2013 and earlier-Honda CR-V Prices Paid and Buying Experience

wreck500

I was quoted a price of $26,223 out the door (includes 7% tax and all doc fees, etc.) for a 2008 EX-L in a color I want at a dealer here in Atlanta-has mud guards & moonroof spoiler. My question is whether that is a good price for a 2008 given that the 2009's are out or just about out. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for the help.

rupter

It looks to me that $26,085 would be OTD invoice for that vehicle with 7% tax. So I would guess doc fees would make up the difference in your deal. These honda dealers don't want to budge on prices at all with these cars.They want to sell the car, but not at a loss, and I can't blame them. With the way the financial problems are effecting this country..they could be in big trouble.

I would think you should be able to get more than invoice..but can you get it is another story. Remember this car is 1 yr old and has already depreciated by around $3500. I would try to get more...start with $25,600 OTD. You have to get at least $300 under invoice...and it should be more imo.

madison9

I think you should be able to do a little better, that is $250 or so below invoice- I just bought same vehicle last week for a flat 25k before TTL and Taxes- and left feelng maybe I could've done a little better. But- great little car, and 500 under invoice plus 1.9% wasn't all that bad.

missy17

I am in the Seattle area. I just bought a 2008 CR-V EX 4WD. The selling price was $23185 (before tax and doc fees) and that is including the leather steering wheel, wheel locks, and mud flaps.

I was at the dealership for HOURS haggling over the price. The dealer had a problem with the fact that I used 2 different email accounts to get an online quote. He sent a quote of $23185 to my "fake" email and was surprised when I showed it to him. He wanted $29000+ for the selling price and that included charging me for the options that I eventually got for free. He even tried to sneak a $700 alarm system charge on the price sheet.

Further to the dealer's dismay, my credit score is over 800 and I qualified for the 3.9%/60 months financing. However, he didn't want to give it to me because I was apparently "getting such a good deal". He said the low financing is only offered if the dealership is making a profit, lol. He tricked me and had me sign at 5.9% interest, saying that the financing department would change it to 3.9% later once they pulled my credit. However, I had to speak up later at financing, otherwise they were planning to go ahead with the 5.9%.

Long story short, I think I got a good deal after much haggling and having to watch out for their sneaky attempts to get more money. I also said no to the service plan. I can get it for less than half the price on-line.

missy17

I also want to add that the $23185 is including a $670 destination fee. They also tried to low ball me for my trade-in but after I threatened to not trade it in at all, they changed their tune and added another $700 to the trade-in value.

I will also say that I went to the dealership in the evening. I think as it started getting late, the dealer just wanted to get a sale and go home. Especially after already spending several hours with me. He was more willing to negotiate. So I recommend going in at night.

hondalicious

An update for you, kyfdx, and all who are listening:

So, where the story last left off, I was going to go in and sign once the title on the car was available... and when i went in to sit with the finance manager to finally sign out my lease and sign into the new one, lo and behold, I was informed that I was not qualified for Super Preferred, and on top of that, they claimed that the sales associate miscalculated the value of my trade. $350 down and $330 a month on a 2009 EX-L CRV was impossible.

After a few hours of displaying my extreme frustration and anger... the dealership rotated in their best... the head of Finance managers, an associate that we had a close relationship with, and finally, the GM of the branch. He had come in, and ran some numbers, telling me that there's nothing we could do... that both my credit and my trade were working against me, etc. I was inconsolable, especially because i had handed them $350 to seal the deal, but never signed official triplicate documents because the car was not in yet...

Anyways, the GM gave me his cell phone number, told me to leave and pretend like I was never there. So i did, afraid that I might become really nasty (my wife helped me out of there in one piece). This morning, he called me with this offer:

Vehicle: 2009 CR-V EX-L AWD
Price: 25,356.61
End of Lease buyout: 16,936.65
MF: 0.00270
Res: 61%
Mile allowance: 15K miles/year
Term: 36 mo lease.
Payments: $350 down (already paid), 35 payments of $350.
Provisions: take my 2006 Civic EX w/Navi, 39000 miles, 18 payments of $309 left, approx. 10,000~ buyout, as is, with bumper/fender/headlamp damage.

The GM claimed that he's losing approx $640 off of "net." Not sure what that means. He claims that he wants to keep me as a customer, especially after two perfect lease experiences with them.

After the aggravation of all this, I'm still seeing red, so i told him I'd call him back. The offer is printed up for me and waiting at the dealership.

Help me see clearly, ladies and gents. Hope I have enough information this time to go on.

rpm2008

Thanks for the clarification on the model differences.

Now, another dealer threw in this model number, RE4877JNW. He says it is a 2008 CR-V EX-L AWD.

