New Civic VTi drive away dealer price

[Paul1985]

lawyer and complaining,, it just waste of time and extra money, it is not worth to do for 400 bucks

just let it go,, thats life, peoples have been ripped off so many times,,

the best thing to do, just cancel the deal, find other dealer, i believe you can get somweher around 24k ,,, + deposit that you loose = so somwhere around 25k
its still reasonable price

You are right, people have been ripped off many times i guess and sometimes you just have to learn to deal with it which is what we are having to do now.

You are missing what the whole issue here was though.

The reason im complaining is because the dealer wont let us out of the deal. I would gladly leave the $400 deposit behind for my g/f's mistake but they made her sign a waiver which locks her into buying the car and cancels the cooling off period. She cannot get out of it and she didnt realise what she had signed. Partly her fault yes, but it should be clearer and easier to get out of the deal than that. The only way out is by the discretion of the dealership and they are a bunch of heartless conmen IMO who would no doubt be rubbing there hands together at the sale they have made here.

I want to name and shame them, but im not sure im allowed to do this under the forum rules.

My big advice is to advise all your g/f's or friends to always do research when looking into a new car. I recommend not letting someone you know go buy a car by themselves. Talk to all your relatives and friends before signing anything.

AND DO NOT SIGN A COOLING OFF WAIVER. All this does is say "I agree to buy this car and cannot pull out". If you dont sign this you have 3 days to pull out of the deal. I would have been happy with that. If my g/f didnt sign that waiver we would be picking up another vti for 24.5 with some options on saturday, not to be though.

That waiver is just an absolute scam IMO. Why would anyone wanna sign such a thing.

Just trying to let people know not to make this same mistake.

[markCivicVti]

Makes no sense. The car isn't yours until you sign off on it. And thats after the inspection. They can't force you to accept the car then.

It's not like I can sign a waiver saying the guy who killed me didn't commit murder?! The cooling off is a right you are provided with not by choice of the dealerships, I don't think they can have you sign that away.

I'm very curious on the wording of this waiver. Lie and say you can't afford the car anymore or your finances fell through so keep the deposit and suck dog pooh. Whats the worst they gonna do?

[warwick108]

find the smallest problem..and dont sign off..?.. even a little little scratch...dont sign off.. be the biggest ass in the world.. =).. if anything is off line... do not sign off..

[Paul1985]

Makes no sense. The car isn't yours until you sign off on it. And thats after the inspection. They can't force you to accept the car then.

It's not like I can sign a waiver saying the guy who killed me didn't commit murder?! The cooling off is a right you are provided with not by choice of the dealerships, I don't think they can have you sign that away.

I'm very curious on the wording of this waiver. Lie and say you can't afford the car anymore or your finances fell through so keep the deposit and suck dog pooh. Whats the worst they gonna do?

This waiver is a new rule supposedly as of recent.. I dont know..

It says that if you sign the waiver you agree to purchase the car and upon signing it you immediately lose the cooling off period. It also says if you are accepting delivery of the car you automatically lose the cooling period.. (mind you this is stated on a page previous to where you sign just to make it harder to notice). I dont understand either. So i could walk in there right now, throw my signature down and thats it... im screwed if i decide directly after walking out of the dealerships door it cant be reversed unless the manager decide to let you. Its unfair as sometimes you want something and think... i want that ill put a deposit down, then later realise you cant afford it you know... its not like we walked out with a car and returned it.

All i know is i will NEVER go back there. Ever. Bastards

[Paul1985]

I hope someone in there reads this too.
A work mate knows someone who used to work in this dealership and ive heard a few more bad things about them.

If anyone wants to know where it is, PM me.

[Sherweeeny]

Just trying to let people know not to make this same mistake.

what mistake exactly? your girlfriend went to a car dealership, got a price, didnt negotiate, didnt shop around, didnt do jack shit, then ordered a car from them and agreed to sign that she was 100% sure of buying the car and didnt care for a cooling off period.

surely shes not retarded right? she wanted it, she got it and now you are crying to the dealership after by law they have done everything they should have done and properly?

some people just make me wonder.

[Stig]

mr steve. i got mine from yarra honda abbortsford.. i got a vti 07 black auto for 26000 drive away with rims.. and matts... what about yourself??

damnn brother! also got the car from the same place, black m/t 07 vti-l with fogs, exhaust tip, boot mat, tint, paint protection and reverse sensors for 29k, bone stock was 26.5k

edit: forgot to ad slimline plates and mats and 5 year warranty

[denot]

hmmm next thing you can do is to find as many fault as you can and try to get them fix or say no deal... and thats including ratles on the interior, exterior, rust on disc brake, whatever you can find...

[Paul1985]

what mistake exactly? your girlfriend went to a car dealership, got a price, didnt negotiate, didnt shop around, didnt do jack shit, then ordered a car from them and agreed to sign that she was 100% sure of buying the car and didnt care for a cooling off period.

surely shes not retarded right? she wanted it, she got it and now you are crying to the dealership after by law they have done everything they should have done and properly?

some people just make me wonder.

Mistake of not knowing what you are signing. People need to be careful what they sign.
Yes, my g/f made a mistake of the whole situation by not researching/negatiating etc. Yes, it was stupid of her but things were not expained to her properly and the way in which they have gone about it i dont believe is right. Believe me, im equally annoyed at her. But, now she will just have to bite the bullet and pay it off now and i just need to forget about it.

I guess they will do what they can to suck as much out of you on the price of a car and try get you to sign up without the option of pulling out. Thats their job, a huge part of it is manipulating. As i said, i just need to forget it now and hopefully she is happy with the car and we dont have any issues upon recieving it.

/rant

Lets move on with the thread and see what deals others have been getting. I'd be interested to see some new deals coming through on 09 models now 08 is over.

[JOHNNYZL]

I am planning to buy a VTI-L auto..I am just wondering what the drive away price would be with a few extra like reverse sensor, mats, tints......I am in Perth btw...My budget is around 28500-29k...can they do it?

[markCivicVti]

I am planning to buy a VTI-L auto..I am just wondering what the drive away price would be with a few extra like reverse sensor, mats, tints......I am in Perth btw...My budget is around 28500-29k...can they do it?

Should be easily do-able for that price. Can I just suggest you do the tinting after market. Most places offer life-time guarantee and will replace if it bubbles/discolors for about 400 bucks cheaper than the dealer.

[cougar26]

I am planning to buy a VTI-L auto..I am just wondering what the drive away price would be with a few extra like reverse sensor, mats, tints......I am in Perth btw...My budget is around 28500-29k...can they do it?

Hi Johnnyzl

You can get all that with your budget.
I got mine with more extras for $28K but you may have to pick one from their yard. So may be limited colours to choose from.
BTW I am in Perth.