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#7766 of 9182 Re: One lousy dealer, one good one [philbob57] by mikefm58 Dec 08, 2008 (5:46 am)
Replying to: philbob57 (Dec 07, 2008 6:07 pm) Thx for sharing your experience. And I am so amazed and appalled at the lousy dealers out there who use the same old school tactics and refuse to change.
#7767 of 9182 Not a good time to be in car business… by civic09 Dec 08, 2008 (12:30 pm)
Thanks Mikefm58, a lot of them will go belly-up soon if they dont change or economy doesnt pickup. Just drive_by any Honda dealer and see how many customers can you see inside, and how many new cars outside (including civics). I drove-by last Firday/Sat. near three of them - and all I can see - bored salesman looking in the windows. I think that all car makers will have to drop prices including Honda to move some wheels of the lots. Otherwise in January/February they will have to start reducing their head count if not sooner. Not a good time to be in car business… Replies to this message: ruking1 (Dec 08, 2008 12:37 pm) ESawyer (Dec 08, 2008 4:15 pm) mikefm58 (Dec 08, 2008 8:28 pm) ESawyer (Dec 09, 2008 4:06 pm) and 1 more... gmanusmc (Dec 09, 2008 7:40 am)
#7768 of 9182 Re: Not a good time to be in car business… [civic09] by ruking1 Dec 08, 2008 (12:37 pm)
Replying to: civic09 (Dec 08, 2008 12:30 pm) Indeed ! Conversely it is a good time to be in the market negotiating the very best deals.
#7769 of 9182 Re: Not a good time to be in car business… [civic09] by ESawyer Dec 08, 2008 (4:15 pm)
Replying to: civic09 (Dec 08, 2008 12:30 pm) Well I am trying to get a civic lx sedan auto and 3 dealers gave me quotes $19+ OTD. I throw out my OTD in mid $17k and no dealers reply. I thought in an economy like this, at least they will negotiate instead of just ignoring customers... Replies to this message: mikefm58 (Dec 08, 2008 8:28 pm) ESawyer (Dec 09, 2008 4:06 pm) mplshondadlr (Dec 10, 2008 7:49 am) gmanusmc (Dec 09, 2008 7:40 am)
#7770 of 9182 Re: Not a good time to be in car business… [ESawyer] by mikefm58 Dec 08, 2008 (8:28 pm)
Replying to: ESawyer (Dec 08, 2008 4:15 pm) I thought in an economy like this, at least they will negotiate instead of just ignoring customers...   Is the dealer losing money with your price? If so, why would they sell a car and take a loss? Be reasonable, don't believe all the prices posted here, and do your homework for your area. Replies to this message: ESawyer (Dec 09, 2008 4:06 pm) mplshondadlr (Dec 10, 2008 7:49 am)
#7771 of 9182 Re: Not a good time to be in car business… [ESawyer] by gmanusmc Dec 09, 2008 (7:40 am)
Replying to: ESawyer (Dec 08, 2008 4:15 pm) You need to be realistic - like another poster stated - doesn't make sense to sell something and lose money - you can do that by not unlocking the doors to the dealership. Probably the best you will do on an automatic LX Sdn is in the high 16s plus TTL.   Hope this helps!   Bill G
#7772 of 9182 Re: 2009 Honda Civic LX Sedan Auto. [jimb519] by chiefobeef Dec 09, 2008 (1:59 pm)
Replying to: jimb519 (Dec 06, 2008 2:38 pm) Jim, Yes, that price included the destination charge. The only other fees that were attached were DMV($75) / Doc($40) & Tax(8% in my county) which were all standard. If you can you might want to take a swing at Rensselear Honda.
#7773 of 9182 Re: Not a good time to be in car business… [mikefm58] by ESawyer Dec 09, 2008 (4:06 pm)
Replying to: mikefm58 (Dec 08, 2008 8:28 pm) If that's the case, I guess they'd rather have a whole bunch of cars sitting in the parking lot and go belly up eventually like the big three than lose a little $ in an economy like this. Great thinking, America! Replies to this message: mplshondadlr (Dec 10, 2008 7:49 am)
#7774 of 9182 Re: Civic 09 EX auto quotes - how low it will go now! [civic09] by civic_009 Dec 09, 2008 (8:05 pm)
Replying to: civic09 (Dec 08, 2008 5:31 am) civic09 The invoice on EX automatic seems to be $19094. The best I can get in the NJ area is around $200 less than this. Which dealership is giving this for $18350?
#7775 of 9182 Re: Not a good time to be in car business… [ESawyer] by mplshondadlr Dec 10, 2008 (7:49 am)
Replying to: ESawyer (Dec 09, 2008 4:06 pm) Really? Can you explain your economic wisdom? You have a hard cost one every good. If you begin to sell below your hard cost to gain a one customer and then another and so on, how long do you expect the doors to stay open?   Say I borrow $1000.00 from you. A week later I pay you back $800.00 and tell you that you should be happy you're getting $800.00 in these economic times. Wouldn't you be happy you only lost $200.00? Now multiply that by 150 transactions. See the big picture?   The point is, the dealers can not help what they own the car for. And yes, there are sometime when we make take an actual loss on a car or two, but you start crunching the numbers it does not make business sense to start losing money on the majority of transactions.

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