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I have an LX and I wouldn't justify $500 on a mirror so that I don't have to flip the manual switch every evening I drive. That's my 2 cents but am sure many out here would disagree!
I am vindictive, but that is the only way to let them know that they are annoying. I bet you they think that if the blue light on the dash is not lit, the headlights are not lit.
I have to disagree there. I bought the Gentex auto dimming mirror with compass and temperature for my 2003. When I am out in the boonies, the compass is actually very useful if the sun is not out. I used it extensively when navigating back roads in the New Mexico desert last year.
I have a Gentex from Bravada that I bought on ebay for $30. The compas only gives you N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, hardly useful for any navigation.
If I need the true heading I have a radar detector with built in compass and a Delorme GPS plugged into a laptop. The Radar/Compas has to be calibrated once a year. It reports heading in degrees, which is more useful for navigation. Even right after calibration, the Magentic North is about 15° off the Geographical North reported by GPS. So you always have to decide what the cartographer had in mind.
May I ask which dealer you are making deal now?
I am looking for SE and seems like none left.
My husband is complaining that the car does not have a "new car smell" as it has been used as a demo car and the manager has been personally using it, which adds up to the mileage of 619 for a new car. Initially the sales woman said it has a mileage of 500 but it turned out that it was higher than that.
I asked for a discount based on this, and I also had a email printed out from another deal that offered 24,175. But they checked their computer and said there are no other dealers in the area that have the in stock, and did not want to negotiate. They gave me a discount of meager 100 bucks after several times of bugging but not below 24,600.
They even sneaked in 300 dollars on that price making it 24,900 in the final paper work, which I fortunately found out and asked for a correction.
Now, is it possible that I cancel this deal since I did not pay anything yet?
But then again, is it better to stay with this deal as I really want the car as soon as possible (sick of rental car for almost a month) or should I deposit at the other dealer shop and wait for their shipping to arrive (dunno when, they always say couple of days).
What are your opinions? Thanks! :sick:
Well, I was on roads that pretty much wound around, and when I needed to know which way to turn, the compass was useful. Of course you couldn't strike out cross country with it. I also had a GPS, but I still found the compass useful.
I am in NY and looking for SE. Not many left or asking too much for it now.
Last month I got quote for 23350 and now it is about 23800 - 24200.
If I were you, I would not take that car, First of all it is a demo and used for test drive or manager's car allowance.
Second of all, price appears to be so high.
There is one dealer who has last pewter pearl for 24800 which we could not agree on the price.
For financing, I got preapproved at honda financial services and got a great APR from capital one finance. If you get financed through the dealer, you might have to pay bank fee. Why don't you try applying from direct lender? capital one even beat any interest rate offered that is lower than its rate.(except any manufacture's special rate program) This way at least you can compare.
If I were you, I'd rather go shopping someplace else-little further than the current proximity OR wait for 2006. Why pay so much money and can't even enjoy new car smell?? I wouldn't.
The price is too high.. There are prices reported for brand-new '05s on this board, that are lower than that demo model...
Have you taken delivery of the car? As long as the car is still at the dealer, and you haven't paid anything, you don't even have a deal yet... Just say no.. I think at that point, they may lower their price, but if your husband doesn't like the car, I wouldn't take it, at any price...
Complaining to the government? Not unless you need a hobby..
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One guy says the end of oct and others say end of sep or the beginning of oct.
Base 23,329.00
Dest 550.00
Doc Fee 138.50
(plus CT tax & registration)
Maybe this is dumb, but in my last email I said "OK, assuming your doc fee is for the paperwork/effort to pay CT state taxes, DMV fees & obtain CT plates, I'm ok with the doc fee". Now he emails me the following statement: "I am faxing over the retail order for the car with you taking care of the tax and MV fees in CT, when you register it. We will provide what is called an MSO and the out of state temporary, so you can get it home and register it." AND the order has the same DOC fee 138 -- no reduction!! I feel like he's purposely trying to piss me off. :mad:
I would think that a dealer in NJ would normally arrange to pay CT (or any out of state) sales tax, register it and get plates. ALSO, I had agreed to wait on a monthend Sept delivery of 2005 CRV SEs AND I'd agreed that I understood he'd have to swap out with another dealer to get black or tan.
