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

isellhondas

You can twist it any way you would like to but holdback gets eaten up by flooring and the tremendous other costs involved.

But, you know, none of that really matters. Car sell for what the market dictates and what a dealer happens to have paid for the car doesn't matter.

isellhondas

Paying MSRP for a great car that has fantastic reliability, safety and resale sure beats getting a "bargain" on something different.

And, sure, shop around. That way you WILL find out what market values are.

mnf

Check Portland Oregon and the Vancouver Wa area for price quotes, I have purchased my last three ( 98,00,06) Hondas from that area as the have always been much better in pricing than the Seattle area dealers.

MNF

isellhondas

Oh really?

Maybe that's why we blow their sales away every year.

I'm afraid that is a perception.

guru_g

Paid $23,226.12 for EX AWD with floor mats + taxes +$395 prep., title, & documentation fee. Total $25000 OTD.

mnf

You read it wrong I was talking about PRICE not SALES you sell in a market with a higher median household income and with a population more than the whole state of Oregon. I just recommend that the the interested party check it out as I have and many of friends have over the years. Your market place can and does get what they want it cant hurt to check out a hungry market thats all. If you are correct you have nothing to worry about right

MNF

j_ph

>The East Liberty plant does produce CR-V's, but not for the U.S. market.

import cars from Japan and export the ones that are made here? sounds like a deal was struck to show that the US is still exporting something. Or, maybe the locations that we export to, have better trade agreements with US.

regards, j

kyfdx

Right now.. the East Liberty plant CR-Vs are going to Canada..

I think they are either taking their time getting up to capacity, or capacity is constrained by demand for other vehicles made at the same facility.. (Civic, Accord, Acura TL).

Honda has broken ground on a plant in Greensburg, Indiana, which is slated to assemble Civics.. I think starting in Fall of '08.. Hopefully, if supply hasn't increased before then, that will take some pressure off of East Liberty.

regards,
kyfdx

vcarreras

I thought I had read that Honda was going to start building CR-V's in Guadalajara, Mexico and that 50% would be heading to the U.S.

kyfdx

That may be true... I haven't heard that..

It is possible that the East Liberty plant won't make enough vehicles to satisfy both Canada and the USA..

vcarreras

I just found it..
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/23/honda-sends-some-cr-v-production-south-of-the- -border/

isellhondas

I've never seen a price from there that I couldn't match.

What I HAVE seen are unhappy people who drove six hours both ways and came back empty handed. Either the price changed, they no longer had the car or they lowballed the trade-in.

kyfdx

Thanks!! Good info..

mnf

That may be true for some but I have flown and drove to get my price in the PDX area from Spokane.I will look you up next time I am in the market again for a car or SUV. Six hours heck that would put a customer a long distance from the Emerald city either in my area east or Eugene south. Trade in no way always I sell it out right if possible or when I do a trade in I find a buyer and do a pass through this way I get the tax break and my sell price for a small fee $300-$500)for the paper work.

Thanks.. Go Mariners.... MNF

jfritsch

Put the car into cars.com or local tradin newspaper. Put it in for the private party sale or best offer and spend 3-4 weeks and take what you can get. Cheap trucks can be desirable in the newspapers.

The consumer books are a average of wholesale prices for late model cars. This average gets VERY rough with older cars. Also check my message 14394 in the Accord Prices paid section. You need to check out the resources to learn how to buy a car. When you do, see if you can work a $1000 off or so deal on your crv last week of the month. Lots of folks were thrilled with $2500 off list for the 06 clearout last summer. This is a better CRV. (except I think they dropped the Picnic table)

Happy Huntin
--jjf

Well, that explains it.

1. It's a Dodge Dakota

2. It has 122,000 miles on it.

That truck is pretty much saleproof and seriously "back of book".

It's not the demand for the CRV that is the problem. It's your truck.

isellhondas

I sell a lot of cars to people "east of the mountains" but they usually just use me.

They will pit me against their local dealers. Usually the local guy caves in and comes close enough to my price to make the deal.

I did have a lady drive from the tri-cities to save a lousy 100.00 one time. Some people are amazing.

