Price Excellent, Good or Rip Off

TYPE_S_GT · 29th January 2008, 11:55

What would you guys consider a good price for the following Spec??

Type S GT icdti
NHB
Sat Nav + HFT
Ambient Lights
Parking Sensors
Mats
Co-axial upgrades + Rings
Dealer will arrange to have colour coded (£450)
5 Year servicing

Think the book price comes to £21685

mrh339 · 29th January 2008, 12:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by TYPE_S_GT

What would you guys consider a good price for the following Spec??

Type S GT icdti
NHB
Sat Nav + HFT
Ambient Lights
Parking Sensors
Mats
Co-axial upgrades + Rings
Dealer will arrange to have colour coded (£450)
5 Year servicing

Think the book price comes to £21685

I would be aiming for about £18000.

Pottsy · 29th January 2008, 12:21

Yikes! Dealers typically have 12% to 14%, but then there are sometimes promotions and bonuses that mean that a car sold at cost can trigger a quantity bonus for other previous sales.

10% would be a very good result. 15% would be exceptional.

mrh339 · 29th January 2008, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pottsy

Yikes! Dealers typically have 12% to 14%, but then there are sometimes promotions and bonuses that mean that a car sold at cost can trigger a quantity bonus for other previous sales.

10% would be a very good result. 15% would be exceptional.

I always like to aim high Pottsy!

illegalhunter · 29th January 2008, 12:29

Tell them to ram that deal !!!!!!!!!!!

mrh339 · 29th January 2008, 12:33

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Originally Posted by illegalhunter

Tell them to ram that deal !!!!!!!!!!!

Agree, The credit crunch is already biting so the customer is in the driving seat. If the dealer will not do the deal that you want find another one that will. Lots of dealers will be starting to get a sweat on as money becomes tighter so squeeze them hard!!

Brodick · 29th January 2008, 12:38

Yes but Honda dealers along with many other manufacturers are renouned for their small discounts is it were a Citroen or Peugeot etc then you would be expecting BIG discounts

TYPE_S_GT · 29th January 2008, 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrh339

I would be aiming for about £18000.

aim high is an understatement

, this is the first new car im buying but can i really expect a discount of upto £3700???? thats about 17%!!

Brodick · 29th January 2008, 12:46

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Originally Posted by TYPE_S_GT

aim high is an understatement

, this is the first new car im buying but can i really expect a discount of upto £3700???? thats about 17%!!

I would say highly unlikely from a reputable Honda dealer
you could look at some of the brokers i.e drive the deal etc who
still deliver the car to you through a main Honda dealer or even go to a dealer with the price you have been given by a broker and see if they will match it if you manage to get £3000 + off through a dealer I will eat my hat ( once i've gone out and bout one

)

mrh339 · 29th January 2008, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by TYPE_S_GT

aim high is an understatement

, this is the first new car im buying but can i really expect a discount of upto £3700???? thats about 17%!!

You have added a lot of high value(read high profit for dealers) extras in your spec and the dealer can come down 12% on the list price of the car( but will not want to) so £18000 is ambitious but possibly can be done or nearly done if you haggle hard enough. Or do what i did and give the dealer the price you are prepared to pay and let them decide if they want to do a deal or not. But hold your nerve and let them do the chasing. They emailed me 6 times that they couldnt do the deal at my price. Held firm and got the car at the price that I wanted. Email is a good tool if you dont want to mess around tooing and froing in the showroom. Good luck!!

P.S I wouldnt except a deal with a discount of less than £2500.

garytheobald · 29th January 2008, 13:31

try carpricechecker that usually works for me

alastair b · 29th January 2008, 13:44

Fully agree with mrh339,if you don't try you don't get.Best of luck.

TYPE_S_GT · 29th January 2008, 15:08

Just popped out at lunch to another Honda dealer, they cant beat the price ive been given n they cant believe the price ive got! apprently March when the new reg comes out is not the best time for big discounts. so looks like ive prob got the best price i am going to get. anyway it will mean cancelling my current order and waiting another 8 weeks............... too long!!

ive got 10.5% im happy!

mrh339 · 29th January 2008, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by TYPE_S_GT

Just popped out at lunch to another Honda dealer, they cant beat the price ive been given n they cant believe the price ive got! apprently March when the new reg comes out is not the best time for big discounts. so looks like ive prob got the best price i am going to get. anyway it will mean cancelling my current order and waiting another 8 weeks............... too long!!

ive got 10.5% im happy!

