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What's the difference between the Honda ones and the aftermarket ones?
price is diff. Honda ones cost a couple of hundreds more.
and in term of warranty, if I remember correctly, if they install the off market sensor for you, you can only bring the car back to where you purchase the sensor. but if you have Honda sensor, you can bring it to any Honda dealer
have you picked up your car yet? do you have the 5 years warranty?
Hey Man,Quote:
Originally Posted by SimpleMonkey
Nope Genuine Honda sensor - as stated in the contract, made a very hard deal with the dealer, I made the deal on a 2010 built VTI-L in back in Jan 31, and pick up this weekend. that 2 yr extra on the warranty applies to 2009 build cars.....
I recently signed for a Civic Vti 2010 at $25K drive away. Comes with sensors, mats, 2010 built and full tank. Have to wait to end of April to get it though. Hope this helps anyone who is trying to make a deal.
i just bought my civic vti 2010 manual today, got it for 23,990 drive away with floor matts and metallic paint, nothing special... feel like i couldve done better :(
Harley, is your car manual or auto?
vtil, what color is your car?
Hey,Quote:
Originally Posted by SimpleMonkey
Its Sparkle grey, fog, sensors, mats, full tank, mudflaps, auto, 29400 d/a 10 Bulid, get it next sat confirmed by the dealer
Cheers
Thought I posted this successfully before :)
Anyhow, it's an auto.
We went to a dealer and he gave us his best price 25,5oo, but we had to think on it. He said there was still room to move. We rang him again to make a final deal but he didn't call back. I tried for $24,500 over the phone with another, and he said I was ambitious, 25K was hypothectically negotiable if I came down immediately, but I didn't much like the dealer's tactics. Another said they can't do 25K so we went with the forth one who agreed to it, with not much hassle over the phone. He was surprised to see as show up the next day when we said we would :).
Sounds good price mate, when you get the car?Quote:
Originally Posted by Harley
By the 28 April.
They asked me if i was excited, and i said 'no'. :p
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harley
i wouldn't be too if having to wait for 2 months for the car!
ha i got mine at 4months, was not happy at all my old eg died 2 times in that time frame :( order at start of dec go it at march)
:p And they say, "drive away" ;).
It's like waiting for settlement on a house. But here your holding on to a depreciating asset :( .
honda civic vti 2010 auto premium white plates
$25100 drive away alabaster silver with 5 year warranty and 5 year road side assist
paid $450 for paint protection and $250 for window tints after because wanted it all to be done by
honda i know could have got paint protection and tints cheaper elsewhere but wanted it done by honda.
didn't haggle much thought it was good deal
*hope this helps anyone looking for new civic* bought in parramatta
$250 for tinting is about the same price as outside. If they had quoted me that I would have got mine tinted as well throught them, since tint professor is around $285. They said it would cost me around $450.
HARLEY tints is $450 rrp and paint protection is i think $800 rrp with honda.
tints outside would be about $200 darkest legal and paint protection $350
so save a little but not much so i went with honda because i thinks its worth it the salesman didn't hesitate with that price because it is reasonable
would recommend trivett parramatta to anyone their customer service is very good..
some dealers won't even talk to you when price is to low but they more then willing to negotiate.. next car will be there again for sure.
ohh by the way have to mention im driving car already got it almost straight away... sorry you have to wait for yours.. cheers!!
I got my dealer to throw in Tint for free, laughed at them when they said 495....anyways my saga is almost over, car due Saturday! cant wait to drive it out the showroom
Just bought a white VTI manual for $22990 with full tank of petrol. Couldn't squeeze in free mats at tat price, but at least delivery is within the week!
to be honest i think paint protection is a bit of a mistake :( for exterior. I have a black civic with paint protection, it has swirl marks all over it under the sun :( look like i had a dodgy wax job.
Cry and i cant put any product on it (waxing/polishing it) or i will void my warranty.
