jc05tl

I am currently in the market of buying a 07 Civic Coupe LX manual transmission. Has anyone here bought an 07 Civic lately? And if so what price did they quote you on? Currently I have two internet quotes. The first one is for a 07 Civic Coupe LX with manual for 16855 not including fees. The other quote is for 16665 but is for a sedan. Any information would be really helfull. If this helps I live in Northern Cali.

RaviNJCLs

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My co-worker has one of the 06 models. Hers was a bit more since she wanted a sun roof and navi. I like it. The interior is suprisingly roomy in the front at least. And she gets about 34 mpg. Can't beat that.

jc05tl

Yeah thats the reason why I am looking into buying one. The Sticker price says I think 34 city and 38 Highway, which is good for commuting porposes.

RaviNJCLs

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Definately good. Plus you get to use regular gas. If you commute a lot, why not get one that's a couple years old. You will save a lot on the sticker price and still get a reliable car. I mean for me, I will never buy a brand new car. I drive 25K to 30K a year. In a year the value of the car is shot.

aaronnn

your better off going to the dealer and talking down the price. that price is definitly negotiable, especially for the LX trim. when i was in the market of geting a small compact car about 4 months ago, i was looking at the 06 models. i remember the price being closer to 15,000 after i spoke with the salesman.

go dealer hopping and look for the best deal. getting quotes online wont do much justice.

jc05tl

Wow thats a good commute you have!!! I only commute 60 miles roundtrip.

SodaLuvr

Auto Civic gets better fuel economy than stick, iirc, at least for hwy.

$18k for a EX Civic Auto isn't unheard of.

driver centric

This isn't necessarily true. I didn't have to do any in-person haggling when I bought my TSX and I feel like I got a good deal on it. I wasn't happy with the offer the closest dealer made in person when I was just shopping around so I just went on Edmunds and requested quotes from all the dealers in my area.

I got an e-mail from a different dealer that didn't have the color I wanted but they sent me an offer for an Internet price below invoice, so I called the first dealer that I went to that had what I was looking for and they beat it, no questions asked. They didn't even ask to see the price quote from the other dealer!

Xpditor

I just returned from Europe where I kept seeing the following Civics that I have never seen in the US.

Anyone know what the story is here? They are very nice looking and the owners love them.

The first is on the Holyhead to Dublin ferry (Ulysses):



And this was in Snowdonia in North Wales:

jc05tl

Hey Xpditor, thanks for the pics!!! yeah those are only sold in europe, wish they would start selling them here.

RaviNJCLs

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Yeh, commute sucks some times. 3 days a week it's about 100 miles round trip and the other 2 it's about 140.

aaronnn

the three door hatch civics are euro-only civics. they are great looking cars and definitly looks like fun to drive.

only problem is, in the US hatchbacks never do really well. theyre becoming hot now, but never really did as great as they do in europe. you remember the previous Civic SI? they made it into a hatchback and it barely sold.. coupes do alot better here in the states..

jc05tl

Yeah, I like hatchbacks there fun to drive. My sister has an SI Hatchback whenever I have the chance to drive her SI I love it. I like the concept of having the stickshift below the stereo very different.

Xpditor

If you look closely, you will see that they are 4 doors. I just can't find the handle for the back door unless it's on the little quarter window pillar.

Strange indeed but cute.

Infamous425

its a 5-door hatch

and if you check auto news forum you would've known what it is!

jc05tl

I just got a quote from one of the dealers, 07 Civic Coupe LX with Manual Transmission for $16400 plus fees. The Interner manager is also willing to throw in a free oil change and a lovely gift. This is the lowest quote I have received so far.

caldvn

Find the person with the lowest quote, go to them physically and tell them you would like to buy today and start haggling. Whatever quote you getting now online is NOT the lowest they can go. Also it's best to get a drive out price, different dealers have different bs prices when it comes to how much you really pay. Worst case you go somewhere else to buy. No real haggling happens online.

jc05tl

Thanks for the info Caldvn, I told him I was going in this weekend to discuss the quote. I am going to deal with him to see how low of a drop I can get on that 16400 price. I told another dealer that I had a quote for 16400 and he told me that the could match and maybe beat that price. We will see.

caldvn

It's a cat and mouse game, ideally you can do search on their currenty inventory online through their website, your best bet is the guy with the most inventory who will most likely be easier to deal with.

The other thing to note is...do some number crunching yourself. If you're financing, do some calculations, see what your current interest rate is on a loan, do a drive out number + your interest rate. I went to the dealer and told them this car and this much per month, "Can you do it?" they ran back came back and said yup. 30,800 drive out on 06 TL with 6.5% interest rate, better then what I got last year.

