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I ended up paying $19300 with an otd price of $20212. Easy negotiation over the internet and phone. My dealer is Duncan's Hokie Honda in Christiansburg Virginia. My sales representative was awesome. Her name is Julie Felix. The car is a beauty and we are now happy to be a complete Honda Family, (1 2004 Odyssey EX-L and now a 2009 Civic EX-L). Thanks for your tips and advice.
Love the new civic, moonroof and stereo system are terrific.
I think my civic has AC problem because its not cooling enough.
Air coming out of the louvers are not cool until I turn the knob near full or when put in max AC.
I will not be charged if I let the dealer fix it right?
3 weeks old Honda civic lxs.
:confuse:
so yea i'm getting the refund.
thx for the input!!
With that said, my $0.02 would be to consider keeping the extended warranty but negotiate a lower price for it. Warranty can come in handy if you are planning to keep the vehicle for up to 100K miles. I know you are not thrilled about the price charged for the warranty, but instead of lower price or refund, you can ask the dealer to convert your standard warranty into premium warranty to cover everything, and/or ask for zero deductible on claims.
My current vehicle came with extended warranty and it has more than paid for itself.
I am just your average consumer who doesn't like throwing the hard earned money away. Based on my experience with civic & extended warranties I would recommend:
* Get an extended warranty for 7 yrs / 100k miles
* Not all extended warranties are the same.
* Do not get a standard 'Extended Warranty". Chose "Premium Package" that covers everything
* Opt for $0 deductible for warranty claims
* Extended warranty prices starts at $2K. Negotiate it down to ideally less than $1K
I was quoted a price on a Civic EX auto for $17885. This price includes destination.
All they need to add is tax and dmv fees.
Do you think I can do better?
My bro works at the stealership and says, I am going into the holdback.
If you really think the place is a "Stealership" why would you even want to buy a car there?
I'm buying there because my bro works there
the warranty is the warranty offered by honda w/ a 0 deductible. the finance guy blatantly lied to me when i asked him if i can buy this the next day as opposed to on the spot. He is going to get it just for the lie. i'm all for selling xxx at the highest price and earning the most commission. but if he is going to tell me how he never lies to his customers for the past xxx years, he is going to pay. as in... selling it to me for like < 700 as the collegehillshonda is selling it for 9xx. i need to make sure he makes as little money as possible (for revenge). if he comes back to me w/ a BS number, i'm just gonna return it. i got plenty of time to decide...i have nothing to lose, he's got a 500 commission check that he won't be seeing if he throws me BS.
He mentioned something about including the 100k certified warranty as well. I definetly want to confirm that.
Saccucci Honda, (myhondawarranty.com) and several others used to sell the 8yr/120 kmi factory warranty extension for about $800 online . Do a search in this forum on "extended warranty" to find perhaps other honda online sales. I heard they were supposed to stop this practice, but if you call the actual dealership (Saccucci, etc) They may sell it.
If you get some info show it to original dealer to match the 800 and refund $600 or cancel and buy online (or by phone). They fedex everything.
Good luck
--jjf
Location, Marin Honda in Corde Madera in SF Bay area.
2009 Civic LX AT Sedan
MSRP=$18,925 (incl dest)
Invoice=$17488
Edmunds TMV = $16847
Was quoted (see few posts above) for 15777 (incl dest) or 17602 OTD. I got a dealer to go down to 17,550.
I decided to give the original sales guy the sale if he matched and he did.
Also got 2.9% for 36 months and got a warranty plan from Honda for 1,400 for 8yr/100k mi. I have 59 days to decide and get full refund. Any suggestions on the warranty plan?
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Sales price: $15,125
Destination: 670
Processing: 89
+ Tax, tags, title
I purchased from Sport Honda in Maryland. This is lower than they originally quoted - I negotiated the price down based on offers from other area dealerships. I also found that buying in MD was cheaper than buying in VA ($89 processing fee versus $350-380) and they were able to process my VA tax/tags/title no problem.
The other dealership we considered buying from was Criswell Honda in Germantown, MD.