Going by the pattern I would conclude that this is actually a 2007 CR-V, can you confirm?

mplshondadlr

Yep, thats an '07. Is it used? I really don't think there any NEW 2007's any where in the United States :confuse:

rupter

Missy 17, as soon as that salesman said $29,000..is this right? I would have walked away. What a smuck!! You paid a little over invoice for the car. Is it a good deal? How long do you plan on keeping it? They tried to pull some shady practices on you, and I commend you for sticking up for yourself.

I can't emphasize more that these cars are a year old!! You want under invoice! If you like the car, and plan on keeping it for a long time..you did ok. Personally, I would take the car back, and say screw you. Tell them you were not happy with their business practices. If they say what can they do..tell them you want $500 back!!

missy17

Actually the $29000 the dealer quoted me was the out the door price, not selling, my mistake. My out the door price was $25,375. My selling price was $23185 and that includes leather wheel, mud flaps, wheel locks, and the cargo cover (forgot about that). So I think it is a good deal because that is about $600 worth of accessories for free. I will keep the car at least 5 years. Yes, they have shady practices and I feel really good about the fact that I didn't fall for their games.

rupter

How did you get a OTD price of $25,375? What kinda doc fee's did they charge you? If you add the average 6% sales tax that would be $24,576. It looks like they charged you $800 for something? Btw..if you wish to purchase any more accessories check this site out...they are very reasonable for genuine honda accessories, and much cheaper than the dealer.

http://www.handa-accessories.com/crvint07.html

rpm2008

It may have been an honest mistake, but.. the dealer is saying he put in the wrong model number. Thanks for confirming.

missy17

Sales tax is 9.3% in Washington State.

rupter

Got ya! Good luck with your new V!!

wstevec

With an overstock of literally 100s of 2008 CR-Vs still available at many dealers, I would not take B.S. from any dealer, especially with the current credit crunch. Its a buyer's market now and buyers should take advantage of it, especially if they are willing to wait until November or December to buy. Just think way back when as Honda dealers were charging over $1000 of MSRP and there was a 6 month or more wait for high demand models. The time is ours! :shades:

dacia15

I got a quote for an 08 Honda CR-V EX-L w/Nav. for 27,500 w/out TTL and 3.9% fininancing. I live in the Chicago area is this a good offer or should I keep looking?

acurafan8

Three weeks ago I bought a 08 cr-v ex-l w/navi for 26,400 with 3.9% financing at Castle Honda in Morton Grove, IL. Go to the young Asian guy there, he'll give you deal. Free car washes too.

dacia15

Thanks for the help I really appericate it. I will go check it out asap. Was that the OTD price?

acurafan8

Dacia15,
No it was not the OTD price. The OTD price was
$26,400
+$150 doc fee,
+ $140 title and new license fee
+8% tax( I live in cook county)
plus special 3.9% financing
free 1st oil change and car washes for life.

Make sure you go straight to the Asian guy ( i can email you his name), the other sales people look, shall I say, "unprofessional". You could probably go a couple hundred lower since they still have many 08's on the lot. They also offered me 200 below dealers invoice for an 09 but we wanted the 3.9 financing which saved us over 2 grand. The car was made in Japan and runs very nice so far.

Good luck and let us know how you did.

pinkydog

Hey all, got me our second Honda last month. My daughter has a Fit Sport and she loves it! Anyways, we got a Honda CR-V LX for our daily driver to work to save on gas bills a little bit (go figure). We paid $500 under invoice in late August. So it's like $19,484 for the car before taxes and the $599 pre-delivery service fee NE Florida dealers charge. Total was $21,594 OTD with new tags. Florida+county tax is 7%. We also got mud flaps, door edge guards, cargo divider/cover, and pin stripes, with it, at no additional charge. Is that good?

dcbiker

I have been quoted between 21500 - 22000 out the door is that typical or too high a price?

kiawah

SInce states and counties have different tax rates, it's impossible to know with the limited info you gave.

Pls provide MSRP, then:
negotiated car amount, tax, title, and doc/admin fees = OTD

igrek2000

Finally got the last one for $21,788 at Anderson Honda in Palo Alto, CA.
CA tax (8.25%): $1802.55
Doc Prep: $55.00
Official fees: $224.75
OTD Price: $23,869.80

P.S.
Also I was surprised to get back $895 paid for extended warranty in 2000 for Honda Accord (never used).

akola

yes it was CRV ES AWD.

they didnt gave my 1.9 %. I got % but i will refinance from AAA for 4.5 % next month

stacyf

I also live in WI - Can you tell me where you go this quote? This is about $550 less than my quote and they've already gone down about 500 from original quote..only because they are matching another dealer's price.

What did you decide? Thanks!

trumpper

Hi,

Can someone tell me if price for CRV 2008 EX-L 4WD
at $25,250.00 (includes destination fee, but not $228.00 document fee) is a good price. I am looking to buy tomorrow.

