2015 Honda Civic Prices Paid And Buying Experience

yoshi2014

Update: Bought 2015 Civic SE today!! Originally wanted EX or EX-L but realized price was too high for my budget.

Edmunds Price Promise was so helpful in directing me to the right dealership (Valencia). They were the only offer I received via email with OTD pricing. This is the breakdown:

List Price: $17319.68
Doc Fee: $80
Tax: $1565.97
Reg/Title: $221.75
Other fees: $30
OTD: $19217.40
APR: 0% (yay!)

I had a great buying experience and plan on using this dealership again in the future. I'm female and have had terrible experiences at other dealers in the past.

Thanks to everyone for posting, it made a huge difference!

kyfdx

@yoshi2014 Congrats on the new Civic!

asmanikabutar

kkkuyil said:

Whats the best sale price for 2015 Honda Civic LX in NY (excluding Tax and DMV fees). ?
I see asmanikabutar got it for 16,150 in CA. how about in NY, anybody bought or planning to buy in NY on labor day?

My experience so far has been that if you are able to get a deal for $800-1000 less than the true promise price, its a pretty good deal. Here in CA, the lowest truecar quote I received was $16,888; I eventually bought for $16,150. Others on this thread have managed to get quotes for under 16k, but I assume those needed financing from the dealership which I did not want to do.

asmanikabutar

Now that I bought my Civic, a friend wants to buy one too. I am helping him find a good deal. Since this is not near month-end, the dealer I got the car is not too interested in giving the price that I got for.

Can someone help me understand the dealer cost for Civic, so we know how low we can negotiate? From my search online, it seems that the invoice is $17,934, the holdback is 2% of MSRP ($19,290) which comes to $385.80. Additionally Honda is giving a $500 hidden cash incentive.. so dealer cost is 17934 - 385 - 500 = $17,049. Is this correct (ballpark)?

Michaell

asmanikabutar said:

Now that I bought my Civic, a friend wants to buy one too. I am helping him find a good deal. Since this is not near month-end, the dealer I got the car is not too interested in giving the price that I got for. Can someone help me understand the dealer cost for Civic, so we know how low we can negotiate? From my search online, it seems that the invoice is $17,934, the holdback is 2% of MSRP ($19,290) which comes to $385.80. Additionally Honda is giving a $500 hidden cash incentive.. so dealer cost is 17934 - 385 - 500 = $17,049. Is this correct (ballpark)?

It's probably close but nobody knows what the true number is. 

asmanikabutar

Michaell said:

It's probably close but nobody knows what the true number is. 

Thanks.
Question for forum members & mods -- Are there any incentives the dealer receives if you finance vs. pay outright? I don't see any on the edmunds website (other than leasing), but several dealers seem to be willing to lower the price a bit if we finance instead... are these dealers just trying to bump up the rate to profit, or is there an incentive they receive from Honda?

kyfdx

asmanikabutar said:

Michaell said:

It's probably close but nobody knows what the true number is. 

Thanks.
Question for forum members & mods -- Are there any incentives the dealer receives if you finance vs. pay outright? I don't see any on the edmunds website (other than leasing), but several dealers seem to be willing to lower the price a bit if we finance instead... are these dealers just trying to bump up the rate to profit, or is there an incentive they receive from Honda?

There is $1000 of dealer cash that should be available even on a cash purchase, but it's possible that it is restricted to lease or finance customers.

It's also possible that they are marking up the financing some for extra profit, allowing them to drop the price some.

lnguyen9999

Franklw -  can you recommend the dealer and name of the salesperson you dealt with for your friend 2015 SE Civic. Thanks

lnguyen9999

Franklw - if you can break down all the cost I would greatly appreciated since I thought the OTD price of 18.5k for a 16.2k is a bit high.  Is the tax in IE higher than than OC?

nvedia

How is OTD of $17K for 2015 Civic LX Sedan in NJ?
I guess in month of September, dealers are trying to get rid of 2015 models
Please guide

ybmch111

Hi, first post here. Have been reviewing everyone's comments (thank you!) on Civic pricing for the past month.

Purchased a new 2015 Honda Civic EX sedan on Sept 7 (Labor Day) for $19,300 out the door in California. No dealer add ons.

Breakdown:
Price $18015.60
Doc fee $80
CA Orange County sales tax $1447.65
electronic reg. $29
license fee $118
Reg/title fee $81
CA tire fee $8.75
smog fee $20

Total $19,800
Less $500 (Honda's College grad discount for financing)
$19,300 total "out the door" cost for 2015 Civic EX sedan

vinscullysvin

Just purchased '15 Civic SE for 19,100 OTD in so cal. Sorry don't have breakdown on hand.

Bottom line though is you shouldn't pay over $18,500 for a SE. And I'd say not under $19,300 for a EX. (Personally I don't think the trims add ons are worth the EX). Went to about 3 dealers and this is best I could do with limited time. Had I bargained harder and went back and forth for 3 weeks I could have got 18500.

Thanks for all the info everyone.

lnguyen9999

I finally got a '15 Civic SE in Orange County CA.  OTD was about 18,500.  I used their financing dept and got an extra 500 dollars discount + a 0.9% for 60 month.  To me, the $500 is pretty much my interest payment in 5 years at .9%. 

lqbz220

asmanikabutar said:

asmanikabutar said:

Hi,
Is this a good price for a new 205 Civic LX Sedan CVT?
List price - $16,488
OTD Price - $18,269.62 (Bay Area California)

Finally! Got my 2015 Civic LX CVT Sedan for 16,150 + doc fee (80) + TTL = $17,888.99 OTD!

