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#7653 of 24563 Re: Question on price [mqqb] by dwynne May 12, 2005 (9:49 am)
Replying to: mqqb (May 11, 2005 1:35 pm) ll of the info I've gotten from (and paid for) from Consumer Reports reflects holdbacks and other dealer incentives and is the best I've found. Better than any "invoice" prices found elsewhere on the Internet for free. That's why I feel it is worth the $12 you pay for a pricing report.   Then educate us:   Go to the Edmunds new car page here and see what it shows for MSRP and invoice, and selling price (TMV) for the car you got the report on. See what incentives it says (none, since it is an Accord). Edmunds will also show you than hold back on a Honda is 3% of base MSRP.   Go to carsdirect.com and put in your zip and see what it shows for MSRP, invoice, and selling price.   Go to kbb.com and look up the MSRP, invoice, and "KBB price" for that car.   How do they all compare to what you paid $12 for?   The hold back is no mystery, it is simply (on a Honda) 3% of MSRP w/o any options or accessories.   Any time there are price changes mid year, normally the price changes for both dealer and MSRP. So if Honda raised the MSRP $100 in Feb, then the dealer invoice went up $100. So if you see a car on the lot with a slightly different MSRP, you can use the difference to calculate the slightly different invoice.   So educate us on what is is exactly you are getting better for $12 than we get for free over the Internet. I am a long time CR subscriber and I really thought I could get a ROI on one of their $12 packages I would spend the money - but I do not. Perhaps you can show me the error of my ways?   Thanks, Dennis Replies to this message: mqqb (May 12, 2005 2:57 pm) dwynne (May 12, 2005 6:01 pm)
#7654 of 24563 Re: Spirit Honda buying experience Accord EX-L [louise56] by piturra May 12, 2005 (9:55 am)
Replying to: louise56 (May 11, 2005 12:33 pm) Great experience Louise! Hope you're enjoying your new Graphite Pearl Accord EXL sedan!!! (FYI: I added a set of Heavy Beige Floor mats, Front & Rear Splash Guards and drove approx. 141 miles!!! )   So, for those reading this Forum, I want to say that my purchasing experience Anderson Honda in Palo Alto mimic's Louise's, including paying cash!!! The owner of Anderson Honda called Tuesday May 10th to see how everything is going, etc. and now I'm just waiting for the survey to come in the mail!   I want to thank Edmunds.com for hosting this Forum!   Thinking back, between April 29-30th, ... while I was still doing my research on the Accord 4 cyl. AT EXL, etc., ... naturally, ... one of my internet Car REFERENCE INFO sources is Edmunds.com.   Looking deeper Edmunds.com menu, I found this Honda Accord Forum and started reading all the posts in "Honda Accord: Prices Paid & Buying Experience" dating back about two weeks!!! Reading all of Dennis (dwynne) posts were Very Informative and Helpful!!! Thanks Dennis!!!   But the post that got me to take the next step and gather a number of Dealer email /phone QUOTES was, ... Louise post #7514 - Apr 29, 2005. One of the email Dealer Quotes she got came from my neck of concrete buildings, ... and that was from AutoWest Fremont! I live about 20 min's from there which is located on the east side of the SF Bay. Thanks Louise for taking time to post your buying experiences!!!   Now in hind sight, in my case the whole process happened rather quickly ...   1) Sunday May 1st - "Get Dealer Quotes" Edmunds.com option (got 6 Dealer QUOTES) .... a) Quotes ranged between $600 to $1,700 below INV w/Dest.)   2) Monday May 2nd - Worked an email/phone deal with Anderson Honda .... a) Verified they will Beat my lowest Dealer Quote by $100 - which made it $20,986 + fees .... b) Anderson emailed me OTD estimate, ... which was a little more than what I finally paid = $22,961.81 OTD   3) Wednesday May 4th - Made an appointment to test drive, choose a color from the coming three 4 cyl. EXL Sedans .... a) They sold all their remaining NEW 4 cyl. EXL Sedans last Sunday May 1st - the last 2 were Graphite Pearl.   4) Wednesday May 4th - Choose Desert Mist Metallic and put $500 down, later they emailed me the VIN # .... a) The other 2 colors were Black & Silver - all 3 cars arriving between May 5th to 9th. .... b) Now the wait! ...   5) Friday May 6th - Took delivery and paid CASH!!! .... a) Like Louise's experience, we were there about an hour and a half .... b) No hassle or haggle - all were professional, knowledgeable and friendly.   Phil Pic's of my 2005 Honda Accord 4 cyl. AT EXL PZEV Sedan Replies to this message: kirstie_h (May 13, 2005 4:47 am)