Thanks

rupter

Invoice is $25,492 for that car. Is it a good price? It's all up to you. How bad do you need the car? Can you wait a little for your purchase. The longer you wait..the more the savings.

trumpper

Thanks for your reply on my question on price of $25250.
When you say invoice is $25,492, does the include the $700 destination charge?

Thanks.

Bob

rupter

Actually..it is a $670.00 destination charge. And that was included in my invoice quote. So $25,492 includes destination.

ssurfer1

Hello All,

I have not purchased a vehicle yet, but wanted to relate my experience with Hendrick Honda of Charlotte.

They took a deposit from me to "locate" a vehicle and when I asked for my security deposit back (before they did anything to locate the vehicle), they would not refund it. Turns out that when I left my deposit, the document I hurriedly signed said that the deposit was actually a "partial payment". This little trick is how they can guarantee that they legally can keep your money if you do not purchase from them.

So, although keeping the deposit was "legally" their right, they do not realize that is not always about your legal right, but doing what's right by the customer (which they are certainly not interested in). They are the kind of dealership that likes to play games in order to come up with any reason to keep your money.

So, obviously, the lost of the deposit was ultimately my fault for leaving the deposit in the first place as well as signing the document.

I tell you this so that you can be educated when you are out shopping and hopefully you will not have to deal with car dealerships like Hendricks and learn a $500 lesson like me .

If you are in the Charlotte area, do yourself a big favor and take your business elsewhere and above all else, never leave them with a deposit under any circumstances.

kiawah

You'll get your $500 back. If it's on a credit card, contest the charge when it hits your bill. If it was cash or check, send them a registered letter requesting your deposit back.

If they had already located the vehicle and paid to send someone out to do a swap, then they would have expended costs. You indicate that they didn't get that far, so you'll get your money back.

turbododge

A dealer here in Minneapolis tried the same thing on us. Said he found cars at other dealers he could possibly swap for, but would not find out if he could swap, or what the car would cost, unless we agreed to put down a down payment first. We asked him why he thought anyone would put a downpayment on something that may not be available, and without even knowing the cost? He got beligerent and told us we were unreasonable and trying to take advantage of him. Looks like this is probably a common practice at the less than ethical dealers. When we talked to another dealer in town, they searched for cars, and presented what they found to us with an offer to check the availability and cost if it was something we were interested in. We didn't go for the swap cars, but did buy a new 2009 from them.

marig0107

Sorry this happened to you. DH and I had this happen when we were very young and he was just a week shy of going to basic training. It was Fayetteville NY Dodge dealer. It was only $100 but what made it worse was this guy knew that back then $100 meant not eating for a little bit or the baby going without diapers until the next pay.

I finally did get the money back but mostly because I went to Better Business and lodged the complaint. It wasn't so much about the money even though long ago it was tight (now why is that cycle coming back again... ) It was more about having a record of faulty business practices on them and maybe if enough came in, they would have to change that shoddy practice.

Either way, lodge a complaint. I agree that if you did go thru your credit card, I'd stop payment. The only time you should ever plunk money down, and this is even an if, if they have ordered your car and you have a deal on money. Until you get to the point where your final contract is there with the final deal, keep your pocket book in your bag.

nspavan

Got
2009 CR-V EX-L 2WD for 24795 + Tax + Doc fee.
OTD is 27,150.

mplshondadlr

That is BS! I would call the GM right now and demand all money back.

I would assume that a "partial payment" is towards a purchase. If there is no purchase then there is no need for a "partial payment".

Why would a dealership even want to keep money from someone who isn't even a customer? This is the stuff that give us (dealers) a bad name :mad:

rpm2008

Stacyf, Got that quote from Schlossmann's in Milwaukee. The next best quote I got was from Napleton Honda in Loves Park, IL (near Rockford).

rpm2008

Bought a 2008 CR-V EX-L w/o Navi yesterday. Best deal I found between WI and IL dealers (12 in all).

Base price: $25,249
Dealer fee: $125
Taxes (5.6%)

Added fog lights and mud guards. Saved $250 due to incorrect prices listed on the web, which have since been corrected.

Also added an extended warranty (probably not needed) but...got it for $100 over cost instead of the 100% markup they first offered. And if I don't use the warranty I get what I paid for it back, minus $50 or can cancel it at anytime for a pro-rated refund.

Overall, a good experience...so far.

Two suggestions from my experience:
1) Call the parts department at several dealers to get accessory costs and installation costs so you know if the salesperson is marking up the accessories. Also check online for prices (i.e. if a site has a "build your vehicle" option try that and see what accessory prices are listed at.)

