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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 10:53a
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Not sure how hot this is, but I got an email that 2008 Civics are $500 under Invoice and Accords are $1000+ under.

With high gas prices I know some people are having a hard time finding a decent deal on non-gas guzzler.

FYI Also, the 2009 Civic comes out in about a week.

Email for what it's worth...

Hi Bryan,

In an era of high gas prices, everyone is looking to budget themselves without losing the luxury end of a vehicle.

Honda has some of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in the market, that won’t leave you with an empty pocketbook.


Mr. Opportunity is back and it’s time to take advantage of the 2008 Honda Clearance.

 

Available through August 31st 2008.

CR-V’s $1200.00 UNDER INVOICE

CIVICS $500.00 UNDER INVOICE

ACCORD V6 MODELS $1500.00 UNDER INVOICE

ACCORD 4cyl. MODELS $1000.00 UNDER INVOICE

ODYSSEYS $4000.00 UNDER INVOICE

RIDGELINES $5500.00 UNDER INVOICE

08 PILOTS $5000.00 UNDER INVOICE

09 PILOTS $2500.00 UNDER INVOICE

SPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE ON SELECTED MODELS STARTING AS LOW AS 0.9%

All prices are plus taxes and fees.

We have 150 certified pre owned Honda’s in stock. www.McGrathCityHonda.com

Any further questions please call and speak with your Honda Sales Individual or our Internet Managers: Rueben, Frank or Yana.

McGrath City Honda is located at:

6720 W Grand Ave
Chicago IL 60707

Or

Visit our website at McGrathCityHonda.com to talk to our online Internet greeters.

We look forward to seeing you here.

Sincerely,
Kevin McGrath

(888) 371-5679

   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 10:53a

From New Car discussion...

Honda's holdback is 2% of MSRP


Edmunds - 2008 Honda Civic

To help others, when you post the price of your recent purchase, please post the (out the door amount - taxes - license/reg), since those two items vary depending on location.

Greatest Car Price Podcast Ever - Thanks Davelin83

From McGrath City Honda initial email ...
ODYSSEYS $4000.00 UNDER INVOICE ...
Actual Internet quote received was only $2400 under invoice. What gives with that?

Message edited by: jschuman on 2008-08-22 21:54:13 CDT
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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 11:14a
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Looks like Honda might be giving ADDITIONAL hidden incentives to dealers to clear out inventory.

You should be getting a price under invoice ROUTINELY.

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 11:28a
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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.

Actually, my vague understanding from the news I've read suggests that the small high-efficiency cars are all selling like crazy - and discounts are harder to come by. Looking at that website (that's a great website, btw, thank you!), almost all the Civics from this year are at or above invoice.

And, I wonder if you can still haggle from this base price. i.e. if the sticker price is $20K and the dealer sends you an email saying they're on sale for $invoice-$500=18K, do I lose my leverage or can I still push the dealer down to 16K?

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 11:42a
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The only price you should ask dealer about is OTD (out-the-door) price. "Under invoice" means nothing, when they start adding fees, rebate taxes and charge you $500 for paint protection. You can use that email if you have prenegotiated price, otherwise it's BS, sorry. My Honda came with a $2000 dealer's loss on paper (for IRS), but he was still happy to get my money getting more another way.

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 11:50a
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Sensor said: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.

Actually, my vague understanding from the news I've read suggests that the small high-efficiency cars are all selling like crazy - and discounts are harder to come by. Looking at that website (that's a great website, btw, thank you!), almost all the Civics from this year are at or above invoice.

And, I wonder if you can still haggle from this base price. i.e. if the sticker price is $20K and the dealer sends you an email saying they're on sale for $invoice-$500=18K, do I lose my leverage or can I still push the dealer down to 16K?


You can offer them whatever you want....just be prepared to walkout if you get rejected....
many people fall in love with the car and will take pennies off to make the deal....and they know it.


The Civic DX Coupe with manual retails around $14800.....but for that you don't even
get life support neccesities a/c or power win.

Message edited by: Tacoma99 on 2008-08-21 11:59:23 CDT
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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 11:51a
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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.

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 11:58a
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77Rus said:The only price you should ask dealer about is OTD (out-the-door) price. "Under invoice" means nothing, when they start adding fees, rebate taxes and charge you $500 for paint protection. You can use that email if you have prenegotiated price, otherwise it's BS, sorry. My Honda came with a $2000 dealer's loss on paper (for IRS), but he was still happy to get my money getting more another way.Invoice price also means nothing because this does not reflect any discounts the dealer may or may not have been given in connection with the delivery that included that particular car. The name of the game is to shop around and do your research before buying, just like any other purchase.

Message edited by: isles1 on 2008-08-21 12:00:04 CDT
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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 11:59a
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LOL really? invoice price?? people still fall for that trick?

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 12:02p
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Their website sux. Click new specials new vehicle specials and whalla its nothing but used cars scrolling on the page... gave me a headache

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 12:05p
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Never trust a car dealer and a mechanic. There are usually 2 invoices they carry, one is the real one that you will never see. The other one is for you to get excited about your screaming deal!

I used to work for a honda dealer!

Message edited by: nomiee on 2008-08-21 12:06:11 CDT
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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 12:16p
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Edmunds doesn't list any marketing support insentives for Civic, but has $500 for Accord V6 in your zip code. Link

Message edited by: kamikadze on 2008-08-21 12:26:13 CDT
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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 12:25p
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great deal. i dont think this applies to northern california though. i would buy a crv this week if this were applicable to me.

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 12:26p
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nomiee said:Never trust a car dealer and a mechanic. There are usually 2 invoices they carry, one is the real one that you will never see. The other one is for you to get excited about your screaming deal!

I used to work for a honda dealer!

are you talking about a hold back money?

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 1:15p
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the real invoice is about 15-20% less than the "fake invoice".

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 1:17p
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On the Accords, I was getting some offers supposedly in the low 18k's

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 1:28p
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The best deal is the Friday morning "loss leader". This is where dealers advertise 1 to 3 "at this price" Usually they are base or midline models but sometimes they have higher end models too.

I bought my 05 Corolla S this way. It was fully loaded, with 6 CD changer and premium sound. It was listed 2 at this price. The finance closer said he was shocked to see it go for $3k under the usual price. It averages me 31 mpg, which I am very happy with.

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 1:36p
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thanhai2 said:the real invoice is about 15-20% less than the "fake invoice".

from msrp!

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 1:37p
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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.

where do you get your info?!

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   posted: Aug. 21, 2008 @ 1:42p
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On the surface, this looks interesting ... ODYSSEYS $4000.00 UNDER INVOICE

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