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I tried to resist the urge but it overcame me...sorry...
BUT...The invoice on this CRV is 21,320.
These remain a very desirable, high demand car.
When I bought my wife's last year, I paid 500.00 over and was happy to do so. they could have sold it to someone else for more than that.
21,300 or 21,400 is definatly a "good price" !
Price $18096 w/dest Tax 1173.82 (texas) Lic 180.55 Out the door $19450.37 and this includes cargo tray, tint, mud flaps, mats(already included), and pin stripe. If someone has received a lower bid please let me know. I am going to wait a little longer maybe until Aug or Sept to see if it comes down. Because the price dropped $400 bucks after I emailed this person with a quote.
It was difficult decision to make on small SUV (it will be much easier on midsize cars). I hesitated between CR-V and Hyundai Santa Fe GLS (2.7l). I can get Hyundai Santa Fe GLS (2.7l) at ad price of only $18,995 (with roof rack, but no moon roof). I like almost everything Santa Fe GLS (2.7l). I felt it rides smoother than CR-V. I like it's inside dashboard design style. The cloth on seats is much better. Also it has lovely 4 deep pockets on the door that those at rear curved for holding a big bottle of water. In addition to it's two cup holders at center. Inside design more curved, especial on rear view mirror and outside mirror. The CR-V has very boring/ugly and square design on those mirrors. I do not and I think I never like the space on top of glove box (end up the glove box is very small) on CR-V. But I still choose CR-V mainly due to the MPG and Honda reputation. This CR-V is my first Honda car (my previous car are all Toyota). I hope it won't let me down. It is too bad that RAV4 has much tight rear legroom. Otherwise, I will definitely go RAV4.
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I am not good negotiator. I did not even walk down to any of the dealership. All I do just to get the internet quote. Then ask for their best price. I did talk to the internet sales manager each (total three from each dealership) on the phone once. Then I went to the dealer, who sounds nice on the phone, got the car. I wonder whether I could get a better price if I do it differently.
The information on this website is very helpful. I got paid even higher price if I did not saw posts here. Because all three dealership here said they need to have small profit above the invoice (I believed them) until I saw the post said the dealer holdback and wholesale price.
By the way, the internet sales manager I worked with is quite nice. He did not pressure at all to sell any accession. He even asked parts Dept. to took off the roof rack on the car (I do not think I will use it, maybe it is good for many people). I did add the cargo cover at $195 as I think it looks neat. The I bought the wheel locks from parts dept at $59.00 and have not installed it on the car yet (thought it Alloy wheel/tire) worth more than the locks).
Another guy handle the paperwork work tried to sale me the extended warranty for 6yr/6K at $1899, then down to $1699. He said the money is total returnable if we did not use. I turned it down for his several attempt.
This is my first time deal with Honda dealer. I appreciate all the information here at this web site. It really helps.
Don't worry...be happy!
And, it's true, OR has no sales tax. they just tax you to death on everything else!
No free lunch!
Thanks for your post. Just curious. When you bought and how much? I tried to get quote in late April and early May, the quote I got are all ~22,000 then. You are right that we do not pay sales tax. So, the actual price we paid for the car is still not bad.
Thanks for your post too. If you bought CR-V in Canada, there are extra on EX, like daytime light and heated power mirror as standard features, aren't they?
And, yeah, they do have some extra things. I could care less about daytime running lights. Probably five days a year heated mirrors would be nice.
Canada requires day time running lights and has for years. In 1990 researchers in Ottawa (I think) determined that frontal daytime collisions between vehicles could be reduced by 11% by using day time running lights. Thus, for the last 10 years or so I often drive with my headlights on during the day, particularly at dawn and dusk - now I have a Subaru with DTRL and am very happy for that.
As for the heated mirrors... again, I have the Subaru that has them and :-D. I use them often because I live in a foggy climate on the coast of California and the defrost on those mirrors helps to dissipate the mist that can build up on them. Also, I seek the snow for boarding in Tahoe, so with any luck, I get more than 5 days a year where I NEED the heated side views. It's a huge nice to have for some folks.
Elissa
I'm kinda funny..I don't like things forced on me that I don't care about such as daytime driving lights. I'm in Seattle where we have a LOT of dark, wet and foggy days. On those days that are marginal, I just turn my headlights on.