Also those "pass throughs" also known as "in and outs" are borderline fraud. We won't do them.

bmarchand

I hope you have better luck with Fort Myers Honda than I did. I put $500 down for a red EX-L 2WD on Dec. 19. I finally canceled and asked for my money to be refunded. It seems to me that 14 weeks was plenty of time to locate a red EX-L CRV. I found one in Tallahassee (true that it is 6 1/2 hours from Naples but my son is at FSU so I can visit him) and can pick it up this weekend, total time via emails, less than 2 weeks. Also it is $1000 less in Tally with all the same options.

bmarchand

I hope you have better luck with Fort Myers Honda than I did. I put $500 down for a red EX-L 2WD on Dec. 19. I finally canceled and asked for my money to be refunded. It seems to me that 14 weeks was plenty of time to locate a red EX-L CRV. I found one in Tallahassee (true that it is 6 1/2 hours from Naples but my son is at FSU so I can visit him) and can pick it up this weekend, total time via emails, less than 2 weeks. Also it is $1000 less in Tally with all the same options. Cars Direct also located me a car in a day on the east coast (Miami area) but it was about $1250 over the Tallahassee price.

bmarchand

I hope you got the car you wanted. I put $500 down on a red EX-L CRV on December 19 at Fort Myers Honda. After 14 weeks and still no car I searched the internet and found one at Proctor Honda in Tallahassee. Although I am in Naples I will make the 6.5 hr. trip to Tally. Time from first email to car being ready with options, 2 weeks at Proctor. I am also saving $1,000 from the FM price which I considered ok. Germain wouldn't even call me back after I gave them the Fort Myers price. Anyhow, I have a son at FSU so I will visit him and get my car in Tallahassee. Also I tried Cars Direct. He found me a car on the east coast (Miami area) in two days. The price was still $1250 over Proctor's price. It is hard for me to recommended FM Honda when I feel they wasted a lot of my time. Germain is less than a mile from me and yet I am going 440 miles for a car.

j_ph

what is the obiligation of the dealer when they take a deposit? can the contract have a stipulation that they need to get you a car by a certain date or there is a penalty? or is the deposit situation always to the benefit of the dealer?

anyway around this?

hd2

I was quoted 24036 for a CR-V EX-L glacier blue. After tax and title and MSRP. I may cost me around 26900 before the add ons. This was done online.

hd2

what did you add to your new CR-V and if you don't mind; what was the total purchase price. I am going to see Fort myers honda soon and meet with a young lady, who seems friendly but we shall see what happens.

feefoe

I'm always sorry to hear when that happens. You must have been very disappointed. Don't worry though, you can always rectify the situation. Perhaps he can transfer at the end of the semester.

bmarchand

I added a cargo cover, moonroof visor, window visors, body side molding, auto day/night mirror, door edge protectors, rear armrest tray. OTD Price at Proctor with add on's was $27,900 for the red EX-L. I had no problem with the staff at Fort Myers I was just disappointed they didn't try harder to find me a red CRV. I found them several in south Florida via the internet but their response was they had nothing to trade the other dealer.

vcarreras

I did not know you could get body side molding? Have you see one with it on?

cannell3

The CR-V arrived at the dealer last Wednesday, and we signed the papers, and picked it up this a.m. Final cost, OTD was 24,427.00. Included fog lights, mud flaps, music link, wheel locks, and 3 year/45000 mile maintenance. We are pleased so far! I do wish that the closing wasn't such a drag. The finance manager tried to talk us into GAP, life insurance, lojack, the maintenance package, and a host of other extas; which would have increased the payment another $110.00 per month. Needless to say, we let them sell us the maintenance. I am curious though, where did I read that you could raise and lower the windows with the keyless remote? Apparently you CAN'T, and we will live. Thanks! :shades:

hd2

I have seen a CR-V with body side molding (CR-V from new York) it looked nice. It does reduce the chips done by other cars.

todit

Just curious what kind of finance rates people have recieved through honda. Talked to a salesman yesterday and he said the best rate fo 60 months was 5.9%, and that was if you put 20% down. Otherwise, it would be 6.9 for 60 months.

myblackz

Bought at John Eagle Honda in Houston last weekend. I got 6.1% for 60 months. I put 30% down and my OTD was a tad over 25K for an EX.

todit

Thanks. We have been looking at the LX, but I have noticed that most dealers have far more EX's on the lot. I have been wondering if dealers might ge willing to negotiate more on the EX because of this. It seems you got a decent deal. If you paid 25 otd, what was the sale price before tax, title and registration?

socalcrv

Has anyone leased an 07 CRV EX-L in Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura counties)?

If you think you received a good deal could you let me know your terms. I'll use these as a starting point with my dealer.

I'm looking for zero down. I've already have quotes on price (24,185).

Thanks!

myblackz

Mine stickered for 23,425. I think my final was 23,389 with the what was called their Pro package of accessories which included wheel locks, mud flaps, a rear cargo cover and some type of plastic thing that goes in the back.