2) Never pay full price for an extended warranty. Offer 50% of initial price.

I am still amazed at some salespeople who think that buyers are uninformed. I had one guy tell me that I did way too much work because I knew what the invoice price on the vehicle was. That was a short conversation.

Good Luck!!

missy17

Good idea about researching the cost of the accessories. My dealer tried to tell me that the accessory prices were non-negotiable and he didn't have anything to do with the pricing. Lol. I told him I didn't want any of the options and I would buy them somewhere else for half the price. He ended up throwing them all in for free!

sjf2

We purchased a 2008 Honda CRV LX AWD on 9/30/08 in Calumet City, IL (River Oaks Honda) for $19,600 + destination + TT&L. We initially emailed 15+ dealers in our area (Chicago area) for quotes, and went to the dealer that quoted us the lowest price. Although we had a $19.1k quote on paper upon arrival (broken down with fee amounts, etc.) the dealership sales manager (Danen?) told us upon arrival that all of the vehicles at the dealership were equipped with $1,200 of add-ons, which had to be added to the sales price. We ended up negotiating to our end price of $19.6k due to the add ons (still $200 less than the 2nd best quote we received online). Overall, the dealership did seem a bit sketchy due to the "add-ons" that we were not interested in but ultimately we received what we felt was a good price.

brinks2

So, what was the msrp of your vehicle with add-ons being included? How much destination was added to your 19.6k? Did they also offer a good finance rate?
thanks.

sjf2

MSRP = $21,900 + $670 destination fees. This MSRP is without the add-ons, I'm not sure what the price of those actually is. The dealer said $1,200, but it seems high considering they consisted of mud flaps, heavy-duty car mats, door guards, and a pin stripe. Our price was $19.6k (including add-ons) + $670 destination fee. We qualified for 1.9% finance rate over 3 years.

ltawney

I just receive a quote on a 2008 EXL 4 wheel drive w/out nav:
25491- invoice
25991 - with dest fees
9.3% tax
156.25 license fee
50-doc fee
+ accessories (no price quoted for mud flaps, door edge, wheel locks)
OTD Price: 28,997
This is in the Seattle Market area. Is this a good price. If not help me know what questions to ask. I would like to buy this weekend. I also have a 2003 EX Element in good condition with 70,000 miles for trade in.
Thanks for your help!
Laura

ggmeng

First time post and need your opinion:
Want to buy a commute car for my wife. And she is a big fan of CRV.
Got a quote as subject. Is this a fair or good deal in Houston TX?
Tomorrow, we will go shopping around the town. Any input is appreciated.
Thanks!

bpraxis

Hello everyone and I hope that you are having a nice day.

I am negotiating for a 2008 Honda CRV EX with all wheel drive.

The MSRP is approximately $24,820.00.

In my area the best price that I have recieved is $23,147.00.

This does not seem to be attractive given that the 2009 Craves are on the lots and we would have to eat a year of depreciation.

Would you be so kind as to provide some advice if you have any thoughts?

With appreciation and kind regards,

acm17

what central NJ dealership was that at? That sounds like a very good price. Thx.

crvhappy

Where do you live? I live in the Boston, Mass. area and paid $22,298.00 (plus taxes and title and the accessories I chose) for a CRV-EX with all wheel drive about five weeks ago. A few weeks later the dealer (Boch Honda Norwood) dropped another couple of hundred, I believe.
So I think you are being asked to pay more than $1,000 too much.

godeacs

What are they asking for a 2009 EX AWDl?
Is the low financing on the 2008s important to you? That could be a chunk of change: 1.9% vs 5-6% on an '09
May be taking a hit on depreciation with the '08 BUT you will have low mileage on it, under normal crcumstances, down the road......

Good Luck!

bpraxis

Thankyou so much for your feedback and there are very few 2009s around my city.

I was targeting $22,500 for the allwheel drive EX but the lowest figure that I have achieved is $23,147.

We were intending to pay cash so the special financing may not be relevent.

With appreciation and kind regards

godeacs

FWIW, here in Texas I've can get an '08 2WD EX for around $22.4K w/o any negotiating....not many '09s here either but still a bunch of '08s left and they don't seem to be moving very fast.

Think your best bet for a good deal is with an '08. With the low interest rates why not finance a portion at 1.9% and you can always pay off early? Meanwhile, leave the $$$ in a short term CD and you can come out ahead.....

I'm wrestling with the same stuff....... :confuse:

marvsv

I am planning to buy a honda crv ex 2wd with the following add accessoris: Wheel Locks, Front Splash Guards, All-Season Floor Mats, Leather Steering Wheel Cover,
and Backup Sensors.

Anybody who can share their experiences to what price should I negotiate and what is the best dealer I can visit to buy the car? I am near petersburg,va. Thank you in advance.