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I just gone done bantering with Honda Village in Newton, MA and the lowest I could get them is $21,980 for Red EX w/auto. This is the price for the car + dest. charge only. Anyone else who has been looking around the Boston area lately? Please comment. Thanks, Barney |
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Well I couldn't hold out. I went back to Honda Village tonight. They had a Red one in stock and I didn't want to see it go since I want this to be a Valentine's Day Present. I ended up with a final price of $22,456 for the Car, Dest. Charge, Fog Lights, Cargo Cover, & Cargo Net. Only other Fees were Tax, $74 for plates, and a $149 Document Fee. I'm still interested to hear how other MA buyers have fared. Thanks, Barney |
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| This was very hard to locate because I wouldn't budge on color or 5-speed. My best price was $20,700 (destination included)through a dealer in BJ's program but only for in stock red or silver. They wouldn't try to locate black at that price. Honda Village emailed MSRP of $22,060 but said it was negotiable. They would have to locate the black though. HV is in the best location for me so I decided to go in last Saturday and try to make a deal. They were surprised at the quotes I had gotten, but I had copies of emails to let them know it wasn't made up. We agreed on $20,800 including destination, front mud guards, wheel locks. My deadline was end of February but they found it quickly here in in MA and had it 4 days later so I picked it up last night. Additional fees were transfer plate $65, documentation $149, and of course MA tax. Happy with price and dealer treatment. Good luck with yours Barney, hope the V-Day gift was appreciated! | |
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Just got it today. Thanks for all the tips. Got a silver 2003 CRV LX 2WD Automatic (no side airbags) Sequence of events 0. Did a test drive of the CRV And also got pre-approved financing from credit union. 1. Looked at prices here http://www.car-prices-costs.com/2003-Honda-CR-V.html MSRP 18,900 Invoice 17,463 Freight 460 Holdback 567 Basecost = Invoice + Freight - Holdback = 17,356 Base cost:LX without side airbag is 17,356.00 TMV price was $18371 Base cost:LX WITH side air was 17,579.50 TMV price was 18,676 Also checked prices of this model on the discussion groups. 2. Opened a new email account. Contacted several dealers in the San Francisco Bay Area using email. Told them in the email: a) I was ready to buy and had pre-approved financing. b) I originally wanted LX with side airbags. Listed the Invoice, Freight, holdback and Base cost of 17,579.50 So I wrote that I wanted LX with aibags for price of $18,000 plus tax/license c) I have already test driven CRV. 3. Got email responses back from a handful of dealers. Went to google.com to find all honda dealers websites (about 30-50 mile radius) Checked out websites. Some dealers listed the inventory of CRV's on their websites too. 4. Lowest prices I got via email for LX with side airbags was 18,400. Another dealer said they would beat price by $100 so it was 18,300 5. Got to dealership close to home. Told them: - I was ready to buy. - I had test driven the CRV - Wanted a specific color. - I wanted to be in and out quick. No games or shenanigans. - I was pre-approved and ready to buy the car. - I had price quote from 2 other dealers that was close to my original offer of 18,000. Can they work with me? I was ready to buy today. So the dealer checked for availability of LX with sideair. NO STOCK in dealer and other dealers closeby- it seems the LX 2WD with side airbags is very rare. The other choice was LX 2wd without airbags. I said since I got prices for airbag LX is 18,400 and 18,300. My offer for LX WITHOUT sideairbags is 18,200. And I wanted the silver. They came back with counter offer of close to 18,500. I said no deal. Since I could get the LX with side air for 18,400 ( I found a dealer with this rare model but not the color I wanted). Told them I would have to leave for lunch and think about it. They asked if I would meet in between 18200 and 18500. Will I go for 18350? I told them I would have to leave for lunch and think about it. Not wanting to lose me. They then agreed to 18,200. LX 2wd without side airbags. 6. I asked for a printout of price of 18,200 plus tax plus license. So I could review the OUT the DOOR price. (I did not want and FUNNY fees and games like that) I got a printout listing all of it. Looked over all fees and agreed to go ahead with the deal. Almost there... 7. Dealer located a silver LX and had to get it from another dealer. 8. NEXT. Went to deal with financing and options DEPT. I was pre-approved with credit union already. Dealer did a credit check and FICO score. The dealer matched the financing offer from the credit union. (so very IMPT to get financing first. for leverage.) 9. Only option I wanted to purchase was the alarm. So I got that. 10. Looked over and verified the financing Price, amt financed, monthly payment. I told them I did NOT want to sign the papers until I got to test drive the ACTUAL car. 11. Test drove the car to make sure I did not get a lemon. Plus I heard of people with CRVs with noisy thunks, and steering that was pulling to the right???! 12. Finished the freeway test drive satisfied with the ACTUAL car I am getting. 13. Signed papers. and Got the keys to the CRV!!!! TMV price $18,371 My price $18,200 for a 2003 CRV LX 2WD without side airbags. (Plus tax and license, and plus alarm of course) Good luck to all in your shopping to all!!! Lessons: Be patient. Be firm with your price. Research the exact price and color and options you want. Get your financing pre-approved. BE READY to WALK AWAY. Treat each other with respect. Get things in writing. Use an email account (to get things in writing, and so you don't have to field phone calls) |
