I picked up my '06 HCH today! - GreenHybrid

basher · #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 09:47 AM

It was love at first drive. I look forward to learning how to get the most mileage I can from you "Hybrids".

kenny · #2 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 10:03 AM

Congratas
I have an 04 HCH and am in California and am considering buying the 06 but don't want to pay over MSRP.

Mind if I ask what you paid and what state you are in?

basher · #3 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 10:13 AM

I am in Ontario Canada. The SRP is $25,800 (CDN), and I paid $25,500.

dshelman · #4 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 10:36 AM

Congrats! Welcome to the club.

CGameProgrammer · #5 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny

Congratas
I have an 04 HCH and am in California and am considering buying the 06 but don't want to pay over MSRP.

I paid MSRP and I'm in San Diego. There was a big post on this subject a while ago... basically there are quite a few dealers offering for MSRP, though of course there are many (especially around SF and LA) that added absurd markup.

NASAgineer · #6 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 03:10 PM

Congrats! Don't forget to add your mileage to the database!

tigerhonaker · #7 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by basher

It was love at first drive. I look forward to learning how to get the most mileage I can from you "Hybrids".

Hi Brian; and welcome to (GreenHybrid) and glad to here that it was Love at 1st Sight or was that 1st Drive

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Terry

basher · #8 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tigerhonaker

glad to here that it was Love at 1st Sight or was that 1st Drive

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It was definitely BOTH!

I will add my kilometerage to the database soon!

nimbus2k · #9 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer

I paid MSRP and I'm in San Diego. There was a big post on this subject a while ago... basically there are quite a few dealers offering for MSRP, though of course there are many (especially around SF and LA) that added absurd markup.

I hate to tell this story because it makes people feel bad

A co-worker here who had an 06 on order from a very smalltown (NC) dealer could never get the car here, because it was stuck in Baltimore at the port and they weren't going to send a truck down for just ONE car. So he started shopping around. Called up a dealer about 50 miles away from that one, and they had a silver/blue HCH on the lot, just waiting for somebody to buy it.

AND if he came in that day and picked it up, they'd cut $500 off the sticker for him.

So he called the other dealer, got his deposit back, and bought the other one, drove it to work on Monday with the extra $500 in his pocket from the deal (the only downside is that he has to take it back to have the accessories installed, because he bought the car on Saturday, and the parts dept had already closed for the day.

for $500 I'll tell you what dealer that was

dshelman · #10 (**permalink**) 12-01-2005, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nimbus2k

I hate to tell this story because it makes people feel bad

Doesn't make me feel bad at all. I got what I wanted and I was willing to pay for it. I've frittered away more money on booze and (other things) than the $2k markup that I paid for my HCHII and I got the very first 06 Civic Hybrid in the O.C.

And (BONUS!) it's now a Motor Trend Car of the Year.

Life is good -- and mileage is everything I hoped for (50mpg +/- a couple or 4 here and there).

Don