if an Indiana resident purchases a car from an Illinois dealership? I'm assuming Illinois sales tax is higher than Indiana. Would the purchaser pay IL or IN sales tax?
Thanks! Take care!