Anyway just a word of wisdom, park your car under direct sunlight for inspection, cus you wont be able to tell it is scratched in the shade which my dealer did. Also check the tint job on the back window (boot top) for 1 water mark on the break light area and if they had cut an area for the break light, check on your mirrors (top of your windscreen) to see if tint is on and no gaps on the top corners of the light. On mine i can see 2 corners of non-tinted (over cut) area.
i got mine black /w metallic paint, carpet and weather guard for $23,990 my10 vti man.
Hi new to the forum here, I just purchased a Honda Civic VTI auto 2010 model today. I looked at 3 different car dealerships, I got offered $24500 on my first time after haggling and thought I'll try another one and see if I could do better. I thought I had gotten a pretty average price so I searched around the internet until I looked at this forum...
Ended up getting my car for $23688 in Habanero Red, with 6 years warranty and road side assistance. No other extras but I think I did pretty damn well now :)
r u sure it's built in 2010? i.e. MY10?Quote:
Originally Posted by archnoid1
coz even if it's the 2010 model, it could be built in 2009
that will make a lot different in terms of price, so to your resell value
To be honest, I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to cars...Quote:
Originally Posted by Reclus
The make on the purchase says: HONDA CIV4AVTI10
Model: CIVIC 4DA VTI 2010
Couldn't find anything about MY10, how can I find out??
Thanks
im guessingQuote:
CIV4AVTI10
Civic 4 doors Auto VTI 2010
with that price mark and that 6 years warrenty , i'm pretty sure it's built in 09Quote:
Originally Posted by archnoid1
usually they have special discount on cars that are built in the previous year
so that they can clear out old stocks
that's what i was offered and told by my agent
you can check in the invoice
and on the car as well
i'll check tmr to tell you where exactly
I asked the dealer for the information, he said that the car was built Feb 10 and that it was Compiled March 10. I guess it would be worth checking the vehicle anyway just to make sure that what they are saying is true. Thanks for that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Reclus
I guess I got a good price cause the dealer said that they can get a hold of that particular car in that colour. Will be picking up the car on Friday, can't wait!
hey my mistake thenQuote:
Originally Posted by archnoid1
good for you! and congrats on the new car
No worries, thanks for your help anyway. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Reclus
hey ,can you be my friend?
Civic VTI 2010 - Auto - Black
$25,000
*Metallic Paint
*Mats
*Fuel
*Extended 3 yrs warranty (total 6 yrs - 175,000 km)
*10% discount services
Good Deal? I think it's quite standard... should have done better..
Yeah I suppose you did pretty good if you compared to everyone else.
What is the 10% discount services for?
mine's almost the same, it was last year though
MY09 Auto in Black
$25688
- metallic + Pearlescent
- floor matts
- tint windows
- alarm
- rear sensor
- fuel
- 2 free services (10k and 20k km)
10% discount for all parts and services included in the VIP card given by the dealer, I'm not sure though until when I can avail this privilege.. I should check.
I also got some discount vouchers for (1k, 10K, 20K, 50k) km service.
Anyone knows if Honda usually have their Half Year Sale?
And what do you think of the Limited Edition Civic?
Limited edition sucks
it basically add all those stuffs onto the car before you order it, aka force you to pay for them
and in my opinion that 15" alloy is just too chunky
i'd rather get the steel and change straight to 17" haha
What do you guys think of:
2010 Alabaster Silver VTI-L manual, 15kms on the clock (literally 15kms), driveaway $26k with 3 years of free scheduled servicing??
made this year?
i think it's a pretty good deal
u're saying free service up til 60000km ?
Yeah made this year.
Free service till 75,000kms.
I'll try and squeeze them for free tints and matts..
