[CU2] First time new car buyer help

[Mickazee]

I am in the same position as the OP and was wondering what you guys would see as a fair price for a MY08 CU2?

If they're pricing the A/T Luxury at $43,990 and I was after an MY08, what price should I reasonably be expecting to pay?

Edit: I've been lurking this forum for a few months researching the Accord Euro and pretty keen on a CU2. Decided that now's the time :-)

[nickxau]

Thanks all for your input. For starters let me just say I've downgraded and decided to go for the Euro standard with AT coz I realised that I don't really need all the bells and whistles of the luxury... and cobalt blue btw.

well i know that trivett honda are doing a few driveaway deals soon if you live in sydney

Thanks shakkas for the heads-up. Just came back from TCH (Parramatta) but unfortunately their so-called "deals" aren't all that enticing... they had a demo standard for ~$36-37k. They wanted $40 for '09 complied models due to the price increase!?

Yeah, there seems to be '08 runouts too.
If they stuff you around, buy a subaru liberty gt.

As a matter of fact the Liberty was on my short list of candidates (but not the GT) but I heard that their service costs are pretty high (not that I would exactly call $240 according to TCH "cheap").

@SteveH & tony1234: that's exactly what I'm doing coz only '08 stock have been price protected according to the Honda dealers.

[snYpz]

^ dont go parramatta honda. We got all four hondas from larke hoskins lol. Funny thing is, everytime we try to bargain for price, the ppl at larke hoskins would always suggest that we go get a quote from trivett then come back to them lol...so i guess trivett is reknowned for higher pricing?

[nickxau]

^ dont go parramatta honda. We got all four hondas from larke hoskins lol. Funny thing is, everytime we try to bargain for price, the ppl at larke hoskins would always suggest that we go get a quote from trivett then come back to them lol...so i guess trivett is reknowned for higher pricing?

hmmm... maybe?

Has anyone dealt with Rick Damelian in Leichhardt? What is their service like? Their prices on the Euro standard AND luxury look pretty good without even beginning to haggle...

[aaronng]

I am in the same position as the OP and was wondering what you guys would see as a fair price for a MY08 CU2?

If they're pricing the A/T Luxury at $43,990 and I was after an MY08, what price should I reasonably be expecting to pay?

Edit: I've been lurking this forum for a few months researching the Accord Euro and pretty keen on a CU2. Decided that now's the time :-)

We cannot tell you how much you should expect to pay. In fact, this forum does not allow threads expected price threads. I just go by the usual pay RRP for driveaway with basic accessories.

[timetorelax]

hmmm... maybe?

Has anyone dealt with Rick Damelian in Leichhardt? What is their service like? Their prices on the Euro standard AND luxury look pretty good without even beginning to haggle...

I bought my CU2 lux navi from them. I dealt with Tyson. First time Honda buyer for me, ususally buy Mazda's from Tom Kerr West Ryde

I thought the service was good (plently of coffee from their cafe). It took a few hours(!) of negotiating and threatening to go to another dealer but I got the price and trade in I wanted.

[tron07]

I got good price from trivette... their service is okay too

[nickxau]

I bought my CU2 lux navi from them. I dealt with Tyson. First time Honda buyer for me, ususally buy Mazda's from Tom Kerr West Ryde

I thought the service was good (plently of coffee from their cafe). It took a few hours(!) of negotiating and threatening to go to another dealer but I got the price and trade in I wanted.

Too bad I don't drink coffee... do they have Coke instead? A few HOURS!? I hope their coffee was nice (or that they have an endless supply of Coke! hehe).

I wish I'm in a position like ur nickname... more like "timetoSTRESS" for me

I got good price from trivette... their service is okay too

Really? In that case maybe they thought I wasn't a genuine buyer then coz they didn't really attempt to sell me a car when I went yesterday.

[timetorelax]

I wish I'm in a position like ur nickname... more like "timetoSTRESS" for me

It was getting close to STRESS time but for some strange reason my wife loved it!

[nickxau]

o... kay...

[VTECACCORD]

Why would prices on the CRV increase ? There made in Thailand, there dollar has gone down just as much as the Aussie dollar so that excuse is a little bit of bull shit isn't it.

P.S I just went and bought some parts to service a citroen, and believe it or not parts for the citroen are half the cost of what parts for my Integra cost. I'm really starting to think Honda is riding on a reputation it built up ages ago and is no longer justified.

[fAelb]

Why would prices on the CRV increase ? There made in Thailand, there dollar has gone down just as much as the Aussie dollar so that excuse is a little bit of bull shit isn't it.

Nope, that is not the reason for the price increase. Also, I believe the price increase is across the the entire range and not just limited to just the CRV and Accord Euro.

And this appears to be the reason for the price increase:

Due to the decreasing sales, apparently honda intends to up the price of its models to increase the profit margin of each sale.

Seems to be a bad time to buy right now with the price hike.