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Honda Civic Hybrid: Prices Paid & Buying Experience

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#602 of 622 I NEED YOUR HELP!!! by tyler17

Jul 08, 2009 (9:58 am)

Replying to: gmanusmc (May 20, 2009 9:07 pm)
Ok, I am curious what you all can tell me about this deal.
 
I am purchasing a 2009 HCH (base) AND a 2009 Honda CRV 4 WD LX AND a trade in for a fair running 2001 VW Jetta.
 
THey offered 22491.91 for the civic (taxes included) and 20471 for the CRV (taxes and trade in included...trade in valued at 2500).
 
PLEASE HELP!!!

#603 of 622 2009 Civic Hybrid w/Leather & Navi by carpied

Jul 09, 2009 (12:49 pm)

I have had my '09 for 9 days now. Love it! Got 46.8 mpg on the first tank. Great so far.
We used an internet search through Honda.com and got prices on all 4 factory models from 5 local dealers: (Base, w/leather, w/navi, w/leather &navi) We bought the latter for $22863, including dest., wheel locks, trunk tray and splash guards. TTL extra.
 
ALSO, we added a 72 mo/120000 HondaCare warranty for $860. (The dealer tried to sell us a 60 mo/60000 for $1656. He said we would get all but $50 back if we never had to use it. BS IMHO)
 
I put on 90+ round trip everyday to/from work, so my miles will add up in a hurry. The warranty is a cheap insurance policy for me.

#604 of 622 Re: civic hybrid in AZ [timaz] by rx2man

Jul 17, 2009 (9:08 am)

Replying to: timaz (Mar 28, 2009 11:12 pm)
What were the 2 other dealers that had good prices?, gave up on the Jetta TDI's the dealers are getting stupid on prices and they are already more than the HCH. Also are we at the end of 09 model yr, are more cars in route? Some dealers have 10 HCH cars while others only a couple.

#605 of 622 $24k in NYC by johngalt007

Jul 24, 2009 (4:52 am)

I paid $24k + taxes and dmv fee for a 2009 HCH with leather and nav in Queens, NY about a month ago. At the moment, we were looking there were not too many options available to us -- most of the 09 HCH were sold out in our area dealerships.

#606 of 622 2009 HCHL with 8yr 120k mile 0 decuctable warrenty by stat_daddy

Jul 28, 2009 (1:31 pm)

We have discussed prices with several dealerships in the area. Durham, Wilson, New Bern and Sanford. Sanford and New Bern were very close. However, at the last minute, I checked with a sales rep at the Raleigh dealership since a friend of mine told me to before I made my final deal. I had not checked with them because in the past, they were not willing to deal, to the point of being rude to us. However, we will purchase the 2009 HCHL with extended warranty for 24580 OTD from Raleigh. They are also going to give us 4.5% for 60 months since our credit scores are above 770.
 
Here is a very close guess to the price of the vehicle before destination and TTL. I come up with $21553, which is $1314 off of the invoice of 22867 for the HCHL. That is assuming that we paid dealer cost for the warrenty which would be $1135. This is because I was talking OTD price on the whole package, not individual components of the deal.
 
This price seems to be about $1000 above what some have claimed to have purchased this vehicle for, but I just couldn't find anyone who would seriously discuss any price lower than this.
 
Go with this price to New Bern or Sanford and they may well match it, or come within $100. I do not know how many 2009 HCH the Raleigh/Cary dealership has, but it is at least a few.

#607 of 622 Re: 2009 HCHL with 8yr 120k mile 0 decuctable warrenty [stat_daddy] by carpied

Jul 29, 2009 (6:47 am)

Replying to: stat_daddy (Jul 28, 2009 1:31 pm)
When I bought my car in June, there was $2000 dealer incentive cash available. This helped to keep the price low. I don't if there's any available in July or not. This may be why the cost is a bit higher. Still, $21,5 for the HCHL is not a bad price. But I would NOT settle for the dealer price offered on the Ext warranty. Since you didn't mention the mileage/time frame for it, I don't know what it would cost elsewhere. But do some homework and google Honda Care. I guarantee you'll get a better deal if you have an internet price to back you up. (Print it out.) I did, and got the 60mo/120k for $860 from my dealer to match the 'net one. I got my paperwork in the mail yesterday. Good luck, and happy motoring.
 