If you are happy then its a great deal.

A discount of £2275 is not to be sneezed at. But i would have gone for more!!

FWH · 29th January 2008, 17:24

I would look for 10%. I got close to that.

charlas · 30th January 2008, 01:49

Just got a Type-R GT + Satnav and HFT + 5Yr Service for 19300, and even had a broker quote 19100 for the same on a UK car.

So deals are around

l-noel · 30th January 2008, 08:39

4 to 5 % is the best you can have in France, plus accessories. Thats the problem with Honda here, the dealer don't fight to found custommers, that's the custommers who fight to found a dealer !

TYPE_S_GT · 30th January 2008, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlas

Just got a Type-R GT + Satnav and HFT + 5Yr Service for 19300, and even had a broker quote 19100 for the same on a UK car.

So deals are around

thats about ~9%, there are very few people that have got much more than 10-11%

Good choice mate, its the car i originally wanted the price would be very similar to what im paying, nearly shot my load when i saw the first one close up

they are amazing! but its a car i want to keep for possibly 5 years (unless something really good comes out) couldnt see my self driving a type R for so long would want something a bit more comfortable and economical. Enjoy yours!!

civicb0y · 2nd February 2008, 00:32

I couldn't even get a 3% discount off a ex demo

Dealer said they only discounted new by 5%. Needless to say I still don't have a Civic yet.

charlas · 2nd February 2008, 00:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by civicb0y

I couldn't even get a 3% discount off a ex demo

Dealer said they only discounted new by 5%. Needless to say I still don't have a Civic yet.

Speak to your dealer, I basicaly went in, told them what I wanted, told them what I could get it for, and after a bit of discussion with the new car sales manager they said yes.

Just be firm, and remember there is more than one dealer, you don't have to use the closest one

CarFile are quite good for guaging what price you should be paying.

You can definetly get better than 5%

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TYPE_S_GT Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 25th January 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Excellent, Good or Rip Off What would you guys consider a good price for the following Spec?? Type S GT icdti NHB Sat Nav + HFT Ambient Lights Parking Sensors Mats Co-axial upgrades + Rings Dealer will arrange to have colour coded (£450) 5 Year servicing Think the book price comes to £21685 Last edited by TYPE_S_GT; 29th January 2008 at 12:01. Reason: missed a bit

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29th January 2008, 12:21	#3 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,090 Thanks: 18 Thanked 111 Times in 64 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yikes! Dealers typically have 12% to 14%, but then there are sometimes promotions and bonuses that mean that a car sold at cost can trigger a quantity bonus for other previous sales. 10% would be a very good result. 15% would be exceptional.

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illegalhunter HACKIN & SLAYIN Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: In the woods armed to the teeth Posts: 2,572 Thanks: 4 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts iTrader: (0)	Tell them to ram that deal !!!!!!!!!!!

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Brodick Perfect Guy! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 2nd December 2006 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 1,720 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yes but Honda dealers along with many other manufacturers are renouned for their small discounts is it were a Citroen or Peugeot etc then you would be expecting BIG discounts

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TYPE_S_GT Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 25th January 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Just popped out at lunch to another Honda dealer, they cant beat the price ive been given n they cant believe the price ive got! apprently March when the new reg comes out is not the best time for big discounts. so looks like ive prob got the best price i am going to get. anyway it will mean cancelling my current order and waiting another 8 weeks............... too long!! ive got 10.5% im happy!

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FWH Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 3rd June 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 5,359 Thanks: 9 Thanked 48 Times in 43 Posts iTrader: (0)	I would look for 10%. I got close to that.

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l-noel Wine and cooking ! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th December 2006 Location: Roanne-France Posts: 1,227 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	4 to 5 % is the best you can have in France, plus accessories. Thats the problem with Honda here, the dealer don't fight to found custommers, that's the custommers who fight to found a dealer !

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civicb0y Valve Cap Join Date: 11th October 2007 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I couldn't even get a 3% discount off a ex demo Dealer said they only discounted new by 5%. Needless to say I still don't have a Civic yet.