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But it's a done deal so time to move on & enjoy the drive. Good luck to all of y'all.
The Sandman :confuse: :sick: :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)
We didn't use the online pre-approval from Honda but no harm for you to be pre-qualified by Honda first:
http://www.hondafinancialservices.com/planning/planning.asp
You can use the pre-approval with any Honda dealers with better prices.
Good luck!
Next place to look is to start emailing individual dealerships. I just made a quick email stating what I wanted and plastered them with it in the states around my home. Turns out that dealers do not always have models on their website and cars.com does not know about everything in existence.
After doing all of the above I came up with many, many dealerships who had the car I wanted and could begin bargaining. If they think that you believe they have the upper hand they will take your money. Be willing to drive and that price comes right down!
Choose a 2011 Honda Accord Coupe in any style. Now click recent sales and then click national. Now highlight the first five bars on the left side and note the number of purchases and the price range of those purchases.
Now change the style from say 4 cylinder to V6 and click recent sales and then click national again. Now highlight the first five bars on the left side again and note the number of purchases and the price range.
The number of purchases STAYS THE SAME, but the price changes depending on the style of vehicle you choose! This website is totally useless to determine historical price. Someone ought to sue the snot out of them for this scam!!!
I checked it for Mercedes C Class and Nissan 370 Z. Same results. Spread the word. Truecar is useless!
So, I drove to Pohanka, VA today and got an lx 5spd for $309/mo + $1500 down payment for 5yrs. I was too excited to hear an additional $500 incentive they were offering once I got there.
$17,424 (truecar 20874)
- $500 (credit for current honda owners from honda financial)
- $500 (not exactly clear why but i was too happy to hear, so i didn't ask)
+ $399 (doc fee)
+ $300 (tags/registration)
+ $199 (Don't ask me why; I was a bit tired/hungry & stupid to fall for this)
+ $599 (Honda financial's GAP insurance)
+ $1210 (NJ state taxes)
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$19,131
-$1500 (down payment)
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$17,631 @ 1.9% apr for 5 years = $309/month
Overall process was very smooth and painless, just make sure you do your homework (calculate the numbers) before you go there. an app on your android/iphone will help (i downloaded one today as i always get uncomfortable when dealing with a finance manager lol - I was able to punch in the numbers and check right there).
Drove back this evening (3 hrs) and am feeling fine. I heard a lot about the bad seats giving a backache. I kinda feel the seats are hard like a solid bench with some cushion but I'll surely get used to it as my previous car was no better. If you are used to economy cars, you will be fine. Its hard to tell this during the test drive though. Also, there was lot of road noise on those cement roads; on regular tar roads, it was smooth as butter. Wind noise was minimal too. nothing to distract you. the base engine is powerful enough for regular purposes. highway cruising is what it does best. I put exactly 300 miles on it today and the gas needle is still above the center.
And please remember not to fall for the window etching fee like me. The GAP insurance is upto you (your credit union might be cheaper but they may not refund the unused prorated value if you decide to cancel it, say a year later). Do some research before you go.
How did I do? (minus the GAP/window etch fee)
Of course a savy buyer will simply state the price they will pay for the vehicle is $XXXXX and clearly state that price includes any documentation fee (which is nothing but clear profit to the dealer). Hard for me to believe anyone would actually pay a dealer $399 for nothing.
Also, anyone looking for a Honda vehicle in the DC area should definitely give Criswell, Sport and Pohanka Honda a chance. I have found those three to offer the best and most stessless purchase experience.
Any idea on where to get that coupon? I did purchase a new honda 2 years ago (but did not finance it)
Email other dealers about this program and bring the answer back to the dealer you want to buy your car from.
To me, I am the best bang for the dollar type. My suggestion if you are this type than you'll know Honda's have better resale and reliability issues overall. Honda's also tend to be better rated than Nissan's in consumer reports - particularly the Accord.
If you go to AMEX ZAG. com, pop in ZIPCODE 20874 and choose the ACCORD, you'll see a nice starting point for an ACCORD - and I know you can do better than that. Good luck with your car search -.
BTW, I did sort of the same thing - looked at the altima - I bought an SE Accord and am very pleased thus far with the car.