Plus I am getting it salary sacrificed through work.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reclus
thats a pretty sick deal either way, mine was $26.5 driveway + optional extras i got
I just got mine few days ago from Southside Honda with a pretty well bargained deal
Honda Civic VTI-L MY09 Auto - Driver Away
Brand New
Booth Spoiler
16" Alloy Wheel 10 Spoke (on the MY10 model)
7 Year Waranty - 3 Year Road Side Service
Floor mat set
Lugage area protection tray
Pollen Filter
1000km and 10.000km service free of charge with full tank of fuel
Cost: 27.500
Alot of other offer with cheaper price on accessories but i did not buy anything else.
Nice deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinymoon
I just took delivery of a 2010 Honda Civic VTI (LE),
is this a good deal?
$24200 Drive away (MY2010 Limited Edition Honda Civic VTI)
- 15" alloy
- Windows tinting (darkest)
- 4x Mud flaps
- Metallic paint
- Manaul gear
- Reverse parking sensor
- Bluetooth
- Honda floor mat
- Chrome exhaust
- Bluetooth
- 3 yrs standard warranty
- Full petrol tank
It sounds nice, but i think you can even get the Auto one with this price, say 24.500 not 24.200 (assume that you do not prefer manual over the auto)Quote:
Originally Posted by civicbloke
Planning to buy one of these in manual:
2010 HONDA CIVIC Limited Edition 8th Gen
or
2010 HONDA CIVIC VTi 8th Gen (regular)
in Perth within the next couple months, and wondering how low I can get the price.
maybe not as low as in eastern states?
from what I've read on here you can bargain the price down a good $2500+, so any advice especial advice for bargaining the LE toward $22k from 25k or the regular VTI toward $20k from $23k?
besides the normal haggling for a very low price and being tough and willing to walk (I'm already experienced at this :)
I guess we only have 3 dealers in Perth - anyone know which is best for cheapest deal? I live closest to Honda North and already visited.
The only addon's I'm really interested in are tinted windows (should be few hundred) and extended warranties. What's a good price for extending it from say normal 3 years to 7+ years?
much appreciated to anyone who can help with any of these things! :D
To my experience, i think you should wait a little while to purchase a new vehicle because now is not the high sale season. Let's wait 2 or 3 more months when dealers they behind the set-up objective so they can be easy to deal with.Quote:
Originally Posted by didier
As suually they will not down the price but you can ask to add more and more accessories such as spoiler, floor mat, trunk protection, tinted window, 5 year warranty service.
I had an best offer with dealer as above post, it is quite nice for me for the momment.
yea, the dealer said they sold 4 civics last saturday, so I dont know if he's making it up, but there is a sale on atm and the value is good. Still I need to wait until august when my old car is 2yrs old (for tax reasons) so that should work out. They'll be on lower sales volume by then and more desperate eh?
hopefully I can lower the price a fair bit (I expect about 2500) because I'm not really interested in any of the extras except mainly warranty (although I want the civic because its rated about the most reliable small car there is)
Quote:
Originally Posted by didier
I just bought 2010 limited edition auto from Honda buswood,
I knew the guy over there,
he gave me a good deal there.
Do you want me to go with you? :)
I'd be very interested to know your experience - how did you know him?
what good deal exactly? price? extra features?
did they have what you wanted in stock or how long u have to wait for delivery?
pfft can't rely on burswood honda when they say they have a car in "stock"
i waited 8 weeks for mine...
Honda Civic VTI: 22.500 (Drive Away certain accessories will be added upon request and sweet talk)
Honda Civic VTI Limited Edition: 24.500 (as above)
Honda Civic VTI-L: 25.500 to 27.500 (as above)
Honda Civic Sport 32.000 - 34.000 (as above)
In Brisbane only - This is i ask from my dealer for the speacial deal with referal card membership. All stock ready, delivery right away
are those autos or manual? if manual thats only like $500 off?
All of the above prices are auto. The manual option will drop around 500 to 1000 depend on how we talk dealers into. Except the VTI model 22.400 is manual. Keep in mind that all car are brand new with odometer around 100 or bit more is max
man this thread is still going. glad to see it's helping a few people out.