BTW: my latest tank got me 49.47mpg, using 89 octane (same price as 87 regular where I buy it.) 47.07 overall on 2363.5 miles driven, saving me (cha-ching) $196 over driving my '99 Jeep GC

#608 of 622 Re: 2009 HCHL with 8yr 120k mile 0 decuctable warrenty [carpied] by stat_daddy

Jul 29, 2009 (1:34 pm)

Replying to: carpied (Jul 29, 2009 6:47 am)
Your information would make sense given that I was told there was an additional $1000 dealer incentive cash available, as opposed to the $2000 you say you got. But this was absolutely the lowest price I could negotiate.
 
I had one other dealer(Durham) get in the game this morning. They said I should have come to them(after I already did) and they could have beaten this offer. Well, I told them I hadn't signed yet, so if they could make me an offer, my ears were open. They called me later and told me that they could sell me this car for $24300 OTD, with a "this is good news" tone in their voice. Pretty good I told them. So that is with the warranty? "Nope" they inform me, which puts them at the highest counter-offer of all the dealerships I dealt with. Why make me that offer? They must have thought I was bluffing is all I can figure. But all four other dealerships I spoke with made better offers than what they were putting on the table, and I told them so.
 
Wilson did the same thing. They made a counter offer which was $400-$500 over what 3 other dealerships gave me. Then they kept saying, tell us what we need to do to make this deal. I told them match the other offers. The said they couldn't do that. Then why pressure me to buy from them???? I just don't get that.

#610 of 622 Re: 2009 HCHL with 8yr 120k mile 0 decuctable warrenty [stat_daddy] by stat_daddy

Jul 30, 2009 (1:51 pm)

Replying to: stat_daddy (Jul 29, 2009 1:34 pm)
Final post on the matter- what i paid and what I may have saved:
 
Retail on the vehicle: 25522 (includes destination).
What I paid OTD: 25454
Financed 100% at 4.5% for 60 months.
Items not paid for:
  974 - price of options installed (splash guards, trunk tray, fog lights)
          ok, this sounds a little inflated, but at most subtract $200.
  472 - TTL
  766 - NC vehicle tax(702 actual paid)
1246 - 8yr 120k mile warranty
   68 - savings off of MSRP
--------
$3526
 
If I had gone in and bought this car at retail, it would have cost me
25522 + 3526 = $29048
 
The warranty is supposedly at cost. If you believe that I could have gotten that warranty for $850 with this price, then my savings is only about $3100, $2900 if you think i also paid too much for the options installed. But these numbers are all fairly soft since I was talking OTD price, not negotiating on each item seperately, so the $3526 savings is probably more accurate.

#611 of 622 Re: 2009 HCHL with 8yr 120k mile 0 decuctable warrenty [stat_daddy] by stat_daddy

Jul 30, 2009 (1:51 pm)

Replying to: stat_daddy (Jul 29, 2009 1:34 pm)
Final post on the matter- what i paid and what I may have saved:
 
Retail on the vehicle: 25522 (includes destination).
What I paid OTD: 25454
Financed 100% at 4.5% for 60 months.
Items not paid for:
  974 - price of options installed (splash guards, trunk tray, fog lights)
          ok, this sounds a little inflated, but at most subtract $200.
  472 - TTL
  766 - NC vehicle tax(702 actual paid)
1246 - 8yr 120k mile warranty
--------
$3526
 
If I had gone in and bought this car at retail, it would have cost me
25522 + 3526 = $29048
 
The warranty is supposedly at cost. If you believe that I could have gotten that warranty for $850, then my savings is only about $3100, $2900 if you think i also paid too much for the options installed. But these numbers are all fairly soft since I was talking OTD price, not negotiating on each item seperately.

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