#7655 of 24563 LX and EX 6-Speaker Stereo by markinphx May 12, 2005 (12:03 pm)
OK folks, can someone here who has gone over their Accord from top to bottom tell me exactly what the speaker package is in one of these babies?   What exactly are the 6-Speakers and where are they located? Replies to this message: louise56 (May 12, 2005 1:08 pm) temj12 (May 12, 2005 4:47 pm)
#7656 of 24563 Re: LX and EX 6-Speaker Stereo [markinphx] by louise56 May 12, 2005 (1:08 pm)
Replying to: markinphx (May 12, 2005 12:03 pm) Take a look at the link below about the Accord stereo:   http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=76668/pageId=32854   It says: Speakers include a bounteous pair of 6-by-9s on the back deck, plus a pair of 6.5-inch full-range drivers in the front doors. These are complemented by a wonderful pair of tweeters tucked into the corners of the dashboard, firing upward into the windshield glass and reflecting into the cabin.   Louise
#7657 of 24563 Accord LX 4cyl. AT price in Houston,TX? by edusr89 May 12, 2005 (1:09 pm)
My wife's car is totalled in an accident. We are looking at Accord LX 4Dr auto in Houston,Texas. What should be a good price? Thanks a lot.
#7658 of 24563 Re: Question on price [dwynne] by mqqb May 12, 2005 (2:57 pm)
Replying to: dwynne (May 12, 2005 9:49 am) Dennis: If you took a more polite tone with me I might attempt to "educate" you. Replies to this message: dwynne (May 12, 2005 6:01 pm)
#7659 of 24563 Re: LX and EX 6-Speaker Stereo [markinphx] by temj12 May 12, 2005 (4:47 pm)
Replying to: markinphx (May 12, 2005 12:03 pm) I have a 2005 EX-L with the six speaker stereo. When I test drove the car, I was amazed at the sound quality of the system. I am a person who likes a good sound; I am very impressed with their system. The two tweeters are on the posts by the dash; there are two speakers in the door and two in the back panel behind the rear seat.
#7660 of 24563 Re: Accord EX Leather, Auto [dwynne] by temj12 May 12, 2005 (4:51 pm)
Replying to: dwynne (May 12, 2005 6:46 am) Dennis, I did not have the same experience with Cookeville. I dealt with the new car sales manager. I don't hold this up as the best deal you can get, but it is the best for the middle Tennessee area. Crest Honda in Nashville was $1800 more for the same car. Until I bought a Honda, I did not anything about this forum. I will be checking here when I buy again. I really enjoy reading this every night. Replies to this message: dwynne (May 12, 2005 6:08 pm)
#7661 of 24563 Re: Question on price [mqqb] by dwynne May 12, 2005 (6:01 pm)
Replying to: mqqb (May 12, 2005 2:57 pm) It was a posting I typed in, it has no "tone" other that whatever YOU applied to it.   No attitude, just let the rest of us know what is better about the service. If it is indeed better, then you would be doing the rest of us a service by showing us.   Dennis
#7662 of 24563 Re: Accord EX Leather, Auto [temj12] by dwynne May 12, 2005 (6:08 pm)
Replying to: temj12 (May 12, 2005 4:51 pm) Crest is owner by Sonic Automotive, the same folks that own BMW of Nashville and a lot of other dealerships. I don't see how they can sell any cars - they really are impossible to deal with and mark up the "doc" fee, loan and lease rates, and play the kind of games that car shoppers hate. Stuff like no prices over the phone "come in and sit down and talk with us", etc.   Tricket seems really nice, but they also seem small time - and really don't deal well on price and are not in the same league for deals as other dealers.   The Redell sales manager is really nice, but again they were not interested in selling a car and making just a little.   Waltrip will deal, you have to work them pretty hard, but they will deal. They have a $298 doc fee so you have to always keep that in mind when shopping.   Lucky for me, I found the forum before we got my wife's new Accord. I found a dealer in the Atlanta area they gives out nice prices through a posting here. Then I found a dealer in KY through folks here that can normally beat or match those prices. In the end for us, Waltrip got "close enough" and we got the car from them and saved the long drive. Without knowing from posts here and elsewhere about factory to dealer incentives I would have probably accepted a price a little over invoice as a "good" price - instead or well under invoice we paid.   Dennis

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