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24566 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 10:27 AM
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No ... I am not blaming the finance guy completely. I am responsible for letting my guard down ... even though I did it cause I kind of trusted a finance guy, from someone who I didnt expect it. Anyways, the alarm system cost 459 + tax, while the protection stuff cost 450 + tax. I guess I fell for it, cause: 1. I was not prepared for this options pitch. 2. I thought they are honda options, as they were clubbed with Honda warranty. 3. I am planning to keep the car for atleast 7-8 yrs, so thought that it would be good to have the paint/fabric protection to have the new car look for atleast the majority of the time that I keep the car. I especially was convinced cause I keep the car in the sunlight for the entire day during work (M-F). 4. I thought that over a period of 7-8 yrs, I will surely recover a major part of the alarm system via Insurance premium savings, as also have some safety. 5. Finally, the finance guy made the options cost very appealing, by giving me almost 40% off (his figures) as last day of month deal. So overall, after doing some more investigation (incl endumds), I feel that I paid around $500 more than required. U r right, I didnt do enough research on the options part before buying the car (as I was never interested, and didnt think I would buy any ... I still dont understand how I did) ... I guess I concentrated too much on the car price research 
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| Could someone who recently visited dealer comment on how many 03 Accord left on the lot? And how many new 04 Accord on the lot? Thanks. | |
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When we purchased our '04 this past Saturday, there were several 2003 EX (4-cyl.) models with cloth seats available, but almost none with leather. We also saw quite a few LX models, as well as several of the EX-V6. But stocks seemed to be dwindling fast. Lots of '04s available and they'll keep coming for a while...they just got their first batch last week. |
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In the bay area, it appears that only a couple of dealers had 2003 LX ... and most of them were either black, green or white. I was really surprised with the low inventory of this base model ... the 2 dealers who r supposed to give the best deals in the bay area (Autowest Fremont & Serramonte) didnt have any left. But, the some of the dealers did mention that they are going to get in the next couple of weeks some more 2003s ... perhaps they are getting them from other dealers in northern california suburbs? LX with side airbags are extremely few ... they are quoted approx 1k more than that without side airbags. I dont know about other models. |
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I was offered the above mentioned car for 17,700. Price includes Fla. sales tax, dealer fees, & tag. The car has 13 miles on odometer. Seems like a fair deal. 2.3% financing available. Any feedback about this deal would be great! |
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| I'm about to purchase a 2003 Accord Coupe EX/Leather/V6. I'm getting what I think is a good quote, invoice. $23,720(ish). When I ran through some numbers to take home to sleep on I noticed their prices for alarm and VIN etching on the windows. $599 & $299 respectively!!! The car alarm brand was Magic?? Has anyone else encountered this/ have this? Is this velcro patch thing for real? If anyone's come across these options and negotiated out of it please share your story. | |
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Toneloc77, refuse to pay more than $30 for the window etch, all dealers will remove window etch fees cause it cost them almost nothing to put on the car and obviously you can get a cheaper alarm installed for less, cut the price by 75% and that should be a fair price for the alarm. Check out www.carbuyingtips.com and read the scams section. Alex |
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Please don't make 2 stupid mistakes. You already got taken for the paint protection scam. You must wax your every 3 months to keep your car in OPTIMAL condition depending on the wax. The best carnuba was will not last more than 3 months out in the exposed heat and even the best polymer must be redone every 6 months. There does not exsist anything in the world that can protect a car finish for even a year. I'm a Chemical Engineer by profession and work with chemicals. If I discovered something like this I would be a millionaire and you would see my face on a late night infomercial hawking this stuff. Any car will look decent for 3 years without any waxing and just basic washing but in those 3 years, kiss you nice clear coat good bye and what you have left soon after that is the crappy paint you see. Check out www.autopia.org forums for all the car care tips you would ever need. Alex |
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| was $100 on my EX-V6. I balked about this & did not even want it, but the dealer was not budging on the etching. what they did for me was give me and extra $100 on my trade (107.50 if you factor in the sales tax effect) and I get 15% reduction on a portion of my insurance | |
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The MSRP for the alarm (on Honda's website) is $195 only. Make sure you print out the "Option MSRP" from Honda's website and show it to them when they ask for $599 for an alarm. (It would be a different story if they are talking about *LoJack* which usually costs $600). My girlfriend got an Accord LX in August and had the alarm installed for $195. Sorry to those who pay $500 for it. Didn't mean to make you feel bad but to alert others. |
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