Basically punch some numbers around and decide what price you'll accept cause what caught me off guard really was not knowing what was willing to pay.

jc05tl

I have a number in mind of how much I want to pay a month, just havent calculate the percentage. Thanks for the great tips. That is a reallt good deal on your TL!!!

caldvn

http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ef1765b
This is what I used to research prices on the TL, I bought mine last week, there's 1,000 usd dealer rebate.

http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.eea7241
Use this, I haven't read it, it's for civic prices around the country.

phile

on the hatchback. Honda needs to bring it here.

jupitersolo

Honda Type R'd this one for Europe, pretty hott looking...
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/14/r...c-type-r-pics/

heyitsme

try carsdirect.com

jc05tl

So here's the update. I went shopping for the Civic on Saturday and came accross a good deal. I was able to workout a good deal at a local honda dealer. I got a 07 Civic Coupe LX 5-speed Galaxy Gray for $15400. I will post Pics of the car when I get a chance.

SodaLuvr

Which dealer? Good chance I'm getting a Civic in the coming months and I'm in the Sac Metro area.

jc05tl

Thats cool, hopefully you will get the Civic, its nice to have MP3 and AUX input, which I wish my TL had that. I bought the Civic here in stockton. What I would recommend doing is getting the lowest quote and sending that quote to the local dealers around. The lowest quote I got was from Honda livermore, so I used that quote to negotiate with my local dealer. Mel Rapton Honda was also pretty good to work with, They offered to match my lowest quote and on top of that, may not seem like much but they where willing to throw in a free oil change and a gift. The only reason why I didnt go there was because it was up in sac and didnt have the time to go up there. Plus what helped out alot was that my parents have bought two previous cars with stockton honda so that helped. Hope this info helps you.

SodaLuvr

Livermore gave me better prices compared to Stockton to start off with, but still:

07 Civic EX AT Sedan: $19,100
07 Civic LX AT Sedan: $17,418

That’s still $600-$800 over listed invoice, not great prices at all. My buddy purchased a 06 Civic LX AT Sedan for a bit under $17,000 six months ago, and someone on the Civic forum got a EX AT Sedan for $18,000 (06) few months ago. I’m sure I could push ‘em down a bit more if I started asking other dealers to match the quotes, but I’m not buying right now.

What price did Livermore give you originally?

youngTL

The Civic is a great car, you can't really go wrong.

I'm glad you got the manual though. I test drove both (ended up with an 06 Accord EX-V6 6MT), but the manual Civic was significantly peppier than the auto. It was also more fun to drive.

jc05tl

the price that Livermore gave me was $16,400. But you also have to remember that my quote was for a 5 speed and not an Auto.

jc05tl

You got that right younTL, so far im loving the civic. I use to drive nothing but 5 speed until I bought the TL. I was missing the Manual so i knew I had to buy the Civic In Manual.

TheAcAvenger

Young, you went with the Accord EX-V6 6MT? I assume you got this in sedan? After taking out the accord coupe v6 6MT after the Civic Si, I can't see how i could pick the accord. Obviously the need for a sedan would throw that out the window

GreenMonster

Young got the Accord 6spd coupe... Closest thing out there to a CLS 6spd, so I can blame him

youngTL

Greeny is right, I got it. (btw the 6MT sedan isn't for sale in Canada yet)

Reasons over the Civic Si:

A) Luxury (heated seats are SO good in the winter here, heck, I've been using mine since September because it's cold up in Canada). Dual zone auto climate control is very nice too. I also like the perforated leather in the summer. Heated mirrors I use every morning (Civic has those too), and the power seat is nice. Also rides MUCH quieter.

B) I have a useable back seat. Ingress and egress isn't too hard in the Accord coupe.

C) Power to Fuel Economy ratio. I'm getting 10.2L/100km right now, driving average. That's VERY good for a car with 244hp and 211lb-ft tq.

D) VSA. Driving in the winter here sucks. Sometimes the roads don't get plowed for days.

E) Uses regular gas.

F) I prefer the exterior look of the Accord. It looks more grown up to me.

G) Insurance was actually lower than the Civic Si.

H) High power in a straight line while maintaining decent fuel economy suits my driving style.

I) Comfortable ride. I like it not too rough like the Civic but not too soft like the Camry. The Accord 6MT seems to balance that a little toward the sportier side but not quite as raw as the Civic. I took the car on a 1480km trip, and my back felt fine after, and I didn't feel all that bad. I drove it all in 1 day and it took over 15 hours. I had a rotation with my friend to sleep for a few hours, but it was great. I could sleep upright and properly buckled in the passenger seat, and it was nice and quiet (although not quiet like a Lexus, but an order of magnitude greater than the Civic. The Accord got extra sound deadening for 2006 which was huge improvemnt over the 2005).