Honda Car Forum

<pauls@ok.com> wrote in rec.autos.makers.honda:

> On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:50:27 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
><elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>
>>In article <C8idnf9xjpDbHcneRVn-rw@rogers.com>,
>> "Pars" <sdaro(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Drive-by-wire maybe new to Honda, but it's an already
>>> established technology with
>>> other manufactors.
>>
>>Like VW, where they put the throttle position sensor IN THE GAS
>>PEDAL--you know, the thing that's right there with your nasty,
>>snow-filled shoes and boots all the time, the thing that costs
>>$124 to replace when it goes bad and puts the car into limp-home
>>mode.
>>
>
>
> Thanks guys for the feedback.
> One potential problem for us northern drivers are the windshield
> wipers.
> The way they are positioned it seems that they would likely freeze
> up and also collect snow while driving at low speeds.
> I asked several dealers about this and the response is "I don't
> know" At this point in time I'm going to wait till the weather
> gets a little bit colder and do a winter test drive.
>

They may not be ideal, but they're sure cool.

--
Brandy**Alexandre®
http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
Well, would you?

Something for you fellow Atlantic Canadians to think of: I was going to buy
a 06 Civic also, but was so upset with Honda's inflexible pricing on the
Civic I ended up finding a left over, demo '05 Accord that ended up costing
me less than a new Civic when you take into consideration financing costs.
The Accord had more installed accessories too! I couldn't justify paying
for a Civic when I could have gotten an Accord... Hopefully I won't regret
the decision. So far I haven't....


"Brandy Alexandre" <brandyalx@kittylittercomcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xns96FEE37EE7A088675309@129.250.170.89...
> <pauls@ok.com> wrote in rec.autos.makers.honda:
>
>> Most dealers in Alberta Canada are charging approx. $400+ above MSRP.
>> Only found one dealer who will match the price as quoted on honda.ca
>> web site.
>> I realize that this is a hot comodity at the present time, but this
>> kind of practice leaves a lot to be desired from the Honda
>> dealerships around here.
>> I feel that the MSRP leaves the dealer with enough profit to carry on
>> with their buisness.
>> I would like to know if anyone was able to purchase below MSRP and
>> what was involved.
>>
>> thanks in advance.
>>
>
> My dealer absolutely would not go below MSRP. Why should he, really?
> Everyone seems to want this car. The price is what the market will
> bear and we have to like it or lump it. Once the insurance adjuster
> declared my '91 hatchback "totaled" they only gave three days' rental
> car for me to buy something new. It totally sucked and I was at the
> mercy of Honda. If I didn't already know what I wanted, I would have
> been screwed. I paid the MSRP of exactly $17,110 plus $550 destination
> (and a bunch more in accessories). Perhaps if I had until early next
> year it would have been different, but that's the brakes [sic].
>
> --
> Brandy Alexandre®
> http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
> Well, would you?

"Allnews" <spamenot@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:qV59f.116391$Ph4.3567482@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Something for you fellow Atlantic Canadians to think of: I was going to
buy
> a 06 Civic also, but was so upset with Honda's inflexible pricing on the
> Civic I ended up finding a left over, demo '05 Accord that ended up
costing
> me less than a new Civic when you take into consideration financing costs.
> The Accord had more installed accessories too! I couldn't justify paying
> for a Civic when I could have gotten an Accord... Hopefully I won't regret
> the decision. So far I haven't....

If you haven't already regretted your decision, I doubt you'll regret it in
the long run.
It's already known that the Accord can age gracefully, the 06 Civic still
has to
prove itself.

Pars

>
>
> "Brandy Alexandre" <brandyalx@kittylittercomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns96FEE37EE7A088675309@129.250.170.89...
> > <pauls@ok.com> wrote in rec.autos.makers.honda:
> >
> >> Most dealers in Alberta Canada are charging approx. $400+ above MSRP.
> >> Only found one dealer who will match the price as quoted on honda.ca
> >> web site.
> >> I realize that this is a hot comodity at the present time, but this
> >> kind of practice leaves a lot to be desired from the Honda
> >> dealerships around here.
> >> I feel that the MSRP leaves the dealer with enough profit to carry on
> >> with their buisness.
> >> I would like to know if anyone was able to purchase below MSRP and
> >> what was involved.
> >>
> >> thanks in advance.
> >>
> >
> > My dealer absolutely would not go below MSRP. Why should he, really?
> > Everyone seems to want this car. The price is what the market will
> > bear and we have to like it or lump it. Once the insurance adjuster
> > declared my '91 hatchback "totaled" they only gave three days' rental
> > car for me to buy something new. It totally sucked and I was at the
> > mercy of Honda. If I didn't already know what I wanted, I would have
> > been screwed. I paid the MSRP of exactly $17,110 plus $550 destination
> > (and a bunch more in accessories). Perhaps if I had until early next
> > year it would have been different, but that's the brakes [sic].
> >
> > --
> > Brandy Alexandre®
> > http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
> > Well, would you?
>
>

"Allnews" <spamenot@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:qV59f.116391$Ph4.3567482@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Something for you fellow Atlantic Canadians to think of: I was going to
> buy a 06 Civic also, but was so upset with Honda's inflexible pricing on
> the

Honda doesn't set the selling price, the market does. Would you feel better
if they bumped the MSRP up $3K so you can get a deal at $2500 off? Honda
just sets the MSRP at a fairly realistic level, not inflated for the purpose
of artificailly creating wiggle room. But in the end, it is still the
market that determines the final selling price. If the dealerships find
themselves with tons of cars not being sold at $x, then the price gets
marked down from there.

> Civic I ended up finding a left over, demo '05 Accord that ended up
> costing me less than a new Civic when you take into consideration
> financing costs. The Accord had more installed accessories too! I
> couldn't justify paying for a Civic when I could have gotten an Accord...
> Hopefully I won't regret the decision. So far I haven't....

As an Accord driver (140,000 miles on an '01) I doubt you will regret it in
the driveability or comfort departments. If economy was your goal, even at
a higher price the Civic may have cost less in the long run, but time will
tell.