CR-V pricing - just back from the dealership

Any recent CR-V shoppers out there, we would appreciate your opinion...
are your dealerships successfully selling at ~ MSRP pricing right now?

I went in armed with all of Consumer Reports' info on holdpacks,
wholesale/invoice rates, and was told by the sales manager that he could
discount $500-600 off MSRP at the most. Simple supply/demand. It would be
easy for them to discount Civics and Accords but CR-Vs are in high demand,
there just aren't enough available. Heading off to more dealerships to
validate this, hoping to find something closer to invoice if possible.
(Boston area)

Thanks -
John

 

You might try visiting several different Honda dealerships and play one
against the other in reducing the price.

 

John, I bought mine at Barry Honda in Dartmouth 3 weeks ago. Same
thing, about 500 less than MSRP. There were 3 on the lot and plenty of
other people wanting to drive the one I bought. I decided it wasn't
worth worrying about, it's not like this car is going to break the bank
like the Chevy Tahoe did.
Good luck, but if you see one you like you ought to buy it.
Ellen

 

1 more thought....let me know if you go to Dartmouth. I'll give you the
name of the salesman we worked with, good guy. Maybe we can both get
dinner out of the deal LOL
Ellen

 

That seems about right. I checked the price at http://www.carsdirect.com
using a Boston zip code. It came out to $300 below MSRP.

On the other hand, I checked the price using a San Francisco zip code and
the price was about $1000 below MSRP. Maybe this car is more popular in New
England than on the West Coast.

- Dave

 

Thanks for the input. I went to another dealership after my first post and
got the same story there. Since my big requirement is giving my wife a car
w/ ABS and AWD, the Subaru Forester X is a real temptation, currently being
offered to us under invoice. A CR-V would have been nice...

 

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Dave,

On the subject of POPULARITY, we searched for a while before we got our
new (used) CRV, and we live near Edmonton, Alberta. Calgary is about two
hours away, but Calgary is closer to 'ski country' and we found that the
number of used CRV's to choose from was at least three times higher in
the Calgary newspaper / AutoTrader / Internet listings.

I thought the population of CRV's was high in Edmonton . . . . I'll have
to watch closely next time I'm in Calgary.

'Curly'
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1. It's holdback
2. It's not yours. It's for the flooring of the vehicles. They may
sell the one imediately but it's used to cover the ones that aren't.
It's part of the cost of doing business.

Let's see, it's mid-November, AWD and 4x4's are about to be in major
demand when the weather turns white and fluffy, so yeah, he's going to
get whatever he wants for them. After all, there are still many people
who are blinded by the badge. There isn't anything wrong with the
CR-V but there are other equally good vehicles (if not better in their
own respects) out there. Shop around a bit.

 

Let's see, it's mid-November, AWD and 4x4's are about to be in major

Yup. We're about to snap up a similarly equipped Forester (well, no
picnic table though, lol) for about $2K less.

 

Some one on the discussion group of www.edmunds.com got a deal below invoice
price. My deal on a 2004 LX FWD was under $18k +TTL, which was about $1500
below MSRP.

GD

 

One thing to keep in mind is that the pricing on Edmunds is not always
correct, neither are the specials. I've seen them list several cases
where the manufacturer supposedly had both rebates and special
financing when it was really one or the other, and some times they
even had the invoices as much as a grand above or below reality. Then
again, it can be as much as 3 months behind in terms of what deals are
really running.

Just like anything else, you get what you pay for and Edmunds is free.
It is good for getting you into the ballpark though.

 

Some one on the discussion group of www.edmunds.com got a deal below
invoice

There are plenty of advertised deals on the LX models at around 18250-18500
around here. Problem is that Honda only offers ABS on the EX trim, which
would have required an extra $3-4K, we found at the dealers. Hey, I respect
strategic pricing, but when safety is at stake... not impressed by Honda's
decisions on the trim lines.

 

If you are spending the extra money for the ABS brakes, you are making a
decision based upon wrong assumptions. It has already been shown
statistically that ABS breaking systems are no more safer than traditional
breaking systems, because people place too much reliance on the ability of
ABS to shorten the stopping distance, which it won't do. I have never had
brake lockup become an issue in stopping, because I drive such that I see
what's ahead of me and break accordingly. Even under very occasional heavy
braking situations, neither my 99 Civic or 01 CRV LX have ever locked up
the brakes. If this were about air bags, then I'd sing a different tune.

 

Sure, and you could also make that same argument about AWD vs. FWD. It may
be more an emotional than a rational/economic decision, but I'd feel a lot
better with my family in a car with both AWD and ABS... for no extra money,
of course .

(My 94 Civic's ABS actually do chatter sometimes in slippery situations.
Can't honestly say they've ever prevented an accident, but I do like having
them.)

 

Well...its you money....and your right to spend it as you please. If those
features give you a sense of security, then have them, but you made your
comment based on safety...which is not factual. If you want to add more to
that, then only look at cars with traction control, which in my opinion
offers more safety capabilties than ABS. As far as AWD vs FWD, if you live
in an adverse climate that requires AWD capability, then I agree with you
wholeheartedly.