I took a Honda Accord LX out and found the seats to be too loose for me. Felt like my but was going to go through the floor. Then I took out a Camry, then went back to a Honda SE and EXL. Wound up buying the SE. I will say that if the Toyota dealer wanted to deal a bit harder, I would have considered it. The Nissan is a 150 K mile car, but I wanted something I knew would get 200K miles on it all day long.
Have fun with the search! I bought my car from OURISMAN Honda in Bethesday, MD. I live in CT and had no issues with them buying down there. I was close to buying at Criswell in MD, but OURSIMAN beat them by a few hundred bucks. It was one of the best experiences I ever had. Saved a good 1,500 bucks of what you could buy in CT and $800 in Mass.
Did you handle this by phone, email or ?
I have driven an Accord sedan and a Camry, not the Altima, yet. OTOH, this is for an 18yo son going to college.
Want something safe, solid and reliable but, not flashy. Decent with gas and insurance.
I am sure CRISWELL would have been great to buy from, but OURISMAN was equally as great if not better. I bought an SE, not quite an EXL, but I really didn't want a sun roof. For an 18 year old, safe, nice car that is pretty decent on gas.
I bought mine for $19,658 before taxes and title. The seats are leather and it really is quite a nice ride for a non EX Honda Accord. The car rides great, ALSO if you are a honda owner, you can get up to $500 more off. Another blogger said Shockley in MD also beat Criswell, so you have some options if you want to go with a Honda. As for insurance, this car is cheaper to insure than the 2006 Accord EX that I replaced by a few hundred dollars a year. Might suggest giving AMICA insurance a call there. Best wishes to you on whatever path you choose. btw, This car will be my sons car when he goes to college......
I am sure you'll make an outstanding choice. You can't go wrong buying any of the cars you mentioned. But you may want to call your insurance company and see what the differential in costs are just to be sure as every carrier has there own funky way to determine risk.
purchase price 17424
tax 1261
tags/registration(NJ) 270
doc fee (pretty high) 399
gap insurance (optional) 595
window etch(optional) 199
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total 20148
customer incentive - 500 (unadvertised)
down payment - 1500
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amount financed 18148
paymt 3yr at 0.9% 511
first month payment -> $11 (Honda pays $500 if financed (no cash purchase)
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Total cost of the car -19386
If I didn't fall for the window etch fee at 199 or take GAP insurance at 595, my total payments would have been $18,600. Note that GAP can be cancelled anytime during the life of the loan and a prorated fee will be given back.
Overall I think I just did OK since I didn't check out CRISWELL/OURISMAN/Shockley dealers around that area like 1sebringnow mentioned. Also the purchase in Maryland would have been sweet with $99 doc fee instead of $399. Haste makes waste lol
Just stumbled upon this website and its been invaluable so far! Thanks in Advance. I am in Texas and looking to purchase a Honda SE or EX-L. So far this is the best price I have gotten for an SE any color I choose: $19718 + 6.25% tax (1232) = $20950 + approx $300 dollars in other fees .
Can anyone comment on this? Is this a good deal? I feel like I can get it a few hundred dollars cheaper. Thanks!
I think $19,700 is a very decent price for Accord SE auto 4 dr sedan, and if you add document fee of 125 plus 175 for title and license, its a good deal!
Try using Amex/Zag (for Criswell Honda in MD), but it will not work for TX since the new car dealers assoc. here is like a cartel that does NOT allow the internet services to offer low prices, you have to haggle with them!
I got a quote from another e commerce guy from them that was $200 less so I think I should be able to get at least that much off the price I mentioned already.
http://www.terryleehonda.com/-500-first-payment-offer-from-honda.htm
http://specials.hagerstownhonda.com/let-honda-pay-your-first-500-worth-of-accord- -or-pilot-payments
$26,750 (EX-L V6 Nav)
$ 750 (dest charge)
$ 249 (doc fee)
plus tax and motor vehicle charge
Did you get something special besides the $1,000 dealer cash?
Who did you buy from?
Thanks.
$18980.00 (Base Price)
$ 1186.25 (MA 6.25% sales Tax)
$ 299.99 (Doc Fee)
$ 154.00 (Reg, Title, Inspection)
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$20619.25 (OTD)
$ 500.00 (Honda Loyalty Discount)
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$20119.25 ( I also got the 0.9%APR for 36months from Honda Finance)
I was getting the same car for $560 less in Maryland, but I felt the difference was not worth a 7 hour drive (500 miles) back.
