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Replying to: ykckby (Jul 24, 2008 11:59 am) We are lucky in the North of Boston area, as there are quite a few Honda dealers. I never had to speak to a salesperson, as I was able to do it all on line. I used the Honda.com site and used "locate a dealer" option,entered my zip and clicked on "list all". Then I proceed to fill out the short form provided, being very explicit as to my quote, asking for a complete itemization of all fees,costs etc. I entered all zeros for the phone number so they wouldn't call and under "contact preferences" I checked "e-mail". I was delighted to receive complete quotes for the most part and when I replied, asking for more info they jumped right on it . The dealership that I contacted in Burlington was Herb Chambers. Commonwealth Honda is in Lawrence, Ma. I stated in my previous post that I assisted my sister with her purchase. I did all the research and forwarded the quotes (which by the way had my name, not hers on them) to her. The kicker is she got her "car buying confidence" up and decided to go to the dealer without me. This is a person who thought she was going to be sick when she first pulled int the dealership! She purchased the car out in Western MA instead of out here, even though the best quote were North of Boston. If my sister can do this so can you! The best quotes came from Commonwealth in Lawrence, MA: Thank you for your inquiry. We have a great availability of the 2008 Honda CR-V EX-L . The List Price on this vehicle would be $27,370.00 and the Invoice is approximately $25,491. Our net cost on this model with all incentives, rebates and coupons would be $24,957. Our best price is the price that beats any other dealership. It's our policy to beat any bona-fide deal by up to $500.00. And Atamian Honda in Tewksbury: MRSP $27,335 Internet Quote $25,456 WITH destination The Internet sale Mgr was wonderful-even though I didn't speak with him on the phone he answered everything completely-no pressure and was very up front- Again, my sister paid $25,000 WITH destination and they obtained a car from another dealeer for her You may do better than that. You just need to put a little time into requesting the quotes-go prepared to walk away if they won't meet your price. You don't need to talk to anyone until you are absolutely ready to buy Please let me know what happen or if I can answer anything else- GOOD LUCK! |
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Thanks for your suggestions. Today I got several internet quotes from dealerships about 2 hours from where I live. They were not good ones. Only about $500 off MSRP. Basically, they are saying "we only have x number of cars left, take it or leave it". One was actually over the MSRP once they added "dealer added on options" which were not evident in the video I was sent of the car and was never mentioned by the internet manager in the video. I emailed her back and asked what the options were since they were not made clear. Hope to hear back from her tomorrow. Even though this would have been my 4th Honda, I think I'm going to look at other brands. Perhaps a Mitsubishi Outlander or I may just switch to a car. |
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| Recently came across a certified used 2006 CRV (LX model) with 5500 miles, asking price is $17440.00. Is this a good price or could I do better? Thanks | |
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Replying to: mquillen (Jul 24, 2008 7:36 am) He also told me they like to at least turn a profit on the holdback, which is only 1% that they receive at the end of the year. Isn't this a holdback "bonus" in addition to the 2% they would get? This is my best offer so far in real numbers: $25617 for cr-v & doc, $1610.43 tax, $80 licence & title, $150 doc. for a OTD fo $27457.43. I do have another dealer that says he will make it worth me driving to west of St Louis and beat that offer but I don't have that in writing yet.
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I just purchased an '08 Honda CRV Ex-L AWD w/Navi for 27,660 excluding taxes  I-79 Honda in MT.Morris Pa. No hassle sale, completed in 15 min.
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Replying to: divotman04 (Jul 25, 2008 8:23 pm) I'm a bit surprised by the prices still being charged by some dealers for 2008's, this close to the 2009 release. I hate to say it, but for those interested in AWD, I'd consider the Subaru Forester, which is a 2009, but it can be had for within $500 of most of the prices I'm seeing here. It's really a very nice design with better leather seating, especially in the back seat, and seats that lay flat. Of course Subaru Limiteds can also be hard to find, as apparently they blew the forecast for that model. The reason I say the Limited is because I don't think the intererior of the standard trim compares as well. OH, and homelink is an option. |
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Trying to get as much info as possible before purchase. What OTD prices have been paid for the '08 CRV Ex-L AWD w/ NAV ....thank you
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Just bought an '08 EX AWD here in Central NJ. I used Edmunds' email price request feature for four dealers. Three sent back actual prices, one sent a request to know more about what "options" I wanted. My request was for an EX AWD, but Clinton Honda sent quotes for all trims in both AWD and FWD, which I thought was nice. VIP Honda sent a quote of $1 under invoice. Clinton was about $450 over invoice. Clinton was closer to where I live though, so I went there to test drive, and they matched VIP's price (their doc fee is $100 less than VIP's, so they quoted me invoice + $100 so the total price would be the same). Price was $23,227, including delivery fee. After taxes, doc fee of $197, DMV fee of $251, etc, total was $25,300. At delivery, they tried to sell the HondaCare warranty, etc, but it wasn't pushy. Overall, I'm happy with my experience.
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Replying to: ro22ne (Jul 26, 2008 7:05 am) Price - $27118 (incl destination) DMV - $25.50 (I transffered old registration and plates - saved $225) Tire fee - $7.50 Docs - $197 Tax - 7% NJ Tax |
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