Alloys Choice Alloy Prices

Trevor · 17th February 2007, 19:36

I have become a little concerned about the dosh I have spent on 17"
Sedici new alloy's which were part of the Civic being bought brand new.
The dealership in question is Stratstone Honda, who up until now have been excellent with me, hence my caution at this stage.
The Civic ES 1.8 ishift was brought brand spanking 3 weeks ago the additional 17" Sedici alloys sent me back £980, up uintil now I have taken there word, does anyone have an up to date price list of Civic ES accessories.
I may be going a bit paronoid, but all the same I'd like your views.
Is there a large difference depending on which model you choose of Civic and then the amount money you spend on alloy's?

caz1562 · 17th February 2007, 20:55

Trevor,

I don't know anything regarding the spec of the ES but did the original standard car come with alloy wheels?? Thats the only thing I can think of being different. Obviously my car came with 17" alloys as standard so upgrading 1" & retaining alloys may limit the amount I dunno.

JPDirect · 17th February 2007, 20:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevor

I have become a little concerned about the dosh I have spent on 17"
Sedici new alloy's which were part of the Civic being bought brand new.
The dealership in question is Stratstone Honda, who up until now have been excellent with me, hence my caution at this stage.
The Civic ES 1.8 ishift was brought brand spanking 3 weeks ago the additional 17" Sedici alloys sent me back £980, up uintil now I have taken there word, does anyone have an up to date price list of Civic ES accessories.
I may be going a bit paronoid, but all the same I'd like your views.
Is there a large difference depending on which model you choose of Civic and then the amount money you spend on alloy's?

Hi Trevor,

I does sound a little on the expensive side, as I paid an extra £850 for my 18" Storms! However, I ordered mine in April 2006 and prices may have increased.

TTDegs · 17th February 2007, 23:52

hmmmm....

according to the Honda configurator, 17" alloys should be £650 - but it doesn't specify which alloys they are...

I'd certainly go back and query it with the dlr

Brodick · 18th February 2007, 00:18

Civic September - December price list
(far as know this is still current for the next 10 days or so)

Agree's with the online configurator
upgrade to 17" alloy = £650.00
upgrade to 18" alloy = £850.00

Did you get money off the car ?
Did you get to keep your 16" wheels?

Been wondering about sticking a set of 17" alloys on ours
anyone got any comments on any change in ride
between 16" & 17"??

Brodick · 18th February 2007, 00:21

caz1562 · 18th February 2007, 00:25

I found Phoenix very hard to haggle with Brodick, never really appeared to be forthcoming with money off discounts, only thing I managed was a good trade-in price and carpet mats FOC. Everything else was list price.

Brodick · 18th February 2007, 00:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by caz1562

I found Phoenix very hard to haggle with Brodick, never really appeared to be forthcoming with money off discounts, only thing I managed was a good trade-in price and carpet mats FOC. Everything else was list price.

True! we got a v. good trade in but we also managed to get set of fogs and mats for and extra £175
instead of the list £410! so might have a go with the alloys
although if we are going to get the i-shift upgrade I might just be pushing it

caz1562 · 18th February 2007, 00:34

Well you never know, you can only ask, I was still pushing for better finance and money off 5 mins before I drove off the forecourt, in fact my fiancee gave me a telling off for being too pushy and giving the guy a hard time......thing is, its ** duty to try.

Good Luck

Trevor · 18th February 2007, 19:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodick

Civic September - December price list
(far as know this is still current for the next 10 days or so)

Agree's with the online configurator
upgrade to 17" alloy = £650.00
upgrade to 18" alloy = £850.00

Did you get money off the car ?
Did you get to keep your 16" wheels?

Been wondering about sticking a set of 17" alloys on ours
anyone got any comments on any change in ride
between 16" & 17"??

Brodick
Yup I did get money off the new car and nope I did not get to keep my 16" bog standard wheels.
I decided to negotiate the price of the car before any additional alloy's were decided, all too often dealers start ot offset addditional items to be part of any discount. Therefore the price of the car was decided and then I the alloy's became an extra to negotiate.

Trevor · 18th February 2007, 19:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brodick

Civic September - December price list
(far as know this is still current for the next 10 days or so)

Agree's with the online configurator
upgrade to 17" alloy = £650.00
upgrade to 18" alloy = £850.00

Did you get money off the car ?
Did you get to keep your 16" wheels?

Been wondering about sticking a set of 17" alloys on ours
anyone got any comments on any change in ride
between 16" & 17"??

Brodick
Yup I did get money off the new car and nope I did not get to keep my 16" bog standard wheels.
I decided to negotiate the price of the car before any additional alloy's were decided, all too often dealers start ot offset addditional items to be part of any discount. Therefore the price of the car was decided and then I the alloy's became an extra to negotiate.

caz1562 · 19th February 2007, 09:48

Well Trevor, have you been back to the dealers yet?

