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#17817 of 22429 buying honda accord exl(2007) in austin, tx by pochiraju Oct 15, 2007 (7:21 am)
hello all,   i am planning to buy honda accord exl 2007 model from a dealer in austin, tx   please suggest what would be a good deal and where to buy the car.   thanks a lot sandy
#17818 of 22429 Re: Just bought an '08 EX-L V6 no navigation [ebdowney] by bug4 Oct 15, 2007 (7:30 am)
Replying to: ebdowney (Oct 14, 2007 8:20 pm) "this was after telling them what other dealers had offered me and subtracting a few hundred each time."   (Stands on soap-box) Is this fair negotiation? If everyone on this forum practiced the same tactics, would anyone be able to use internet prices (or any competing dealership price quote) to try to negotiate a better deal with their local dealer? (Gets off soap-box).   I don't care how this guy got his deal and perhaps I have misinterpreted his post. Further, I have little sympathy for car dealerships who tend to screw more than they get screwed. But, this is a good example of why the prices stated on web forums are of limited value. I suspect that some of the deals posted here were achieved using "less traditional" methods. Replies to this message: ebdowney (Oct 15, 2007 9:35 am) nanorapture (Oct 15, 2007 10:02 am) bug4 (Oct 15, 2007 11:41 am) adow (Oct 15, 2007 12:26 pm) juxto (Oct 15, 2007 1:49 pm)
#17819 of 22429 Great deals! by bvdj84 Oct 15, 2007 (7:49 am)
Wow, here I was worried that I might not be able to afford the 08 EX-L 4cyl, navi. I'll totally be able to do a deal on one next Spring. The EX-l 4cy, Navi is the same price as the EX-L V6, and with deals like that, I'll be able to essentially get one with navi for the same MSRP as the regular EX-L. That is great. I feel that if I am going to go through the hassle and get one, than I get the one I want. I will wait for the best deals!
#17820 of 22429 Re: 2008 EX-L 4-cyl auto. Should I pull the trigger? [jrwath] by thegraduate Oct 15, 2007 (8:43 am)
Replying to: jrwath (Oct 13, 2007 4:35 pm) I'd tell them to ditch the doc fee and they'd have a deal. It isn't a terribly high fee (our dealer wanted $300 doc fee on my dad's Civic), but it's just another way to add to the bottom line.
#17821 of 22429 Re: Just bought an '08 EX-L V6 no navigation [bug4] by ebdowney Oct 15, 2007 (9:35 am)
Replying to: bug4 (Oct 15, 2007 7:30 am) I'm not sure if I should feel badly or not about my online comparison shopping. I truly thought that's how this stuff was supposed to be done and I didn't think that I hurt the consumer when I was doing it. I didn't say to any dealer that I had been offered any price I was asking for. I merely took the lowest offer I had gotten to date, took off a few hundred, and emailed the other dealers and asked them if they could beat that. I had some dealers that said "I will pass" and a few that said they could match or beat. I truly don't understand where the infraction is. As for some of the deals here on this forum being acheived through "less traditional" methods, I'm not certain what you're referring to. I would definitely agree that talking with 11 different dealers online and comparing their best offers is less traditional than going to one dealer and negotiating a price in person while having no other prices to compare it to. Again, if I hurt the efforts of the consumer in getting the best price, I'm truly sorry. This forum has been really helpful to me in the last week. I'm just not sure I did anything to be sorry about. Replies to this message: nanorapture (Oct 15, 2007 10:02 am) bug4 (Oct 15, 2007 11:41 am) adow (Oct 15, 2007 12:26 pm) juxto (Oct 15, 2007 1:49 pm)
#17822 of 22429 press request by kirstie_h HOST Oct 15, 2007 (9:43 am)
A reporter with a large newspaper is hoping to talk to consumers who are looking to purchase a new midsize vehicle. Please reply to ctalatiedmunds.com no later than Thursday, October 18, 2007 with your daytime contact info. along with what car (or cars) you are considering purchasing.
#17823 of 22429 Re: [KarenS] by daedaex2 Oct 15, 2007 (9:49 am)
Replying to: KarenS (Jun 06, 2001 5:33 am) I've got a 2000 Honda Civic, LX, manual. Cost me 6,000 I just bought it from a couple who took real good care of it. Now I thought I walked away with a "steal". What do you think?        I've had me license for about a year and took the driver education online at http://driversed.com/courses/drivers-ed/California-Drivers-Education.aspx
#17824 of 22429 Re: Just bought an '08 EX-L V6 no navigation [ebdowney] by nanorapture Oct 15, 2007 (10:02 am)
Replying to: ebdowney (Oct 15, 2007 9:35 am) Not only did you not do anything wrong, but I think you set the standard of conduct for buying a new car at the best price possible. This is a good thing.   The best single bit of advice you allude to is never actually showing up in person at a dealership until you have a killer bottom line price. Play the internet quote game until you feel comfortable knowing you've got a great deal.   And saying you got a quote from another dealer a couple of hundred lower than what you actually got quoted is definately "traditional". people have been doing that for decades before any internet existed.   You did a great job and should be an example for all others to follow in getting a good deal.   Congratulations!   -Nano
#17825 of 22429 Re: Buying a 2007 Accord EX [jazzjune] by newhonda07 Oct 15, 2007 (10:28 am)
Replying to: jazzjune (Oct 14, 2007 9:50 pm) You are absolutely correct about the motivation to sell '07 Accords. Based on what I saw on these boards, I say you've made a great deal if you can get 3K below invoice on a EX.
#17826 of 22429 Re: Just bought an '08 EX-L V6 no navigation [ebdowney] by bug4 Oct 15, 2007 (11:41 am)
Replying to: ebdowney (Oct 15, 2007 9:35 am) ebdowney - Perhaps there is nothing at all to question in your negotiation approach. If you got a quote from a dealer, subtracted a couple hundred and then went to another dealer to ask if they could beat the price, there is nothing wrong with that at all. In fact, I think that is a great way to discover the real price floor. I, however, understood that you took your first quote, subtracted a couple hundred, then asked a second dealership to beat the first dealership's artificially deflated quote. The difference is whether or not you falsely represented to a dealership that you had a quote lower than what you actually had. Sorry if I misunderstood your approach

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