Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Hello All,
I am grateful everyone of you for hosting such a forum. I am planning to buy a HCH very soon(our second car). I already own a Civic EX(2001) and have been a Honda Fan all along. Its time for us to buy a second car. Hence was researching the HCH 2006. I have a few questions and will be thankful if the group here can comment on some of these : 1) I am currently residing in MA, who is the best dealer in MA for HCH 2) what is final price I am looking at if I want to buy HCH 2006 minus the navi system 3) As far as maintenance is concerned how is the maintenance for HCH any different from normal Civic 4) How long does it take between placing the order and getting the delivery? Any suggestions\ advise\feedback is welcome. Regards |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Unfortunately, almost all of your questions have no positive answers. If you look here:
https://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/...ivic.6414.html you'll see that the final price varies quite a bit from person to person on the forum, month to month, place to place. Maybe someone from your area will know a good dealer for you to try, but given a particular dealer, the length of time you have to wait will depend on that dealer and their scheduled shipments. For me, (last fall) there was no wait at all- the dealer had 8 HCHs sitting on the lot. I did actually wait two weeks because I wanted a blue car and there was no blue one on the lot. As for the maintenance, the differences between the hybrid's maintenance and a regular Civic are very small. There is a special type of oil which is specific to the hybrid, and I do not think the regular Civic needs it. Basically, that means that I will get my oil changes at the dealer. There's been some concern expressed on these boards that if you do not get your HCH maintenance done at the dealer, the auto shop will not be familiar enough with a hybrid to know what they're doing, so maybe getting all maintenance done through the dealer is a good starting point. Good luck! |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
I purchased ours in Stratham, NH (30 min north of the border) at the Honda Barn. We paid MSRP in November and got ours on January 2nd. I dropped someone off at the lot a week ago and noticed they had 3 HCHII's sitting on the lot, so it might be a decent time to bargain.
Maintence is the same, in fact it might be better for the HCH. With the maintence minder system (uses RPMs, operating temperature of the engine to determine the oil life) I'll probably get my first oil change around 10,000 miles or so. DKeane |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Purchased my HCHII from Herb Chambers Honda in Seekonk,MA in January. I ordered the car in October. There are also two other Herb Chambers Honda dealers in the Boston area. I paid retail and got a few extras such as all weather mats, locks, and pinstriping. Waitlist for these cars you are lucky to pay retail unless you want to go somewhere in the midwest where they aren't in such demand.
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Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
I bought my '05 HCH from Honda Village in Newton, MA for below MSRP, I went to three other dealerships, and none of them would even MATCH the offer that Honda village gave me between the HCH and my trade-in value! If you go there Jay Levoy treated me very well. PM me if you go so I can give you my real name, they have a referral program ;).
Later, ~Droid |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Originally Posted by Mikeyt758
Waitlist for these cars you are lucky to pay retail unless you want to go somewhere in the midwest where they aren't in such demand.
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Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Toast where do you live???
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Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Tim,
Davenport, Iowa. The dealer is at www.lujack.com. They will post MSRP on their site, but if you go into the showroom (or call them), they have the no-haggle selling price posted. They currently have one with Nav (opal blue), and two without (gray and Metallic Pearl, I think). |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
My HCH '06 was delivered last Friday. I had to wait about 3 weeks for it. It came rtight off the boat. I went through a dealership about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh, PA. I love it. I traded in a Infiniti G35 (12 - 16 MPG).
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Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
That's funny, I traded in a Infiniti I35 for my HCH2 and glad I did it!! This HCH actually drives better than the I35 did, especially on trips of about 5hrs or longer. Some people comment to me that it was a big step down going from an Infiniti to a Honda Civic but I think it was a step up in a lot of ways!!
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Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Originally Posted by Mikeyt758
That's funny, I traded in a Infiniti I35 for my HCH2 and glad I did it!! This HCH actually drives better than the I35 did, especially on trips of about 5hrs or longer. Some people comment to me that it was a big step down going from an Infiniti to a Honda Civic but I think it was a step up in a lot of ways!!
That is exactly the type of comments that I received. I am very glad I made the trade, especially with the gas mileage that I am now getting. There is truly no comparison in that regard. |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
I just thought I'd mention a big factor in the price you get is your negotiating ability.
Every large-ticket item, house piano car, sells for as much as that seller can get, at that location, on that day, from that buyer. |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Hi, Sorry I didn't see this earlier. I bought my HCHII at Majestic Honda in Lincoln, RI. It's an easy drive (about 45 minutes from Boston). I waited two months for my HCHII, but that was for financing reasons that had nothing to do with the dealer. They generally have one coming in every three weeks, and demand there is a bit less. I paid 22,000 even for the car (plus tax, title, etc.)
I had a really good experience there. I would heartily recommend it. |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Originally Posted by willdorr
Hi, Sorry I didn't see this earlier. I bought my HCHII at Majestic Honda in Lincoln, RI. It's an easy drive (about 45 minutes from Boston). I waited two months for my HCHII, but that was for financing reasons that had nothing to do with the dealer. They generally have one coming in every three weeks, and demand there is a bit less. I paid 22,000 even for the car (plus tax, title, etc.)
I had a really good experience there. I would heartily recommend it. I hope the car does you well for years to come. |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Originally Posted by PA Runner
I traded in a Infiniti G35 (12 - 16 MPG).
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Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Originally Posted by SrfCity
An ex GF had one of those and said the mileage was terrible. I didn't realize it was that bad. Too bad for her ;)
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Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
Originally Posted by mickster
My folks had the G35 Sedan (RWD, not AWD) and got in the low 20's even with my dad's lead foot at age 76 (nearly 77).
What killed the mileage on my G35 was the bumper to bumper rush hour traffic. :angry: |
Re: Planning to buy a HCH 06 in Boston...Questions
I bought my 2006 civic from Honda Village and was very happy with the service. Waited about 3 weeks for a metalic pearl w/ navi. that was already ordered and on the way.
Good luck. |
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