I am looking for a 2015 civic LX in the bay area too. The best OTD I got so far is $18269.Can you share the info of your dealership? Thank you!

sentura11

Hi, first post. This has been a very helpful source to refer to on my car buying adventure. Thanks everyone for posting!!!

Wanted to share my deal as well from SoCal last weekend:

Honda Civic SE 2015 (MSRP - $20,810)

Got $18,740 out the door. (car was $16,888 + standard fees) as well as 0.9% for 60 months. Dealing with edmunds + Gardena Honda was an awesome experience. Very upfront and honest -- didn't play any games.

kyfdx

sentura11 said:

Hi, first post. This has been a very helpful source to refer to on my car buying adventure. Thanks everyone for posting!!!

Wanted to share my deal as well from SoCal last weekend:

Honda Civic SE 2015 (MSRP - $20,810)

Got $18,740 out the door. (car was $16,888 + standard fees) as well as 0.9% for 60 months. Dealing with edmunds + Gardena Honda was an awesome experience. Very upfront and honest -- didn't play any games.

Congrats on the new Civic!

wheelhound100

Hi everyone -
SF Bay Area (south bay)...Civic SE CVT @ 17500 (incl. dest/doc) + taxes (approx 10%). Would you say this is a good deal?
thanks!
- CW

2cool2touch1

nvedia said:

How is OTD of $17K for 2015 Civic LX Sedan in NJ?
I guess in month of September, dealers are trying to get rid of 2015 models
Please guide

Did you end up buying.. im looking at it too in NJ and would love to know your experience

imbecile01

How is $17,799 before tax of course, for a 2015 Honda Civic SE Sedan? Was Demo car, but only 5k miles on it. Upstate NY dealer. Love the car and options on SE model! Great commuter and small family transportation!

cmsc199q

Bought a 2015 Honda Civic EX 3 days ago.

With Grad Incentive: $500 and Trade-In: $500
Finance: 0.9% through Honda
OTD price with accessories (trunk tray, wheel locks): $18,156.00

Used Edmunds price to negotiate  

kyfdx

cmsc199q said:

Bought a 2015 Honda Civic EX 3 days ago.

With Grad Incentive: $500 and Trade-In: $500
Finance: 0.9% through Honda
OTD price with accessories (trunk tray, wheel locks): $18,156.00

Used Edmunds price to negotiate  

Congrats on the new Civic!

_m_i_k_

cmsc199q, where (what city/state) did u buy your civic ex? That sounds like a good deal for OTD price. Congrats...

_m_i_k_

Should i get civic ex 2016 (maybe pay full msrp) or 2015 (maybe i can get 18,000+ OTD) Any opinions? Thanks

cmsc199q

_m_i_k_ said:

cmsc199q, where (what city/state) did u buy your civic ex? That sounds like a good deal for OTD price. Congrats...

Thanks! I bought it at Burleson, TX. The OTD price doesn't include the Tax though. All in all, with TTL, it came out to be $19,156.00 and that also includes the trade in value and Honda graduate.

aigochamaloh

Going tomorrow AM for a 2015 LX CVT for 15540 before TTL. Figuring with our $500 college grad credit, we're looking at 17000 and change OTD. Looks OK?

aigochamaloh

aigochamaloh said:

Going tomorrow AM for a 2015 LX CVT for 15540 before TTL. Figuring with our $500 college grad credit, we're looking at 17000 and change OTD. Looks OK?

Closed the deal this AM, was 17.1 OTD in SoCal.

julie_ngg

I just bought my 2015 Honda Civic EX for 
$17970 before taxes and fees
$19750 out the door price 

Michaell

julie_ngg said:

I just bought my 2015 Honda Civic EX for 
$17970 before taxes and fees
$19750 out the door price 

Congrats!

phonda2015

Just bought a Honda Civic LX 2015 (5 miles on it:), $17100 otd, (no military or graduate discount), 1.9 apr for 72 months.

kyfdx

phonda2015 said:

Just bought a Honda Civic LX 2015 (5 miles on it:), $17100 otd, (no military or graduate discount), 1.9 apr for 72 months.

That's really great cheap transportation for the next 10 years.. Congrats!

phonda2015

kyfdx said:

phonda2015 said:

Just bought a Honda Civic LX 2015 (5 miles on it:), $17100 otd, (no military or graduate discount), 1.9 apr for 72 months.

That's really great cheap transportation for the next 10 years.. Congrats!

Thank you, this car will stay for years and years since I got little kids, I hope they can drive in their teens.

_m_i_k_

Bought Civic EX 2015 Black, $18990 out the door (after tax & fees) with 0.9%APR. Merry Xmas all....ciao

hk26

_m_i_k_ said:

Bought Civic EX 2015 Black, $18990 out the door (after tax & fees) with 0.9%APR. Merry Xmas all....ciao

Hi _m_i_k_, congrats on your purchase. Pl could you share where did you buy this from? thanks

101times

Just purchased a 2015 Civic EX in the DC suburbs for $18.4K OTD, yes OTD all in.

The car also includes factory installed:
Mud guards
Door edge guards
Nitrogen filled tires
Wheel locks
Pen stripes
PLUS

Engine and transmission backed up for life as long as you own the car.

Happy Holidays!