Would you all take a deep breath and move ahead with the purchase anyway? Or walk? This is a 100 mile drive for me. Going to the DMV is a pain in the [non-permissible content removed]. But it seems like no one in CT has 2005 SEs or at least not at this price.
Fair Honda in Danbury is no longer giving quotes on 2005 SEs; only 2006 SEs -- for which they're asking an add'l 1400 or so $$$... White Plains Honda (closer to me) has a price equal to David Michael but they're response has been SLOOOOOW; I still don't know if they have an 2005 SEs or will be receiving any... plus they've gotten dismal reviews in this forum...
I was in the service for 20+ years and bought many vehicles out of state and registered them myself in various states. All you will need is the bill of sale, the certificate of origin, and the mileage statement. You will pay the CT sales tax and registration fees when you register the car, which will be a fairly large check to write. You may have to pay for a temp tag in NJ to get the car back to CT, which the NJ dealer should certainly be able to do for you within that 138 doc fee.
Good luck on your purchase.
Have you tried Fair Honda in Dabury?
If you have bought a new CR-V recently in this area, please let me know your experience. Thanks!
I'd make sure to have them commit to a price, before doing this, though...
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They said they will honor the quote and will locate 05 which I don't like.
One said 06 will be in the lot on the end of sep and other said not until the end of oct.
I don't know who is telling me the truth.
I think I call honda america and ask later.
thanks
Roger
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Roger
Look up, the link is right on top of this page. HARD TO MISS.
HandA stands for Honda and Acura Accessories dot com.
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HandA is the on-line branch of a dealership (I think based in California). Yes, you can buy wheel locks from them for $30 - I bought those and a few other items for my CR-V.
The wheel locks are easy to install yourself. Depending on what else you get, be sure to check the 'install instructions' that they provide on their site. If they say that the instructions are for a skilled technician and not a do-it-yourselfer, take them seriously and find a trusted local technician to install (still cheaper than buying from the dealer and having them install it).
Your car is too new for KBB to price. Unfortunately, you lost at least $2000 in value when you drove it off the lot. I would expect it to sell for around $23000-24000. But it really depends on the market. Did you ask the dealer if they could help you out?
Such persons should be send back to preschool.
> somewhat arbitrary). Any advice? Most of the discussion here is on
> new car pricing. I think I paid between $25000-26000 in May for this car."
> Your car is too new for KBB to price.
Actually, KBB.com lists $21625 as a trade-in value and $24400 as a private party value. The original dealer offered a trade-in value of $19000, and a different Honda dealer that I visited to drive a Civic & Accord offered $20000. Given that the dealers are clearing out 2005s to make room for 2006s, I think $24400 is pretty optimistic.
I like NADAguides.com (I've found more dealers using them than KBB) but they don't list 2005 models.
> Unfortunately, you lost at least
> $2000 in value when you drove it off the lot. I would expect it to sell for
> around $23000-24000. But it really depends on the market. Did you ask
> the dealer if they could help you out?
Yup, I'm aware of that unfortunate fact. Still, I'd rather deal with it now rather than 3-5 years from now when I've lost $10000 in value and spent years driving a car that I'm not really enjoying. I'd be happy with $23000-24000 but don't want to overprice it and have it sit for 3 months trying to find a buyer.
Thanks for the opinion - much appreciated! Any other thoughts from anyone else?
Glenn
I like NADAguides.com (I've found more dealers using them than KBB) but they don't list 2005 models. .... **
I guess the question is: "why would you sell it ..?" .... of all of the SUV's out there, the CRV's have some of the highest resale value's on the market and still see some crazy $$ .... you know they're crazy when clean 00 SE's with 40/50k still see the $12's at the auctions ..l.o.l.....
That said, if you just don't like the vehicle ... then you're going to see in and around the $20ish figure at trade time ...... as far as Nada, it's used as a retail *asking* figure only, dealers don't use it for wholesale value's, especially in your area ..... if ya send it down Retail Rd, then $22,900 *asking* and kick it loose for the first $21,900/$22,500 .... the low miles, the SE package and the prices on the 06's will send this one off in a big hurry ...............
