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#712 of 9204 FINALLY took delivery on a 2004 Honda Civic Coupe EX 5-spd... by mattpdx Nov 24, 2003 (9:39 am)
...in Rallye Red. TTL, etc etc 16800!!! How's that?
#713 of 9204 haemon by ish2l Nov 24, 2003 (11:02 am)
how did you get leather seats on your civic? I didn't know that was an option...
#714 of 9204 ish2l by haemon Nov 24, 2003 (12:57 pm)
ish2l, you're correct that leather seats are not an option from the factory, but there are "after-market" places that will put leather in just about any vehicle that didn't come from the factory with leather (it's done all the time from what i understand). at my request, the dealership had the after-market place here in town put the leather in for me. i negotiated it into my deal so i wouldn't have to come out of pocket to pay for the leather.   if you own a civic, you should consider getting it done 'cause it looks awesome! it totally changes the appearance of the vehicle.
#715 of 9204 haemon by ish2l Nov 25, 2003 (5:37 am)
Well that makes sense...i didn't think aftermarket since you were talking about a brand new car from the dealer, but yeh, I do agree that leather can change the appearance of that car!
#716 of 9204 leather by dudka Nov 25, 2003 (10:32 am)
I, personally, don't like the feel of leather. Besides, most places install leather faced seats, which means that leather is only on seating surfaces, and sometimes only the front seats have "leather seating surface" while the rear seats and the backs and sides are "pleather." Leather requires care, you have to moisturize it on at least by weekly basis or it will crack and break. Leather seats are often slippery because of the moisturizers. But, to each is his/her own.   Why would you need leather in a $15K vehicle is beside me, though. My dealer has one on the lot, it has been there since beginning of last year. People who shop civic usually don't care for perceived luxury such as leather seats. But if you like them, more power to you.
#717 of 9204 dudka by ish2l Nov 25, 2003 (1:07 pm)
Well it is mostly a personal preference and I don't think there's a right or wrong when it comes to leather. I don't necessarily perceive it as a luxury but to my eyes the interior looks sooo much better, that and I really don't care for the patterns that come in most new cars with cloth seats (not specifically the civic, but in general).
#718 of 9204 what we paid.. by only1harry Nov 27, 2003 (11:25 am)
'01 EX coupe 5-sp. $100 over invoice (it was around $15,400+tx). Bought it in August before the '02 models came out.   Sister's car: '03 EX coupe Auto - $1 over dealer invoice (I believe it was $16,101 or $16,201). I bought this with her in early March while it's still winter here in the NY/NJ area. It was 20 deg. out and the dealership was dead plus they had about 80-100 Civics in the lot sitting there with frost on them. My '97 Civic was $300 over dealer invoice. My '99 Integra was $800 under dealer invoice ($1,000 factory-dealer incentive existed which doesn't have to be passed on to the consumer like rebates do).    Best times to buy cars is Jan-Mar. and late Aug. up to the end of September before the new models come out. I prefer Jan-Mar. so you car doesn't get labeled "old" right away when the new year models come out plus it maintains more value if you have to get rid of it in a couple of months.   Both deals were made with 2-3 e-mails. Never even saw the salesmen (or Internet Managers as they 're called now) until the deal was closed and we drove there to pick out a car. EVERY dealership has a web site now and most take offers on line or via e-mail. After they or you agree on the price and have a printout of their e-mail as proof, you then make and appt. and go pick out the car you want. The Civics offered to us both in '01 & '03 were cars with relatively high mileage that had been test driven. I argued that 50mi. (another had 80mi!) is not acceptable and it's not a new car to me. They let me pick a new car from the lot (or reserve lot which they usually keep somewhere close by) both times. Mine and my sister's Civics had 2 mi. on them and had never been test driven. We were in our new cars within 3-4 days from when we sent the first e-mail out.   It was easy for me because I 've been buying new cars since 1990 and buy at an average 2 new cars every 3-4yrs (my wife's too plus I usually have 2 cars because of my long commute and my racing hobby).  The easiest way now is by e-mail, because if you 're not a good negotiator or are not pushy (or arrogant sometimes), you will not get the best deal by walking into a dealership. And who needs all that stress anyway? It 'll be a losing battle for most of you because the salesmen do it for a living. It's their job to get you to pay the highest possible price so don't walk in and confront them unless it's in the middle of a blizzard (I 've done that in February and bought a car. There was only 1 salesman there and no managers!) and late at night. Use the technology to work in your favor. Usually there 's only 1 person in charge of "Internet sales" and he 's usually a manager. He 's more interested in selling volume and justifing his job. He wants to sell more cars over the Internet and will take most offers, IF you assure him that you 're a serious buyer and promise him you 'll pick up the car in the next couple of days or by the coming weekend after he meets your price. If he resists your offer, you should always mention that you know many other people that got the same great price. It doesn't help to reinforce or justify your offer. Good luck people and don't overpay for your cars! The economy is still slow. Take advantage of it like employers are taking advantage of us due to the unemployment rate.
#719 of 9204 Now I feel guilty! by isellhondas Nov 27, 2003 (1:02 pm)
I'm supposted to "moisturize" my leather seats every other week??   Really??   Hmmm...let's see now...my 99 V-6 Coupe is four years old...I've applied Lexol...ah...(gulp)one time.   Funny, though, no cracks or breaks.   Am I bad!   Seriously, I think it's time to do it again.
#720 of 9204 '03 civic lx, purchased 11/30/03 by rnpn4 Dec 01, 2003 (12:14 pm)
dealers seem desperate to get rid of few remaining 03's. With no trouble at all, i got a brand new 03 lx 4 door with 5 spd (that was the hardest part, finding a manual tranny) for $12,900 plus tax and lic. and 2.9% financing. SIERRA HONDA in monrovia, CA was high class all the way, being up front and costumer service oriented. Goudy honda in alhambra was decietful. they quoted one amount, confirmed it when i got there, then wouldn't write it up. wasted my time!
#721 of 9204 Question on Price Matching & CarsDirect by ceyan Dec 03, 2003 (9:55 am)
I'm planning on buying a new 2004 Civic EX w/SRS within the next month or two. My local dealer price matches, all I have to do is bring them in a price quote. I was wondering if anyone had tried price matching from outside of the state, whether that worked or not? The cheapest I found (at the moment) is 17772, which is pretty good, but I figure if I can't get better quote from out of state, go for it.   The other question I had was about Carsdirect.com. I just checked their website from a reference here, so I don't know anything about them. And their listed price for the Civic is around 17500, so I was curious how reliable they are?

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