The price much cheaper than perth,
i just paid deposit only
hvn't get the car yet.
i been waiting for few week already.
According to them, i can get the car by next week :)
can't wait lol
not really fantastic deal, cos i trade in my jazz, the price is okie.
If you are not trade in, i think you can get the limited edition around 25xxx maybe less than that
the rrp right now for the limited ed is only 25k anyway. are you talking manual or auto? the price difference is more than 2k
im talking about auto ~
yea that sounds good - I'll aim to get 2-2.5k off the rrp.
I live in north beach alvin, if you want you could always come take me for a ride once you get the car! :P
otherwise at least give me the name of the dealer you bought it from. :) what was your agreed price after all then? 25k?
btw I found this thread/forum through googling - yes it has been soo helpful!
As usually, when your friend (whoever) bought a new car, he(she) will receive some (2 or 4) referral cards which will enable you to save a few hundred and your friend will receive a few bonus (it could be whatever you ask for). I got for my friend 200$ cheaper and i personally got 100$ But i exchange for other accessory thing. So, if you can get some one who bought a brand new car, this means you will save some more.
if you want you can come over next week :)
company to get a new car by the time you can ask for the " best price" :)
lol believe the sales hype with all these referral cards and stuff!
as long as u are happy!
hmm, reading some more of this thread at the start is discouraging though, eg:
"check this out... my mate got this deal for his dad
$24,000 drive away - auto - silver
floor matts
tinted windows
but the salesman was almost crying
damn
i'm thinking that i coulda got another 1k off mine or something "
and that was in early 2007 - over 3 years ago. Shouldn't the price for practically the same thing have fallen (alot?) in that time?
Also, I've read there'll be a new civic next year, so will that lower the value significantly in the current 8th generation?
makes me think perhaps I oughta wait... :(
Nah, actually prices have risen because they've loaded more extras into the car. Cheapest time to buy was the end of 2008 when VTI's were going out the door for around 22k driveway. Prices have risen since 2009 with the facelift model.
24K ??? auto limited edition ?
do you mean the special edition's extras? even the dealer said today's the same vti model pretty much from 2006
another day I received an email marketing for Astoria Honda offering 24k (probably can get it abit lower too) for manual with 16' alloy wheels, floor mate, fog light, bluetooth phone system, reverse sensor, exhaust finisher, 5 years warranty not sure if there are somthing else or not... I deleted the email already, was trying to find it before. Hope this help for ppl who looking to buy one soon!
Yeah it is about right with the given price.Quote:
Originally Posted by ks_b
Auto Sport version now is 32.000 Drive away (floor mat and trunk protection) 3 year warranty. 3 year premium road side service
Auto VTI-L is around 26k to 28k
yeah ~~~~~~~~~~~
i went to pick up my baby yesterday.
and change the custom plate ( which is i been waiting for a month ) 2day.
It was awesome !!!
btw, mine one is VTI- LD
150kms in 2 days @@~~ enjoy driving lol
My dad managed to get a good deal but unfortunately the valuation for an 07 luxury CL9 was too low for the sale to proceed...
$24990 Lim Ed + full tank petrol, mudguards, door visors (cant remember what else but the added extras were about $1000..cant be too many things considering its Lim Ed)
Which is list price but gave $1000 worth of extras...this was before he was able to haggle lower price..he managed to shave off over 5K on a new oddessy
Hi Guys
I am new to this forum and am looking to get a new civic. Have been quoted a price of 22K drive away for a manual Civic VTI inclusive of titanium tinted windows, Honda genuine mats, 6 year warranty and roadside assist, 1 free service, mudflaps and rear sensor. What do you think?
Also, I might want to get your thoughts to compare a new civic for this price against a 2006/07 used Civic (50,000-60,000 kms old) same model for 14-15 grands? The new one comes with warranty and also curtain airbags/Electronic stability control while the old ones do not.
