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Honda Element Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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Most dealers in my area are starting their offers at invoice. I'm just wondering why?
ps. I'm thinking Red although I prefer Orange when the panels were still black. I'm also trying to get them to throw in fog light installation for free.
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Happy Hunting
--jjf
What color is it? How long do you think you'll own it? Is it better than a sedan?
How do you like it so far? What do you think about the way the clutch operates? And give us your first MPG measurments...please.
I got the tangerine color, wasnt my first choice but i am really digging it now. I hope to own til the wheels fall off...hehehe hopefully a long long time. Better than a sedan... I couldnt tell ya i havent owned a "car" for lets see... probably 12 years or more so sorry cant tell ya... but it is roomy, not as roomy as my full sized chevy blazer but a lot easier to get stuff into the back because of the lower overall height.
Overall i like it... owned it now for 16 days and have 4000 miles on it. The clutch in my opinion is really smooth but... i think it may need to be adjusted a little bit to fully disengage the clutch disk a lil sooner than it is doing right now, i feel like i need to hit the floor all the time otherwise shifting form one gear to the next is a lil difficult, not like hard to find the gear but i feel a lil resistance from the trans.. could be i am just not used to it yet...
I have put together a spreadsheet for my mpg and cost of driving for this vehicle and have the following results:
worst MPG.................18.8993
Best MPG..................25.7902
AVG. MPG..................22.8817
Cost per mile to drive.....9.0589 cents\mile
(keep in mind I havent done my first oil change yet, this figure is being calculated by taking the cost of the fuel plus all other repair and maitanance costs to date divided by the mileage, simple really)
ok thats all for now, oh how do u all think i did on the price? Like i said i got it for 17 something plus the 595 freight plus tax, lic and all other mysterious costs n fees...
$20,897 Base
$595 Destination & Handling
$149 Mud Guards (on all the cars)
$99 Wheel Locks (on all the cars)
Total: $21,740 plus tax and tags.
Then I went to the next dealer on my list from internet quotes. These are the people who said "come in" and we can talk about the $19,000 price I was going for. Well, honestly that was crazy on my part for a car that is $21,971 invoice. Ultimately, I got them down to:
$20,900 Base with only 4 miles on the vehicle
$100 Dealer Processing
$0 Mud Guards
$0 Wheel Locks
Total: $21,000 plus tax and tags. So, I bought the Element for $971 under invoice and $740 below UBS. I was ready to walk if I didn't get the $21K because I really didn't need the car immediately plus there is still the end of the month/year to try for a better deal.
I do want to mention that Honda of Bowie, in MD, was super easy to deal with and the paperwork was a breeze.
Now, it's time to PLAY!
PS. I got it in Red. :shades:
worst MPG.................18.8993
Best MPG..................25.7902
AVG. MPG..................22.8817
Cost per mile to drive.....9.0589 cents\mile
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Would have been nice if you included what roads you were driving,highway, mixed, city
I paid $22,171 + tax and license. The price included destination, wheel locks, mud flaps and door guards plus the extended powertrain warranty.
So, if you don't want to go through the hassle, I would definitely buy from Honda of Seattle. I called them and asked what their best price was as I was going to buy today. They offered me a great deal $22,371 + tax, license and the 3 extras without the misery of playing games.
24-36 Month (tiers 1-4)
.9%,1.9%,2.9%,3.9%
37-60 month (Tiers 1-4)
3.9%,4.9%,5.9%,6.9%
Offer is not in addition to dealer cash
This is for a 2007, 2WD, LX, manual. From reading the above posts, it sound pretty good....but, should I be able to do better?
Thanks for any input!
So, I added floor mats, mud guards, and an extra free for having to go get the car in New Jersey (adding 200 miles to the brand new vehicle!) All in all, I think I did ok...but definitely not GREAT. (I guess I always feel as though I should negotiate a bit harder...) But, being armed with all these prices really helped!
Now for the nuts and bolts. Dealer's internet price for the SC is $21,976.79, ($350 below invoice),and includes destination charge of $595, mudflaps and the standard SC options).Spoiler w/installation is an additional $485. With my '98 CRV trade-in of $6000, (Edmunds trade-in price is $6160, KBB is $6945) after tax,tags, title, etc, walk out price is $18141.16.
As we were shaking hands good bye, the sales person asked what needed to happen to close the deal, I told him they'd have to come up on the trade in price.
Is this walk out price a good deal? The other dealerships are qouting above invoice.
Actually, our Broker who works for USAA (Auto Insurance) Company contacted the dealer and this was the quote; the price does not include taxes, etc.
Any comments appreciated.
Got $22,700 + taxes from Vidmar Honda in Pueblo.
'07 EX 4WD Auto Tangerine Metallic.
I just got an '07 EX 4WD automatic in Galaxy Grey for $20,992 (incl. dest.) + taxes & Calif BS-fees = $22.950 OTD. I had been doing a bunch of leg work but I thunk it paid off... :-)
So I don't feel like I "got hosed".
