I'm looking to buy the new Accord Coupe...need advice
 

I'm interested in getting the Accord Coupe...I currently have a 6th gen. sedan, which I'm not trading in. I would like to get the EX V-6 but the price is alittle out of my range. So what I might just do is get the EX w/manual tranny. For those who are looking for already bought the new coupe, what should I expect to pay for it. I also want to get the Aero Kit and the spoiler and the Burlwood Trim w/the 17" rims. So what do you guys the car will run me, the EX w/manual tranny and the EX-V6 coupe? I just want something to work around with when I'm at the dealer. Any other advice? Thanks!

A good place to start is www.honda.com. You can customize an Accord and get a MSRP quote. I don't know how the Accord's are selling, but you can probably expect to pay just under what you're quoted on the website.

Poysonivee said she pitted two competing dealers against each other to undercut her price. I would try that.

www.edmunds.com has invoice, true market value, and MSRP. I paid about 50 bucks over invoice for my 99 LX-V6 Coupe...I am the master of negotiation :D

I think its better if you just wait till later. Im sure later on they will have some rebate or something of that nature.

I doubt Honda is gonna have any rebates outside of low financing. Their current deal is 3.5%, that runs until February something.

Re-reading your post: DO NOT get your accessories at the dealer. You can get the same thing MUCH cheaper at www.handaaccessories.com or our sponsor, www.hondaacuraworld.com (they have a forum here as well). Unless you really wanna finance the accessories with the car, that is.

I wouldn't pay anything more than the halfway point between invoice and MSRP, and probably less.

Yup, indeed I did. Another thing I did was wait until the last day of the month to call in. Oftentimes the dealers are trying to sell "just one more car" for the month and will do the deal for a better price if you promise to buy THAT DAY. If you are willing to compromise on the color, that helps as well. Call in anonymously and ask them if they have a specific color in the type of accord that you want. If they say they don't, then call in and say you'll buy the car that day if they have that color. They'll say they don't have it, and would you consider another color? Say yes, but only if they drop the price a little because it wasn't exactly what you were looking for... but this trick only works at the end of the month as well, or else they'll just do a dealer trade for the color. :naughty:

Hope that helps, and good luck! You should be able to get it for a good price. Just be smart about it! :thumbup:

Honda doesn't do rebates in order to keep up resale, As stated you can take advantage of special interest rates which are about the same. I got An EX V6 Coupe and paid 24000 with a spoiler. That is invoice and maybe a little less. I traded in a 2000 EX v6 and got 15000 for it so the trick is telling the dealer what you will pay for the car and stick to it. You need to be sure that the dealership knows that you are serious. Rather than playing games with a salesman, always ask TELL the manager what you are willing to pay and let him deal with it. I sold cars for 5 years while in college, I know the games but, don't play them when I am spending my money. Good Luck

I bought my wife's 03 V6 coupe (no options) for $25,500, out the door. I'm sure adding the aero kit and other options will add quite a bit, but they do look nice. Why do you want the burlwood trim? It comes (at least the V6 coupe) with aluminum accent already, which looks pretty nice with the black interior, depending on what color exterior you get I suppose. If the interior is tan, I can see your point.

Just get the LX V6 and then add factory EX parts and other stuff as you get the money for it.

I'd rather have the EX 5 speed over the LX-V6 anyway. It's almost as quick