Trevor · 21st February 2007, 20:47

Yup, been back to the dealer, the sales manager was a little flushed looking when I met him, I think he'd been tipped off about the discussion I was to have with him..... Anyway to cut a long story short.....
I did know that I'd got a good deal with the civic, no 2 ways about it, this was confrimed when I was shown the sales invoice the dealer paid for the civic and he was'nt making much on my deal at all.
The prices for the additional alloys + tyres"17 = £650 are discounted by Honda, they are not the true prices dealers pay for them but this apparently is made up within the car deals. In my case the full price of the alloys £840 + VAT was passed onto me, as he said " we did'nt make anything on the car sale and we were not going to make a loss on the alloy's as well"

gray52 · 21st February 2007, 22:06

the dealer has a fair point...but on the other hand, if honda advertise these on there u.k web site for £650 then that is all you should be paying, regardless of how much you paid for the car.

when i was ordering mine i checked there web site the night before and my PDC had gone down £90. told the dealer and he checked there web site and passed the new price on to me with an updated invoice. then i notice that the road tax had droped by £5 in the budget which he was also unaware of, another £5 off.

how many people got charged the extra £5?? get them invoices out and have a check

17th February 2007, 19:36	#1 (permalink)
Trevor Valve Cap Join Date: 31st December 2006 Location: Otley, West Yorkshire Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Alloy Prices I have become a little concerned about the dosh I have spent on 17" Sedici new alloy's which were part of the Civic being bought brand new. The dealership in question is Stratstone Honda, who up until now have been excellent with me, hence my caution at this stage. The Civic ES 1.8 ishift was brought brand spanking 3 weeks ago the additional 17" Sedici alloys sent me back £980, up uintil now I have taken there word, does anyone have an up to date price list of Civic ES accessories. I may be going a bit paronoid, but all the same I'd like your views. Is there a large difference depending on which model you choose of Civic and then the amount money you spend on alloy's?

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17th February 2007, 20:55	#2 (permalink)
caz1562 Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd January 2007 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Trevor, I don't know anything regarding the spec of the ES but did the original standard car come with alloy wheels?? Thats the only thing I can think of being different. Obviously my car came with 17" alloys as standard so upgrading 1" & retaining alloys may limit the amount I dunno.

17th February 2007, 23:52	#4 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmmmm.... according to the Honda configurator, 17" alloys should be £650 - but it doesn't specify which alloys they are... I'd certainly go back and query it with the dlr

18th February 2007, 00:18	#5 (permalink)
Brodick Perfect Guy! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 2nd December 2006 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 1,657 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Civic September - December price list (far as know this is still current for the next 10 days or so) Agree's with the online configurator upgrade to 17" alloy = £650.00 upgrade to 18" alloy = £850.00 Did you get money off the car ? Did you get to keep your 16" wheels? Been wondering about sticking a set of 17" alloys on ours anyone got any comments on any change in ride between 16" & 17"??

18th February 2007, 00:25	#7 (permalink)
caz1562 Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd January 2007 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I found Phoenix very hard to haggle with Brodick, never really appeared to be forthcoming with money off discounts, only thing I managed was a good trade-in price and carpet mats FOC. Everything else was list price.

18th February 2007, 00:34	#9 (permalink)
caz1562 Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd January 2007 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well you never know, you can only ask, I was still pushing for better finance and money off 5 mins before I drove off the forecourt, in fact my fiancee gave me a telling off for being too pushy and giving the guy a hard time......thing is, its ** duty to try. Good Luck

19th February 2007, 09:48	#12 (permalink)
caz1562 Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd January 2007 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well Trevor, have you been back to the dealers yet?

21st February 2007, 20:47	#13 (permalink)
Trevor Valve Cap Join Date: 31st December 2006 Location: Otley, West Yorkshire Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yup, been back to the dealer, the sales manager was a little flushed looking when I met him, I think he'd been tipped off about the discussion I was to have with him..... Anyway to cut a long story short..... I did know that I'd got a good deal with the civic, no 2 ways about it, this was confrimed when I was shown the sales invoice the dealer paid for the civic and he was'nt making much on my deal at all. The prices for the additional alloys + tyres"17 = £650 are discounted by Honda, they are not the true prices dealers pay for them but this apparently is made up within the car deals. In my case the full price of the alloys £840 + VAT was passed onto me, as he said " we did'nt make anything on the car sale and we were not going to make a loss on the alloy's as well"

21st February 2007, 22:06	#14 (permalink)
gray52 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 23rd November 2006 Location: peterborough Posts: 877 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	the dealer has a fair point...but on the other hand, if honda advertise these on there u.k web site for £650 then that is all you should be paying, regardless of how much you paid for the car. when i was ordering mine i checked there web site the night before and my PDC had gone down £90. told the dealer and he checked there web site and passed the new price on to me with an updated invoice. then i notice that the road tax had droped by £5 in the budget which he was also unaware of, another £5 off. how many people got charged the extra £5?? get them invoices out and have a check