| newgenx |
| 2003 prices are pushing me out of my budget for an MDX. Was thinking of a 2003 base MDX, but with the $1,000 increase plus taxes and all, it will put me out of my budget. What do you think would be a good negotiating price for a 2002 Base MDX? Do you think dealers will be willing to negotiate now that the 2003's are coming out? How much extra usually should I expect to add on for taxes? :confused: |
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| Triple7 |
Taxes will depend on where you live, sometimes county specific. The value of your trade if you have one should be subtracted from the price of the vehicle before taxes are calculated.
Not sure how to assist on the negotiations for the 2002. Good luck though. You could always look to E-bay or Carmax to get a used one as well. |
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| kishino |
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Originally posted by newgenx
2003 prices are pushing me out of my budget for an MDX. Was thinking of a 2003 base MDX, but with the $1,000 increase plus taxes and all, it will put me out of my budget. What do you think would be a good negotiating price for a 2002 Base MDX? Do you think dealers will be willing to negotiate now that the 2003's are coming out? How much extra usually should I expect to add on for taxes? :confused:
You might be able to get some dealers to drop the MRSP for 2002 by $500.00 but that is even pretty tought. The dealers I know of ar selling whatever 2002s are left for MSRP and marking up the 2003. But it will be hard to find 2002s as there was a huge demand for them, really depends on where you are located. |
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| dbuono |
| I don't know where you are, but in Dallas the market was quite good for negotiating. I bought my 2002 premium/navi about one month ago. Both dealers I spoke with were $1500 under sticker without much work. I finally got one dealer to give me close to what I wanted on my trade and more the $2000 off sticker. |
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| ayanomich |
| I'm not sure you can get a base 2002 at dealers now...I would think any 02s on the lot would have at least touring/nav and be loaded with extras.....I saw one at my dealer a while back with a sticker of over $46,000, one of his specials with upgraded wheels, front air deflector, etc., etc. |
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| dbehrens |
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Originally posted by Triple7
Taxes will depend on where you live, sometimes county specific. The value of your trade if you have one should be subtracted from the price of the vehicle before taxes are calculated.
Not sure how to assist on the negotiations for the 2002. Good luck though. You could always look to E-bay or Carmax to get a used one as well.
It really does matter where newgenx is located because California specifically does not allow you to subtract the value of your trade from the purchase price before taxes. :mad: In addition, when I was looking at dealers here, (Northern CA) they did not have may on the lot. The few they had were loaded or had Added dealer markup :3: as mentioned in previous posts.
For example, my order will be aprox
36200 + 3600 tax/license for almost 40K. I am planning on financing the whole thing then paying the loan down when I sell my current car. If you can't afford 40K I would seriously consider a Pilot. It is similar and a Pilot EXL is now about 6K less. |
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| E. Fudd |
| Here's how I've always bought my cars. I buy at the end of the model year which is no sooner than August; dealers need to move the "old" model year, particularly those like Honda and Acura that want to get their allotments up so you get a discount. I never buy in the first year of a new model; there are always bugs to work out. I pick 2 maybe 3 models each with their own pros and cons so I have a rationale for buying anyone of the 3 over the other; for example: MDX, Sequoia and Tahoe. I get my financing approved so I can close fast; yes I have gotten cars that were "reserved" for other people who did not have their financing lined up. I spend about 2 weeks going into each dealer. If I don't like the salesperson I get another one, if I don't like the dealership, I never go back. I tell them to give me their absolute best price, I don't want to haggle, I really need to sell my wife on the car and the only way she will agree is if we get a "deal" and she really likes the Sequoia. etc.; the haggling begins. When they stick with their final offer after I've walked out to go take another look at that Sequoia or Tahoe 2-3 times I bring my wife in for the test drive and get their best and final offer and close right there. Depending on where I end up with each car I decide which one to buy and never look back. The bottom line is that you can't fall in love with a car, once the dealer knows that they won't budge; you have to have a strategy for getting them to their bottom line and walking out to the competition as you give them the reasons why you like that car and deal better is the only way they'll negotiate. That's how I got my MDX at the discount I did but if I'd bought a Sequoia or Tahoe I'd have my reasons for doing so as well. It's only a car and there are alot of nice cars out there for $40k. |
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| MDXtrous |
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Originally posted by newgenx
2003 prices are pushing me out of my budget for an MDX. Was thinking of a 2003 base MDX, but with the $1,000 increase plus taxes and all, it will put me out of my budget. What do you think would be a good negotiating price for a 2002 Base MDX? Do you think dealers will be willing to negotiate now that the 2003's are coming out? How much extra usually should I expect to add on for taxes? :confused:
Have you considered the depreciation factor also, since in 5 years, if you sell you'll be selling a 2003 instead of a 2002. Couldn't that almost make up the difference? Additionally you'll be getting more car, including VSA, which in the end may be a wash... |
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