There was a really good article in the Money magazine last year that talked about how you can get the best deal on your new cars. There are some really good pointers in there... I hope it helps.

foghorn19 said:Looks like Honda might be giving ADDITIONAL hidden incentives to dealers to clear out inventory.

You should be getting a price under invoice ROUTINELY.

Yes, Honda doesn't want to hurt its resale value. So, they hardly offer any direct cash to consumers like Nissan or most American manufacturers. You could get a new '07 Accord for 4-5K under invoice last July-Aug but you could only find about 2K in marketing support (they didn't even advertise it as cash to consumers).

Toyota (BMW) is also offering secretive incentives similar to Honda.

Quikboy4 said:McGrath is an awesome dealership. I got my 08 Civic Ex sedan back in April, and I love it. I got it for $400 under invoice then.
Tony Segarra is a cool salesguy, friendly and low pressure. I also got $100 over KBB value on my trade. No tricke, in and out in just over 2 hours.

Are you getting a spiff for the referral?

I got the civic lx 2008 this March for 18250(out to door price). I dont know if i got a good deal
I am in Bridgewater, NJ.
Just posting, so that you guys could bargain even more !!!

camninja said:google this...Honda settlement. Honda quality is not as good as you believe to be. Plus Honda is very sneaky; they will not recall their defective products.I nominate this for "Most Useless Post of the Day Award" (MUPOTDA).

zenmaster123 said:I got the civic lx 2008 this March for 18250(out to door price). I dont know if i got a good deal
I am in Bridgewater, NJ.
Just posting, so that you guys could bargain even more !!!

Thanks. What about # of Doors? Automatic? Any extras?

Edmunds - 2008 Honda Civic

I highly recommend anyone looking at a Civic take a look at a 2007 or later Elantra. My wife who initially wanted nothing to do with a Hyundai is now driving the 2007 Elantra we bought while I am now driving our Accord.

zenmaster123 said:I got the civic lx 2008 this March for 18250(out to door price). I dont know if i got a good deal
I am in Bridgewater, NJ.
Just posting, so that you guys could bargain even more !!!

I got 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid in June for $20500-$1000 tax rebate I will get in 2009=$19500. I didn't get the GPS etc.

is there a better time of year to shop honda? does it fall on the same time every year or do i need to watch out for promos?

looking to get a new/demo/display model of honda accord. i've had best luck with hondas so far, probably has to do with an outstanding service center we have here locally. i've not had once problem with them where they cheated in some or any way. they also have a dealership and those guys come from a different planet. suffice it to say i'm not buying my cars from them

long story short, i wonder when's the best time to buy a honda if there is a better time for that.

thanks!

Edmunds and the other popular 'pricing' services are basically scams promoted by NADA to fool you into believing you're getting a good deal.

There are 'trade secrets' and 'proprietary information' you'll never hear or know about when it comes to holdbacks and other incentive cash dealers receive from manufacturers, sometimes amounting to thousands on the hood per unit, that you will NEVER know about as a consumer (unless you have an immediate family member or very good friend who is in a managerial position at a dealer).

So, invoice prices are, for all practical purposes, an antiquated and meaningless benchmark when attempting to verify whether your 'good deal' was good, after all.