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| I picked up my CR-V EX AWD at Vista Honda in Ventura, CA on 2/13/03. I sent dealer quote requests via Edmunds.com to two local dealers in my area. One was cheaper than the other. I printed out the cheaper quote when I was ready to buy and took it to the dealer closest to home, asked if they would meet that price. They said yes. I got stuck with a roof rack that I didn't want but it's bolted on. The CR-V price, which included roof rack ($235) and destination fee ($460), was $22,145, plus tax ($1608.78), license ($187), CA tire fee ($5), and doc prep fee ($45). That totals $23,990.78. Then subtract the $500 they graciously gave me for my poor old, tired, thrashed, and worthless 1989 Volvo, which brings the grand total, out the door, to $23,490.78. Whew! Yeah, it's worth it. I love my Honda. I had a 2001 Ford Escape 6 cyl. but this is generally a much nicer car. (No, nothing was wrong with the Escape, I just gave it to my daughter.) | |
| What great validation I just felt reading the post above about the Silver 03 CRV Lx 2wd purchased in the San Francisco area. I also wanted the side airbags but was unable to find one with them. I guess they are a very rare bird. In any case I did similar research and got multiple bids online and I too got mine for 18,200!!!! That seemed to be as low as they would go. I'm very happy with the deal. I am having the alarm system installed this weekend and am thinking about getting the wheel locks and the privacy panel to hide the contents in the back. In any case, Edmunds was a very useful tool for me. I wish you guys luck and you will love the CRV!!! :o) | |
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Just got my Honda CRV EX: it has running light, splash guards, alloy wheel, 6 disc cd, keyless entry, sun roof, etc. Dealer put in the running lights and front splash guards. The rest is standard for EX. Price paid: 21500 (this includes everything, such as all the features mentioned above, it also includes feight of $460, and things like dealer preparation) Additional amount I paid was only the tax, title and license. Also got finance at 4% for 5 years. What do you think? |
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Just got my Honda CRV EX: it has running light, splash guards, alloy wheel, 6 disc cd, keyless entry, sun roof, etc. Dealer put in the running lights and front splash guards. The rest is standard for EX. The alloy wheels, 6 disc cd, keyless entry, and sunroof are all standard on the US model EX. Not sure what you mean by running lights. The splash guard are a must-have accessory, I've got them on my '99 EX. Looks like you got a decent price, too. Enjoy your new CR-V. 
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Have owned bigger SUV's in the past. Currently driving a 2000 Toyota Tundra 4WD and a 1998 Honda Accord EX. The Accord is the 3rd Honda I have owned. Was interested in a AWD (4WD) for the long winters in upstate NY. The Accord is a great family sedan in which I have enjoyed 5 years and 71,000 miles of trouble free driving, but the Accord has trouble getting up my 300' long, slightly sloped driveway even with the slightest coating of snow. Decided to keep the Tundra (great 4WD vehicle) but wanted to add a second 4WD. I will not trade the Accord. I will keep it for my daughter which will be driving soon. Checked out the Toyota RAV4 and was immediately turned off by the lack of power and the pricey cost not to mention its 8 inches smaller in overall length compared to the CRV. Test drove a CRV with 8 inches of snow on the road and it drove beautifully and climbed my sloped driveway without hesitation. One MAJOR PROBLEM with the CRV is that the dealers are in the drivers seat with the pricing They know they have a hot seller in huge demand. The dealer I visited had only one to test drive with no inventory. Other dealers also had little or no inventories of the CRV. They have been playing hardball with the price and initially only gave me $600 off of the MSRP. I had two dealers fighting it out for my business. The price quote for the 2003 CRV EX 5sp was as follows: Note- The price below reflect the total sale price including these accesories: Body side cladding Front grill and trim kit Rear air deflector Running boards Splash guards/flaps Moon roof visor Cargo mat/tray Hard spare tire cover Total sale price including destination charge: $22,900 After doing some research I believe this is a good price. I tried real hard for a price of $22,500 but they simply refused and wouldn't budge from the $22,900 price. Vehicle had to be ordered and expected delivery is April '03. Put a deposit down and locked in the price. Any comments? Feel free to post them. J- |
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