They gave me a quote of 15,960. for a Civic/LX/Coupe/Auto.
Please let me know who the salesman person you worked with was at Sports Honda.
Thanks much.
Is this standard practice? How does one go about buying a LX model just as it is configured on Honda's website. What is the best way to haggle them down? He seemed pretty firm on raising the price from $17800... Any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated. Should I just go to another dealer? Thanks!
Sometimes the deal just doesn't make sense and you WILL walk!
You really don't need a weapon, just be reasnoble.
The Sandman :shades:
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
The price also sounds pretty high for today's market. Yes, I would probably walk out. Salesmen are trained to play various games in order to get the highest possible price, and you have to play your side as well.
When I was there, I just walked out because he refused to go any lower on the price. Then he said he had a new car coming in with no add-ons, but that the lowest he could go was $18200 OTD. I said, "No thanks," and left. I think I will drive out to a couple other dealerships to see what they have to say/offer. I'm hoping I find one that doesn't do the pre-installed add-ons on all their cars, as that stuff seems generally worthless to me, personally.
Save yourself the hassle of driving to different dealers and trying to find one with no add-ons, etc. The best thing you can do is request a quote a via email from EVERY Honda dealer within a reasonable distance from you! Make it clear that you will only accept a car with factory standard features and NOTHING MORE! Be specific and make it clear that you KNOW what you want!
I've used this tactic for my last two purchases and have done the same for a few of my close friends. Each time, at least one dealer came thru with a deal at least slightly lower than all the others. I responded to express my interest and reiterated that if it wasn't exactly what I had specified in my quote request, I would walk out without a moment's pause! It worked every time!
The windshield is kinda big, too, which really intensifies the exposure.
Some of my past vehicles had far superior solar protection or whatever you call it... Real obvious (to me, at least) difference.
Maybe EX windows are tinted?
Anyone has an idea how much tax refund we could get on new 09 civics sedan AT?
I found out new cars bought between feb and dec 2009 will get tax refund from govt.
:shades:
The amount of the sales tax will be deductible on your 2009 income tax return.. So, figure a savings on your income tax of 25% of the sales tax paid... next April.
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Honda Civic LX-S (Burien Honda: 15mins south of Seattle)
Sale Price: $17,180
Tax: $1,683.64
Lic, Title, Doc: $180.75
Total OTD: $19,044.39
They also quoted me Civic LX
Sale Price: $16,500
Tax: $1,617
Lic, Title, Doc: $177.75
Total OTD: $18,294.75
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Did all negotiations online. Told them I just want to sign papers, get the keys, and be on my way. I was out of there in 15mins!
$14,700 - vehicle
$670 - destination
$89 - processing fee
Total $15,459
Now I just hope I don't wreck it or get it stolen! Ugh, so much money to be driving around! Thanks all for the posts and help. I felt prepared when I went in and knew what I wanted to pay. I went about $200 over my initial offer, but I liked the color and the lack of any other add-ons that I really didn't want.
Thanks again, this thread was most helpful, and helped ease my anxiousness/nervousness about the whole process... though I was still pretty jittery haha.
Online these folks may be some help:
http://carservicemanuals.blogspot.com/2008/06/download-honda-civic-vii-2001-2005- .html
We ended up getting an 06 LX that was a personal lease return with 49K miles for $12,500 instead but only because our budget is tight right now. It was really difficult to find a clean, nice 06 civic here. We looked at more than 20. Many looked used up or were rentals according to carfax. Nothing on craigslist the whole time we were in the market.
I just got into a deal to lease a Honda Civic LX 2009 for $199/m $0 down.
The dealer is also charging me $599 bank fee which I can either pay upfront or monthly added to the car monthly payments. They say this fee is charged by Honda Financial. Is this fee true? Is it that amount?
When Honda financial called me to confirm the deal, I asked them about the fee and the agent referred me back to the dealer saying she couldn't discuss it.
I've seen other postings with reference to bank fees but I want to make sure this fee is legal.
If it is, am I better off paying it all upfront or in monthly installments?
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.