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about 25,700 OTD everything plus deck lid spoiler and wind deflector for sunroof
Thanks for any help
Robby
My price including destination was just a bit over $21,000. Total OTD price (NY state sales tax 8.375%) was about $23,000. No trade in.
I think it is a very decent price.
I didn't get the best price ever b/c I didn't want to waste my time hassling over the price.
$22500 + TTL (paint protection, unlimited powertrain warranty, interior illumination included)
few side notes...
1) I've always wanted to get a deck lid trunk spoiler because the rear end looks like something is missing without one like V6 (this was the only thing I disliked about accord compared to altima coupe). But dealer wouldn't install it for me since Honda doesn't offer it as an accessory. Only the wing spoiler is available for 4-cyl coupes but I hated its look. I ended up getting one on eBay (genuine honda part too!), installed it myself, and it looks AWESOME and costs way less than the dealer-installed wing spoilers. Highly recommended for 4 cyl coupes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F- - - - %2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26sat- - - - itle%3D190226866281%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1&item=190226866281
2) For those who consider getting an interior illumination, I don't think it worth the $100+. It's really dim and you can hardly notice it unless its really dark outside.
If you want something more bright, get an aftermarket neon or something.
23600+ Tax & lic
lx-p 2.4l AT
20170+ttl
ex 2.4l at
21721 +ttl
How do you guys think about this price? dESTINATION FEES ARE INCLUDED. I want to drive there to pull the trigger tomorrow if I can cut several hundreds on the EX-L.
~$25,500 OTD; my first car purchase, pretty excited!
4 cyl EX-L sedan with Navi & Auto trans.
Vehicle price.....$25,700 ($300 over invoice)
Destination............$635
Options*..............$1672 (includes installation)
Fee + tags............$258
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Total..................$28,265 (before OH tax)
*options I chose: rear view camera, deck lid spoiler, interior LED lighting, all season mats, trunk tray, splash guards, 1st aid kit
Had to have the rear view camera after test driving the 2009 Acura TSX and Infinity G35X. I didn't get one of those cars because the back seat of the Accord has more room for my 3 kids and they use premium gas. G35X was awesome but gets much worse mileage. The Accord was a good value and left me $$$ to buy a monster 1080p LCD TV! Looking forward to the Accord reliability.
Thanks to all of the posters out there. Your discussions helped me in my negotiation. Not sure if I got rock bottom pricing, but a good value to my family nonetheless.
I just purchased an 08 Accord EX-L 4cyl, auto, no-navi. Price of the car was $23,792 including destination. Fees were $95 for title and doc fee, and another $199 for etched glass and wheel locks and another $99 to be member of their service discount program. Not sure if that was worth it. +7% RI sales tax on top of that brought the OTD number to around $25,800 or $25,900 which included everything, the state registration fee of $55 included too. This was all with the .9% 36 month Honda financing. Great rate in my opinion. The price of the car could have been $400 less if I didn't go with Honda .9% or 2.9% financing. So that's something to consider when seeing all the prices on here. The savings in interest between .9% offered by Honda for 36 months, or 2.9% 60 months, vs. AAA at 4.24% outweigh the $400 price reduction so need to look longer term, not just today's price in my opinion. If you're buying cash, look for the lesser price and perhaps mention during negotiation you don't need financing from Honda.
I knew which car I wanted after test driving, then requested quotes from some area dealers. Because the dealer is close to home I went with the in town Honda dealer. I think I got a good deal, sounds like a few folks were able to get a few hundred shaved off (23,600 for car vs. my 23,792) but not sure if those prices are with the AHFC .9% 36 month or 2.9% 60 month rates. I hope I didn't leave too much on the table... any feedback appreciated. Thanks.
The dealer had wheel locks and mud flaps on the car and told me in my quote I would have to pay $205 for this but when they wrote up the offer at the dealer, they "forgot" to include it so it was included in my price of $23,000. I was in and out of the dealership in two hours total. It would have been quicker but this dealership has an extremely small lot and stores their cars in an underground garage a few blocks away, so it took about 30 minutes to bring the car to the lot to see. I didn't test drive since I had done so previously. Very low pressure and no surprises in the write up, I paid what they promised me. They did offer lojack and extended warranty but I declined and they didn't pressure me at all. I picked up the car the next day and am enjoying it.
I identified all dealers within a certain radius. The Honda site usually gives the name of the internet manager, but no email information.
I then went to the dealer site to try to get that information. Generally successful, but sometimes not. Googling the name also worked sometimes.
Then I sent out an email (or used the dealer website form for those where I did not have contact information).
I chose not to start with a price, because I wanted to generate some action. And, to be honest, the price I ended up getting was better than what I had originally expected.