As far as heated mirrors...well, I suppose I might use them once in a great while. just not a big deal to me.
It's a bit looney :-)
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Thanks for your post. Your whole package looks good. The dealer only show me the 6yr/6.5k with so expansive price. I did not even know that price can change too. My new CR-V just sent to the service to adjust alignment because it pull to the right. The alignment results show the TOE was really off. I sent it in service with oddmeter only at 25 mile and out at 38 mile (I did not drive it since I bought it on Monday) after long wait of about 3 hours. It wasted my whole Sat. morning. I am going to test it today as I still feel it pull to the right on my way home. I am extremely not happy about my CR-V.
Also... because Canadians tend to buy smaller vehicles than US buyers, the smaller rigs have to reach a wider range. It's the same in Japan and the UK. The CR-V comes with quite a few options (NAV, VSA, premium sound, etc.) that are not available here.
Canadians need block heaters and DRLS, and I think Honda installs them so their cars will sell, and they price them for what the market will bear.
Before the warranties started getting denied, lots of folks stateside went to Canada to get Nissans or Odysseys, and lots of Japanese buy their electronic stuff in Australia/New Zealand. Prescription drugs is the other obvious example.
And Bimbo cupcakes cost less in Mexico than Hostess cupcakes do in the rest of North America :-)
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If you have a good experience with any delaer in Miami/Fort Laderdale and Atlanta would be appreciated. Thanks.
Where do these rumors come from I wonder?
Don't forget about the double secret probation cash!!
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Who knows what other incentives Honda may be giving individual dealership owners.
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And just because I was able to buy a CR-V (or whatever) at a particular price, doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to get the same dealer. Bunch of factors are involved (# of CR-V's that the dealer has in stocks, end of month, quota's, dealership prizes, etc., etc., etc.). So Jane may get a great deal on a vehicle, it doesn't mean that Bob will get a great deal as well. It's a matter of how well you negotiate.
I bought a CR-V at the end of July and got what I think was a good deal (I think I discussed it on 50-52). But I did a lot of research, knew the wholesale cost of the CR-V, the dealer holdback, knew which dealers had a large number of the LX's in stock and which had a few, and knew which dealers added a lot of garbage fees to the vehicles they were selling (like detailing, wheel locks, rustproofing, etc). And I negotiated hard. And I mean real hard.
Before I closed on my deal, I contacted other dealerships in the area (and one 50 miles away) asking them to beat the deal I had. All of them warned me that the deal I had was a bait and switch and that I should sit on my checkbook. But the deal was the real thing.
So my suggestion is rather than driving hundreds of miles to find a dealership where someone had a good experience, do your research and negotiate hard.
I'm in central NJ (near Asbury Park). I bought a CR-V LX AWD with side airbags for $19K at the end of July. You might be able to get it less expensive now.
But be warned, I negotiated and negotiated over the internet. I think that the only reason that I got the deal that I got was because the dealer had in excess of 50 CR-Vs on the lot, they were behind their quota, and the vehicle I picked up had just arrived at the end of June (maybe they were saving/making money on the deal because they wouldn't have to pay the flooring charge if they sold it before the end of July).
Good luck.
$20,353 was our final offer, TTL and doc fee out the door brought it to $22.9k and change. When we received this offer I was a little concerned about doc prep fee gouging, but the dealer charged us $49 for that and $191 for title. Tax made up the rest. We just did the Edmunds dealer quote system, received several nice offers and made a deal. We were able to finance for 3.36% for 24mos (we have a pretty small loan after selling our soon to be missed Integra).
It had 3 miles on it and had been at the dealer for about 2 weeks.
jp
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kyfdx
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Good Luck...it doesn't have to be a painful experience. If you feel comfortable, just go for it and move on!
This is a great forum and if you go back a few months you will see that many with the same car have gotten some great deals and offer great advice.
A few tips: Definitely go at the END of the month, take the invoice with dealer holdback with you and make the first offer. Tell them you are going to buy a car that day and be willing to go to another dealer if necessary.
Once you have a deal make sure they don't tack on any unsually high fees. Best regards and keep us posted.
Why a dealer would sell a CRV for invoice minus holdback is beyond me but, hey, if they are willing to do this, go for it!