Need your help guys, Honda Civic 09 Drive Away Price

[ViVi]

Yeah, I agreed with Moons, you should shop around. Some dealer can give you best price. You have bargain power ..

Good luck ..

[EG4]

True, but at the same time you can't compare retail prices to genuine deals. I paid 43k for my 08 Type R (in early 08) when the rec retail was $43 on road and I had a slew of extras (at least $3k (RRP)) included.

To clarify: Last year I heard of 08 Type Rs going for $39k drive away which means that you can just increment the price increase ($1k or whatever it was) to that real world drive away figure and you should be close to a "good deal."

You'd be surprised at just how low dealers will go if you have your banter worked out. And I'll say it again: Shop around at all the other dealers except for your local one - Once you have worked out what you want to pay, go to your local Honda dealer and hit them with a figure you're happy with (under everyone elses).

I'm 99% sure local dealers have incentives from Honda to secure deals within their designated zone.

Most dealers openly laughed at the deal I got - in fact one dealer told me $46-7k was the best I could hope for anywhere in Melbourne and that was for an 07!

AND.. I almost forgot - NEVER EVER GO TO NEW WORLD HONDA IN BERWICK or FTG HONDA, now that I think of it..

What;s the point of leaving your local honda dealer last if they can not give you the best price. The ones that are usually the best priced at the ones with the least overhead since they have the most for movmement.

All Honda dealers have a base on where they would head to and they will not undercut beyond this line.

Still its best to compare apples to apples and not apples to oranges. we are in a different climate compared to the start of 08. Yes they would want your business, but as far as i know stocks in certain models are limited and they will not budge beyond a certain figure unless it suits them for a further benefit.

Also we must not forget to price in the interest rate of the previous 3 months in order to work out the current cost of the car since any stock you purchase now would have been bought 3 months ago when the currency was low.

Incidently i got my car from New World Honda, they aren't that bad to deal with. I got stonewalled from a few other places before going there

[moons]

Incidently i got my car from New World Honda, they aren't that bad to deal with. I got stonewalled from a few other places before going there

Me too - And for the record, their sales team was excellent.

But wait till your first service.. I have free car hire from them (for servicing/warranty) as part of my contract but I wouldn't let their service department look at my car, let alone service it - even if the service was free!

Standard Operating procedure for New World Honda service department

LOL.

And I'll say it again since you missed it:

Shop around, identify the best deal then go to your local dealer...I'm 99% sure local dealers have incentives from Honda to secure deals within their designated zone.

[EG4]

now your putting chills down my spine, my first service is coming up this friday

[Muzzy]

I managed to get the same deal on a black auto for 34k.
Also got rear spoiler, CTP, 1st year rego, premium plates and all that stuff...

Been going real smooth since I purchased. Love the car

I just purchased a Sport 09 black auto with matts, tint, reverse sensors

for $36400 driveaway.

I think if you can find the VTI purchase thread somewhere you can take off the costs of my extras to derive back to the base cost. That will give you an indication of what the best price will be