I would like to thank all the members for sharing their shopping experience which reduced the stress in car purchase experience, especially 1sebringnow, sammyk2 & kajiv.
For anyone considering 2011 Honda Accord LX, LX-P, SE the following is the best price I have seen in this forum.
LX : $17,800 + taxes (6.25%) + Reg & Title + Doc. Fee (299)= $19340 (Msg # 25838)
LX-P : $18,640 + taxes (6.25%) + Reg & Title + Doc. Fee (100)= $20059 (I got this from a MD dealer)
SE : $19,300 + taxes (3%) + Reg & Title + Doc. Fee = $20000 (Msg # 25875)
The dealer where I purchased the vehicle was clueless about the "Honda Loyalty Program" which seems to be available starting Feb 4th. I had to show the postings from this forum to force them to do the research. BTW the same dealer was influencing me to take 5.99%APR to get a break in the price, so I wonder whether there is a conflict of interest.
I hope this helps.
In Feb, there is a manufacturer to consumer cash bonus of $500, did the dealer mention that to you? Should it deduct OTD price or is it already factored in base price?
Thanks so much.
When I was initially considering LX, they were quoting $18087 which is about $300 more than they sold to another customer in Dec 2010. According to them they cannot match that price since the incentives were different at that time. I did not have a way to verify the same, but no other dealer was willing to match their price of $18087.
I am currently looking to purchase a 2011 Honda Accord EX 4cyl. I received the quote below from a local va a dealership. This would be my 3rd honda purchase from the same dealership and they know this. Therefore, what are your thought on the quote below:
List Price $25,655.00
Your price $20,375.00* (price includes destination and appearance package.)
Processing fee $385.00
Va tax $676.10
Va tags $92.50
Process fee $385.00
Total (OTD) $22,096.60
How can I negotiate a better deal?
Second.. processing fee is in there twice...
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After calling 12 Honda dealers in the VA/MD/DC area, the best price I got for a 2011 Honda Accord SE was from Ourisman in Bethesda, MD. Shockley in Frederick wouldn't come close to the $20K OTD price that was mentioned by someone in a previous post. After a couple calls back and forth, Ourisman came the closest.
When we showed up, the salesman (Robert DeCampli) had the paperwork ready, and the price was as discussed on the phone. No tricks, gimmicks, or bait-n-switch. He delivered as promised.
On top of the great price, we got Honda's 1.9% financing and they cover the first car payment.
I almost went to Carmax and bought a used Accord because I hate new car negotiations. But Ourisman made it very painless with no hard pressure on upgrades or options.
I think I got an ok deal, maybe could have been a little better but needed the car urgent. Thanks everyone for all the info!
$19558 Base price (included all season mats and wheel locks)
100 accessories (mud guards, door and fender protection, edge guards)
100 Doc Fee
199 Exterior Simonize Teflon Treatment
195 (reg and plates)
1197.42 tax
Total OTD 21349.42
I bought 1/27/2010 before the $500 extra loyaty cash and up to $500 first months payment.
You still got a great deal. Enjoy your car, I have never been so happy driving mine. It blows away the ride from my 2006 Accord EX.
I am installing a Bluetooth in it though - I didn't want the sunroof. making my decision on it soon. Happy and healthy driving to you and your family.
Black with Ivory/Tan interior
$24,000 including all fees
They then paid the first payment ~ $430.
Overall out the door cost was $23,570 before sales tax.
Congratulations, final OTD of $23.5k seems like a great price for an EX-L!
I believe your price OTDD for an EX-L was great. Simply a great car. Enjoy.
The American Express car buying (zag.com) from my zip code was $24,250, but I'm not sure if that also includes the dealer fees. Can someone explain why Zag quotes Virgina & Massachusetts about $700 lower?
Since I will pay the tax and doc fees on delivery I will be financing $26,586 at 0.9% for 48 months; $564.11 a month.
The vehicle is due to be built 3/25-3/30 for delivery in early April.
It is not too late to negotiate; has anyone done better?
Very good deal and the wife ,loves her car,Philadelphia,PA area.
Thanks
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