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2006 Civic LX
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
"****dick" > wrote in message . net... > Your best bet is to e-mail every dealer around asking for their best price > for the car that you want. Then play one against the other for a couple > of days. Then go see the one that gave you the best price, w/ your e-mail > from them w/ the price that they quoted. Keep your colors open and you > will be able to get a better deal. Some areas have an abundance of one or > two colors and they price them lower than other colors. > > I just bought an EX 4DR w/ cargo net for $ 18,200. Way below what the TMV > is reported as on Edmonds.com. Right after the sale closed, they noticed > that it also had fog lights & a day/night mirror. So I guess you could > say I got it for a steal. Another dealer that I was dealing with dropped > their price for the same options in a different color to $18,163 but I > didn't think it was worth $ 17 to leave one dealer and start the whole > process over at another dealer after spending 3 hours at the first one. > |
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2006 Civic LX
Today I got the car I was looking for and, IMO, at a fair price. Thanks
again to everyone for your help. "SoCalMike" > wrote in message ... > Winston Smith wrote: >> Does the dealer really have that much margin on a car with an MSP of $17, >> 310? Edmunds lists the invoice at $15, 835. >> >> I've seen dealers that claim to sell cars "at or below invoice". They >> make it sound like they are giving them away. There's very little chance >> of that...LOL!!! I've heard of something called a "hold back". It's >> extra money that the dealer gets from the manufacturer when they sell a >> car. >> >> What I'm trying to figure out is how low they can go and still make a >> decent profit. That's what I mean by "the best deal possible". There >> doesn't seem to be a lot of wiggle room here, unless I'm missing >> something. I understand why these numbers are a closely guarded secret >> but it would be very helpful to be armed with the facts before making a >> deal. Surely someone has a good idea of just how low they can go before >> they start to lose money. Anyone care enlighten me on this? > > the number can change often, too. theres holdback, then there are other > incentives that arent advertised either. > > american honda motor corp might go through the numbers tomorrow and decide > there are too many 4dr accord dx's in inventory and in the pipeline, and > offer their dealers a better deal to move em. might just happen in one > region, too. > > they arent going to call edmunds and tell em, though. |
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