Thanks
hmm, I'm in the same boat as you - looking to buy, but that doesn't sound to bad? whereabouts is that?
currently they're 23k rrp driveaway for those specs, but rear sensor probably worth like $500 althought the rest not more than 500 combined IMO. You could probably wipe another 500 off the price to get nearly the best deal.
I thought they didnt have ESC? the vti I'm pretty sure doesn't have any side airbags, too...
Yup, the VTI model dow not have side airbag, that is one of the reason i choose the VTI-L over. Honda does have the Stability control and traction control in all modelsQuote:
Originally Posted by didier
The previous 8th generation civic base model did not have side airbags but the new ones come with side as well as curtain airbags. What does IMO mean? This deal is available in Melbourne.
I do agree that 21,500 would be a pretty good price inclusive of the optional extras. Wonder how much they would be able to do without the rear sensors? Or perhaps, is the limited edition worth negotiating than taking a base with rear sensors consdering it also includes alloys?
depends if you want alloys or not. worth it for minor performance boost IMO (in my opinion) but not worth it otherwise.
heard good things about rear sensors, so if could get a regular vti with that, I'd probably take it (even if its say 300-500 more)
yea, from checking honda.com.au today it seems they do all come with front, side and curtain airbags (for back seats too!) now + Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), so thats alot better than the ~2006 models (from carsales.com they seem to only have dual front)
altho from browsing this great forum it seems you can get a great rear sensor aftermarket for about $200 or even less if you wanna install urself (not hard it seems) :)
Thanks didier. I had someone call me yesterday and quote 21750 for the regular VTI with the rear sensors. I am sure I'll easily be able to get 21,500 when I do the deal. My missus thinks that the Mazda3 is more trendy and a NEO with pretty much the same features as the VTI but more modern interior comes at 22,500 with the sensors. The price is hardly any diff...which one holds up in resale value considering I doubt I'll keep it for more than 2 years.
Oops I forgot to mention that for 500 bucks more I am getting rear sensors and fog lights. So the price quote would be 21,250 only with the tints, mud flaps, 6 year warranty + roadside assist, mats and 10K free service.
importantly, what colour are you getting? according to the website anything but white is an extra ~$460.
at the moment a standard manual vti in red with pretty much no extras (what I'm planning to get around august) could be mine as cheap as $21k or less (ie about $2500 off the rrp). hopefully not too much to ask for in Perth :P
I drove the mazda 3 right before a civic. Its almost like a toyota compared to a lexus (or mercedes even).
both will hold value very well, but civic probably a little more.
I am planning to get a black possibly or even a graphite grey. A red is not available until the end of Aug. With the extras like mudflaps, tints, floor mats, free 10K service and 6 year warratny+roadside assist I have been quoted 21,250. If I am not able to settle this for 21K I'll be disappointed.
From what I can see on the carsales website, I agree that the neo (comparable to the VTI now) did not hold the price well but that was possibly because it was a crap version without any basic safety features. Also its price was lower than a civic by about 4K. I am tempted to think that the 3 is more popular and has a higher resale; also because this is a new model while civic is launching a new model next year.
What makes you think of a 3 as a toyota and a civic as a lexus?
you should test drive both yourself of course! but I felt the mazda 3 wasn't any funner or enjoyable to drive than my 1996 laser (the old mazda 323), however the honda civic was a much smoother ride, and felt more responsive than the 3. I've driven toyota's and dont like driving em because they feel like clunky robots, and mercedes tend to have that very smooth drive I found in a 8th gen civic.
hmm, sounds like ur getting down to an amazing price. I'll have to demand those extras too, otherwise take my offer prices even lower!
Yes, looks like a good price compared to what I initially thought. Good luck with your buy - let me know at what price you seal the deal.
I quite like the look of Mazda thought because of the black colour interior it looks rather dark. I agree that I need to test drive both of them before I can decide.
pls get the correct facts before postingQuote:
Originally Posted by tinymoon
vti has ESC and full 6 airbags