AZ you got it they must keep it so people can drive it and order of incoming inventoryIf it's the only one they have they want it on the lot to sell from. Would you put money on a car without driving one? OP didn't say if there were 30 marked up like that. Maybe they can't flat out say a car is not for sale.
Last I heard here all Subarus are sold in transit and they won't let someone else test drive a sold car.
What justifies it, there will be some fool come along who will buy it anyway.It was a gray 2022 4dr Civic Si. I think MSRP is about $27K, which seems pretty reasonable. Then I looked at the additional markups including wheel locks and maybe one other thing, but they also wanted over $15K markup for it. I remember seeing Type Rs where the dealer was asking for $10K and would probably get less with a negotiation.
I haven't really been on the market for a new car, but my kid is a Honda fan and couldn't resist looking at the dealership when we were in the neighborhood. But is this really happening with the car shortage? Or is it because of this particular car. I still can't figure out what would justify more than a 50% premium on the price.
The OP is in the Bay Area and the dealer is waiting on some young guy that graduated college and landed a $15K per month job in Silicon Valley to buy it.
True for my local dealerLast I heard here all Subarus are sold in transit and they won't let someone else test drive a sold car.
Yes, that's it. The one I saw was blue. Pretty cool vehicle, 300 hp from a 2.0 4 cylinder is impressive!The Civic Type R was considerably different than the Si with a 2.0T and over 300 HP. The previous version only came in the hatchback, and all Civic hatchbacks were made in Honda's now closed factory in England. Supposedly the highest performance production FWD car ever. They were easy to spot with a hood scoop, 20 inch wheels, a massive spoiler, no moonroof, Brembo brakes, etc. I'd actually seen quite a few in dealers where it was supposed to attract customers. However, most were locked and some were even roped off. The only time I was even allowed to sit in one was where it was used and they had no test drives.
Own one. Got it under sticker right as covid started and without any bs installed accessories. Drive it daily from April - First snow in Nov/Dec. Will never sell it. Incredible car. I'm a Honda/Acura guy, knew what I was getting in to and bought it without a test drive.The Civic Type R was considerably different than the Si with a 2.0T and over 300 HP. The previous version only came in the hatchback, and all Civic hatchbacks were made in Honda's now closed factory in England. Supposedly the highest performance production FWD car ever. They were easy to spot with a hood scoop, 20 inch wheels, a massive spoiler, no moonroof, Brembo brakes, etc. I'd actually seen quite a few in dealers where it was supposed to attract customers. However, most were locked and some were even roped off. The only time I was even allowed to sit in one was where it was used and they had no test drives.
Some folks play the dealership by offering to let the dealer do the financing in exchange for better pricing, then after the deal do an early payoff/refi elsewhere at a much lower interest rate.Here in Texas I was looking at Corollas a couple of months back, a Corolla L to be exact (the most basic trim level of the Corolla), they wanted 10K over MSRP (even though they had quoted me MSRP). Pure slimy greed. I will just keep driving the Camry until 2025.
Some folks play the dealership by offering to let the dealer do the financing in exchange for better pricing, then after the deal do an early payoff/refi elsewhere at a much lower interest rate.
Would be a logical plan except for the damage it’ll do to customer relations.they dont want to sell it immediately.. but if they do hey 15k.
Completely false. Independent dealers can mark up a car as much as they want. The car manufacturers can only ask them not to, but they are free to do it.Tell them to go stuff it. Call Honda North America. They'll get in major trouble, as they aren't supposed to sell over msrp.