Terry.
Just got some pricing on an 06 CR-V here in CT
SE (3 week delivery) $24,500 (incl freight) +198 Conv + TTR
XE Auto awd (in stock) $23,192 (incl freight) +198 conv + TTR
What do you folks think?
Doc
Can I ask which dealer in CT?
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De Doc :P :P :P :sick:
Conv fee is collected by the state for the paperwork storage, or something like that.
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On 9/9, Danbury said they couldn't get anymore 2005 SEs (had previously quoted me 23484 base + 515 dest + 179 doc + Tax/DMV)
For a 2006 SE, the Danbury Internet Mgr quoted 24764 base + 550 dest + 179 doc fee, etc. Riiiight -- I'm really gonna pay that much more for a 2006 (when Honda only increased the MSRP $200)
David Michael Honda in Freehold NJ, just offered me a 2006 SE 23699 + 550 dest + 138.50 doc -- which I've passed on for now. He said it's onsite and can deliver by month end Sept. Unless he can include fog lights, running boards, or some other pack of accessories at that price, I'm planning on sticking with the 2005, which he says he should have next week.
David Michael's black 2005 SE quote is 23329 + dest + doc (same as above)... we'll see if it really happens... it's been a month already...
I've already started researching Civic Hybrids (50 mpg!). If this deal falls thru, I may take it as a 'sign from above' that the CRV & ME were not meant to be... ;-)
All dealers in tri-state love to get rid of what's left over. One dealer emailed me they are selling $1000 less than invoice and the other said they will be open til midnight on wed.
Most dealer in NYC and Long island want the sticker price or $500 off from the sticker for 06 SE. I think there will be no hugh sale til nov at least.
I am waiting for delivery of 06 SE and the dealer does not have VIN yet. I told him it has to start with J. As long as it is made in Japan, I will take it.
I offered invoice - $680 holdback + $500, which works out to approximately $21,300. Not surprisingly, the sales manager rejected this, saying that he didn't see why he should share holdback with me, given that the CR-V is hot right now. I pointed out that (1) we're talking about a stick, which isn't too popular in the NY metro area & (2) I'm proposing a fast, clean cash transaction with no trade to muddy the waters.
My reasoning didn't convince him & so we parted company.
My reasoning didn't convince him & so we parted company**
So basically your asking the dealer to chase after a vehicle he doesn't have in stock, and then lose money on the deal ..... that's some reasoning ..l.o.l...
Terry.
Why don't you go and call other dealers than your local dealer?
If you are willing to travel and can take a delivery by friday, go to hondacars.com and locate all dealers near you and call them and make a deal!
If you are lazy or time is money for you, try carsdirect.com. Looks like they want $500 more than what you are willing to pay but they do locate the car within 24 hours.
Make sure you get quote for 2006 also. I was getting quote for 05 and 06 and decided to get 06.
I'm not altogether surprised that he shot down my offer - in his place, I might have done the same thing - but I'm mildly surprised that he didn't counter.
I've checked & can tell you that none of the dealers on LI have a stick-equipped CR-V in stock. Everyone tells me the same thing: Give us a deposit & we'll order what you want.
Since I keep cars for a minimum of 8 years & thus don't have to worry about depreciation, I don't much care whether I buy an '05 or an '06 CR-V.
Just have a feeling that the dealer's attitude in LI is "take it or leave it"
If you are done searching in LI and willing to travel up to 100 mile which I did, take my advice up there.
If you want someone else to locate the vehicle within 24 hours near you, try carsdirect.com
Ya kinda answered your own question .... same owner, but different locations = no profit for the dealer .....
1.) they have to swap the inventory and the floorplan ..
2.) then they have to dealer trade "if" they can ..
3.) and one of the stores will probably lose the holdback ..
it's not worth their time or effort ........ that said, cut out the middleman and go direct to the dealer that has the vehicle.
Terry
2006 FWD LX MSRP 20945 Invoice 19397
2006 AWD LX MSRP 22145 Invoice 20504
2006 AWD EX MSRP 23400 Invoice 21661
2006 AWD SE MSRP 26000 Invoice 24060
Anyone bought 06 yet??