ElementSeeker wrote:
> I'm ready to buy, with no trade-in, a new Honda Element 4wd EX
> automatic. I can do it all cash; don't need to finance this time.
>
> I've read of the "services" that offer to get you a car for a fee
over
> invoice, but am wary.
>
> The "Invoice Price" for the identical vehicle is quoted quite
> differently by websites:
>
> - Kelley Blue Book $20,584.14
>
> - Edmunds $21, 725
>
> - and a nearby dealer, Autowest.
>
> Are we surprised that the dealer is the highest?
>
> But the others are high too, at least an Autotrader search shows a
> specific car (with vin) offered for sale by a dealer in my area for
> $20,505. And then I searched NADA, which says that the MSRP is
> $20,165, including $515 destination charge. They list "N/A" in the
> place for the Element invoice price.
>
> According to what II understand, there are no incentives on Elements
at
> present. This car has no options once the specs above are set, so
the
> price differences are not a matter of equipment.
>
> HOW CAN I FIND THE REAL INVOICE PRICE, ????
> i.e., what the dealer paid the manufacturer for the car? That is
> what I would like to offer dealers in my area, understanding that
> they'll make some money on the sale from holdbacks.
>
> Thanks for any insights,
> ELEMENT SEEKER, ready to buy


$20,069 not including Frieght