I received responses from several dealers and worked with the two who came in most aggressive.
Email said:
Hello,
I am looking to purchase a 2008 Honda Accord EX-L V6 Nav within the next few days and am checking in with local dealers on availability and pricing.
If interested, please provide me with a price quote.
Please be sure to provide me specifics around:
- Price, including destination charges.
- Dealer fees.
- Registration fees.
- Dealer specific benefits/services: free/discounted service, etc.
Also, please be sure to let me know what factory-dealer or factory-customer incentives are included in the pricing.
I will most likely pay cash, but if there are any financing promotions I should be aware of, please let me know. I am most interested in Polished Metal/Gray interior but might also consider Alabaster Silver/gray as well as a black interior.
Email is best for me, but please also feel free to call me on my mobile at any time.
Thank you,
John Doe
Thanks,
Jonathan Wahl
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i too am looking at trading in my gas guzzler (nope, not the pilot) for an LX-P
fortunately i can wait till the aug/sept time frame, will aim for the end of those months as well.
BUT the contract they signed was $24,495...contacted dealer once we got home regarding error on contract, they said they will look into it but that is the correct price. I have quotes from others at same price AND wrote down 23,495 and it is the price we shook on (4 people present), we were at the dealer for 5+ hours, I think everyone was exhausted and just didn't read contract correctly. We are buying a Civic EX-L this week and have 2 more friends looking to buy Accords, are we done for on this or do you think the dealer will correct this, knowing there is further business to come?
Basically if they signed the contract and took delivery then they paid what they signed and "too bad" for them. How would you like it if your dealer called you up and said "Synergy3, we made a mistake on your Accord deal and sold it to you for $1,000 too little. Please come back in and pay us the $1,000 extra and sign a new contract. Thanks" ? You would laugh them right off the phone and just keep driving your new car.
Folks do make mistakes, but the time to catch them is before you sign the paperwork and not afterward. If the dealer made an honest mistake then I am sure they will fix it. Otherwise, I guess they could "lose" money on this deal to get other deals but they will just make it up on those with higher prices.
The real question is why on earth would you spend 5 hours at a dealer's lot? I think in my last 3 or 4 deals COMBINED I was not on the lot for 5 hours. You make the deal over the phone or via e-mail and get everything worked out, then you show up, inspect and test drive, sign the papers (which match what you worked out prior - to the penny) and drive off.
Dennis
Some people want to test drive before ever considering making a deal.
I've always known the car shopping experience to go something like this.
1.) Show up at lot, look
2.) Test Drive
3.) Make Deal
4.) Sign
5.) Leave
When I got my V6 it was about 1.5 hours, this time it took so long because (family members) went in looking for a LX-P, then EX, then finally settling on the EX-L given the fact that quotes was only 1k more for the L version.
They've treated us very nice giving the free tint, locks, guards on both vehicles but this may be a matter of "we can't change it now". I am thinking the sales guy (internet/fleet) may have just misquoted and final number was at invoice or a tad over, but see that some people on this forum are getting same at below, so really I can't say for sure
can anyone give me comments about this
this is stock no dealer added options
wheel locks would be extra 83
I got 2008 Accord LX-P with blue tooth, wheel locks intalled for $21,414.00 (OTD)
from Phanka in MD. please let me know if Ipaid right price.
i think that is a good price, sure gives me hope that they will go lower when i purchase around aug/september
1 what is the best price for 2008 accord EXL?
2 how much should i get for the civic?
3 how to get low apr? i have credit score of 699.
thank you!! any tips or adviced is appreciated. god bless! :confuse:
Bought for 23,705 incl. freight.
with splash guards, stripes.
About 300 under invoice. This is in St. Louis area and varies by area.
Also have Acura TSX and this is close to that car but TSX is still a cut above in my personal opinion only overall driving experience. Traded 2007 CRV for Accord-long story but it did not cost me much to trade after selling it privately. CRV great got 31 mpg on pure interstate in fall no air or heat on at 70 mph. probably no wind either. Have got 34 mpg on TSX on same trip.
08 Accord is in my opinion so different than 07 in a better way.
Internet salesperson at St. Louis Honda was the place.
Hope this goes as smoothly.
Obviously these all have a high dealer mark up (some dealers more than others,2x to 3x) and the price can be negotiated on, but its not about the cost, but the appearance of the car, I'd rather not have a car with any add-ons that can't be removed, like the pin stripes,
Wondering if that is the case everywhere or just in TX.
thanks
There's a reason why contracts over a certain amount must be in writing to be enforceable - to avoid situation like this.
If your family truly believes the dealership pulled a fast one - take your business elsewhere. If not, buy from them again but read the contract before signing.