It seems this dealership was loath to make any type of deal where they couldn't sell you some type of accessory package. Even in the back of the house. They talked me into getting a couple of their warranty and insurance products in exchange for buying down the rate from 8.2% to 6.1%.

I don't think it was the best deal I could've made, but I'm still happy with the car.

And in the finality, that's what it's all about.

tabeytabe

We're about to start the process of looking for the best deal we can find on an '07 CR-V LX AWD for my wife. Neither of us have ever been through the process of negotiating on the price of a new car... I've been sifting through the internet on topics about MSRP, dealer invoice, etc... and I don't TOTALLY understand everything.
Does anyone have any helpful tips for us? Around what price range should we start OUR negotiations from? We don't really care about tons of bells and whistles, although we would like to upgrade to alloy wheels (can they just upgrade the wheels, or does it have to be a whole package?)
We'll be buying in either Columbus, OH or Toledo, OH... has anyone had a buying experience around those areas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you

todit

Well, we just got back from the dealer purchasing an LX AWD. Sticker was $22,395. We negotiated the sale price to $21,365 with the all-weather floor mats included. We financed for 60 months at 5.99.

First of all, the best price was not our main concern. I wanted to get the best price from our local dealer. They have a great reputation and great service. For example, we have lifetime free state inspections, free first maintenance and they will come to my place of work and pick the car up and drop it off 4 times. They will shuttle me or my wife always.

With that said, this a.m. I emailed a bunch of dealers to get a quote. The first quote was 21,265 at 7.2%. I took that quote and gave it to my local dealer but indicated that it was at 5.99%. An hour later he called back and said 21,465 @ 5.99. I responded with 21,365 plus the mats @5.99. Three hours later he called back and said we had a deal.

The lowest quote we got was $20,995, but the dealer was 200 miles a way and I did not bother to ask the finance rate. At this point, it was not worth $500 (assuming they would do 5.99, which I figured they would not at that price) to spend an entire saturday driving 500 miles to get a car.

So my advice, is to get a quote from a bunch of dealers for sale price and finance rate. Then use those quotes to get a deal at a dealer you like the most and hear good things about.

The crazy thing about our deal is that they have to locate the car. I thought the guy would laugh at me when I asked for 21,265, but he did not. I think $1,000 of MSRP for one of these is great. Especially for an LX, which no dealer seems to have many of.

yangdari

It looks like CRV inventories are increasing quickly here in Northern California. This likely means that prices will come down to invoice levels pretty quickly now.

I stopped by one of my local dealers this Sunday (Capitol Honda in San Jose) and noticed that they had 16 CRVs on the lot. I remember visiting that dealer back in December...they had exactly one CRV back then. Also, two weeks ago I visited Autowest in Fremont and noticed about 20 CRVs sitting on their lot.

Isellhonda, can you confirm that the inventory situation is getting much better now?

todit

Maybe N. Cali is different, but in Vermont and the Northeast in general CRV inventory is low. The dealer we bought from had 5 EX's on the lot, but no LX's. They have one LX coming in soon, and no more until May.

juana1

New to this site-went searching this weekend in the Northern Virginia area. 3 dealerships-all had about 6-7 CRV's-mostly EXL's with NAV. All were marked up at least $2000 above MSRP,two included a $1000 regional adjustment, appearance package, extra etc. One was not negotiating at all, the other two would only come down $1000, thus the best offer is at MSRP. He said that he was giving me a phenomenal deal on the hottest/top of line model and refused to even take a counteroffer to the finance manager. One dealer offered the EX at $24,4+, wouldn't budge on price, gave the blurb about how hot the V is, but keeps calling. And these were the last two days of the month-which they all pointed out as motivation for them to make that last sale. It was my birthday weekend; I was hoping to get the CRV, but drove away in my Civic... I will wait until the smoke clears to get the CRV, or get an Accord.

camble94

I was at Boch Honda in Norwood, MA this past weekend. They have over 100 CR-V's (LX, EX with and w/o Nav)all colors. Not sure how they are dealing but they have plenty of stock.

isellhondas

CRV inventories are improving but I sure wouldn't say MUCH better. The EXL's are the ones that are especially tough.

These usually get sold before they arrive.

LX's are pretty slim compared to the EX cloths but they don't sell nearly as well so this isn't a big problem.

ccacp

Send on-line quotes to as many dealers as possible. Tell them exactly what you want down to the trim level. If they have it in stock you have bigger bargaining power. Always try to send these requests towards the end of the month. I was getting automatic replies from some dealers last week for EX-L navis at invoice plus destination with no other fees !
The dealers in Maryland were the greatest to deal with. On the top of the list was Heritage Honda of Westminster
Their internet team was great and they stuck to the price quoted.

isellhondas

Really?