I've visited one dealership, have gotten internet and phone quotes etc, for 4-5 dealerships in my area. The best price so far is $18,263, incl destination but not tax, title, etc..., at the Weir Canyon Anaheim Dealership.
The Santa Margarita dealership offered me the same car with mud guards (not that I need them), and free lifetime oil changes for $18,700.
Edmunds Invoice price for this car is $18,231. So basically, my best deal is right around the invoice price. Can I do better?
In Colorado we did find that the All Wheel Drive versions of the Elements were scarce. Fort Collins had none when we were looking as did Longmont. The sales people said that the AWD's were hard to keep on hand.
Thanks,
Mark Combs
Not a fantastic deal but fairly reasonable. If steve charged you near list for the accessories, that practically paid for the install (there is a large markup) so you did ok there too.
Last year the EX auto went for about $19000 for a really good deal over the summer. I know the list price went up by $1000 this year but don't know if they added anything.
--jjf
just bought a 2007 Element EX / Auto in grey metallic. I bought it from Weseloh Honda in San Juan Capistrano California. I bought it from the fleet manager, a guy named Steve Cheney who was very nice. I think he made me a fantatic deal. He sold me the Element for $20,400 (that include destination and handling). I was able to get a quote for $20,600 from Power but they were going to over charge me for the accessories I wanted. I added the following: wheel locks, door visors, a cargo tray, side steps, splash guards, fog lamps, a grey leather stering wheel wrap and a center console. The expensive part of the accessories was the labor to install (at least that's what other dealers told me). Steve added all the accessores and didn't charge me for labor. Out the door I paid $21,908 but I added $1400 in accessories. I had one dealer that was going to charge me $750 to install the side steps and fog lamps. I think I did ok? Any opinions?
Thanks,
Mark Combs
I'll add my own upgraded stereo which will be slightly better than the EX's.
As far as the sound system goes, the LX isn't spectacular. The one thing that I would like more then a better stereo is an armrest; other then that, the EX doesn't seem that much different.
07 EX Element red
msrp $22,300
Paid $21,545 out the door
thanx
--jjf
My daughter went out looking for cars because I wasn't moving fast enough for her. I would have liked to wait and recieve quotes through edmunds. Anyway, we just bought a new element ex msrp was $22,300 we bought it for $21,545 no doc fee out the door. After shopping through the internet I did get some better quotes by about $400 but I am still ok with the deal. We also got mud flaps, wheel locks and a pinstripe which would have been extra but we didn't pay for those upgrades. We bought it in Oklahoma city at Steve Bailey Honda and overall it was a pretty good experience. You have to watch out for your best interest every step of the way. When I asked the finance man how much he calculated we were going to finance and he was $300 off. He still was trying to charge us a doc fee which I had negotiated out of the deal.
07 EX Element red
msrp $22,300
Paid $21,545 out the door
07 EX Element red
msrp $22,300
Paid $21,545 out the door
excise tax about $700
1. Splash guards
2. Fog lights
3. Cargo Net
4. Cargo Tray
5. Cargo Cover
6. All Season Floor Mats
All for $23,200. Which is about $500 under the MSRP. It only has 15 miles on it right now.
Great Deal, huh?
I just left the dealer yesterday with an offer on an 07 EX 4wd: 24,379, tax included with the following accesories installed: 1: Fog Lights
2: Security System Upgrade
3: Trailer Hitch
Should I take it, or shop around....Seems like a pretty good deal to me, considering tax is included and includes installation on accesories...
ANy comments are appreciated!
Julie
I believe if you look it up on edmunds used appraiser, nada or kbb.com a used 06 element ex auto awd will wholesale for about $16000 with 15000 miles on it.
I would want a new one for about 19,xxx or so. I think they have increased the MSRP of the EX about 1000 since 06, but with no major additions. A review of last summers messages will show that the 19xxx number was a good deal last summer on the 06 EX
States vary from $300 to $2000 on such a purchase for tax, so that isn't very descriptive. Also list the fees. It appears that you have about $800 in accessories installed plus the security system.
A U haul hitch world outlet would probably install a light 1500 lb hitch like that for $150.00. I'm not a big fan of security systems as nobody pays attention to them. (Since there are 10000 false alarms for every real deal)
Element sales along with the Ridgeline are off 15% over already slow sales last year so you should be able to get a better deal.
Happy
--jjf
Hello,
I just left the dealer yesterday with an offer on an 07 EX 4wd: 24,379, tax included with the following accesories installed: 1: Fog Lights
2: Security System Upgrade
3: Trailer Hitch
Should I take it, or shop around....Seems like a pretty good deal to me, considering tax is included and includes installation on accesories...
ANy comments are appreciated!
Julie
Pat
07 Element EX 4WD Auto - dealer offered $21800 (without tax, lic fees)
For accessories:
fog lights - $770 parts+install
side steps - $750 parts+install
roof rail - $450 parts+install
carpet mats - $191 part only
total accessories = $2161
out the door would be ~$26500 (with tax, etc)
He claimed 21800 was their net, accessories seem expensive...
Opinions?
What should I expect to pay for a car with these accessories installed?