I wonder if they would sell some of those to us for that price?

ccacp

You know, isellhondas, respectfully speaking, I got that kind of reply (Well if you get that price then I will go buy one !) from a fair number of Honda dealers and their CR-Vs. Well, you know what, they did not get my business nor did they make my short list of dealers I recontacted. Congratulations if you have people willing to buy at your inflated price because of pseudo-supply issues. BUT, there are plenty of people that are willing to drive a little bit to save a couple of thousand dollars. So, please respect us average people and leave your rhetorical comments at your dealership lot !

dmathew347

Hi,
I am new to MD and want to get a CRV soon. I went to College Park Honda in early March, and they wouldn't go any lower than $500 below MSRP for a CRV-FWD-EX with no extra options. Any suggestions for good dealers in MD? Also, are the FWD - EX's in higher demand than normal?
Thanks.

dmathew347

Lots of people here talk about emailing and faxing asking for quotes. Does anyone have a template i can use to email/fax my request for quote.

What exactly am i supposed to be asking for, and do i mention the maximum price i am willing to pay for a trim level?

isellhondas

I'll be respectful as well.

I realize that demand can vary greatly in different parts of our country. I try to remember that.

However, buying a NAVI CRV at invoice makes absoultly no sense whatever to me given the supply/demand situation HERE where I am. They may be distressed merchandise elsewhere.

Try to understand, if you can, that I have to deal with customers who "read on the internet" that people are buying navi Crv's for invoice. I am very nice to these people but I gently let them know we can't do that.

And, this is NOT a "pseudo-supply" situation HERE and prices are far from "inflated".

I just don't understand, that's all.

ccacp

They just do not make many FWD EX for the northeastern states.

My suggestion, for Maryland (and this could apply for states where there are many dealers to choose from) is to determine how far out (25-50-100 miles radius) you are willing to drive to save at least 1000 dollars and then go to cars.com. The further away you go there is a potential of gettting and invoice deal or you may get lucky with a local dealer. They allow sending out request for quotes to 3 dealers at a time. Do that for the radius you are willing to go specifying your exact trim and inside and outside color. Also, if you want you can mention your target price which should be anywhere between invoice and invoice plus 500 dollars. The more specific you are the better. Ask for an OTD price including all fees excluding sales tax only. What do you have to lose ? Maybe someone has a FWD EX that nobody wants in snowbelt country NY ? You will probably get replys from about half, a quarter of those replys will be competitive and then you let those dealers compete for your business. It helps when the SUV is in their stock and it is the end of the month, so you will be more succesful around the 20 of the month.

In MD I found Heritage Honda of Westminster the best with Heritage Honda of Parkville a good second.
Norris Auto Group, Sport Honda add accessories to their CR-Vs which overinflate the price. Hint: If you are minimally good at screwing in a light bulb, always buy a CR-V with no accessories on it and buy the accessories from on-line Honda shops such as Bernardiparts.com, handaaccessories.com, collegehillshonda.com and there are others !

Good luck !

ccacp

Just so that everyone could know, where are you located and how many dealerships are in your area. Those are factors that play a HUGE role in determining pricing I have found.

ccacp

Provide as much information as possible, down to the trim level and inside and ooutside color. Never tell them what you maximum price is, tell them what you target price is, invoice plus a given amount. See if anyone bites....

isellhondas

I'm in the Seattle area and believe me, there is no shortage of nearby dealers. We don't lose deals over dollars either unless people don't give me a chance to respond.

We are the largest volume Honda dealer in nine states and we currently have **one** Navi in stock.

pegwinks

I bought my CR-V EX-AWD in a suburb of Chicago about a month ago. I chose not to make a career of purchasing a vehicle and paid approximately $700 below MSRP. I found this forum after I purchased and can’t believe some of the posts.

I guess I’m in the minority, but I can understand isellhondas’ basic points. Is any retailer expected to make only a few hundred dollars on a $25-30K item? Just doesn’t seem logical to me. Do you know what the retailer’s profit was on the last TV or pair of shoes you bought? And if you did, would it stop you from buying? Because a dealer chooses not to sell you a vehicle at your price (whether they have one or a hundred on the lot) doesn’t mean they are dishonest.

I love the car and just attended a “new-owner seminar” at the dealer. It was informative and they did not attempt to sell a single accessory or service.

No, I don’t sell cars and don’t know anyone that does. I’m just a satisfied customer.