The FL5 Dealer ADM Markup Thread

[SempK]

Got mine from Fisher Honda in MI.....1,6k for towing and the whole experience was amazing, probably the best car buying experience I ever had, no CA dealer BS and straight to the point.

MSRP and forged wheels as an option (something I wanted to have anyways).

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[princers]

white incoming at Apple Tree Honda near asheville NC, ask for Dave Talburt (ive bought 2 from them now, both msrp + doc)

 

[dphunky]

WTB: Crystal Black Pearl Type R at MSRP and one that can sell out of state. I found a few at MSRP in the Midwest but they won’t sell to CA. CA dealers still at 5-10k ADM. Anyone got any leads?

 

[TchnoZ33]

white incoming at Apple Tree Honda near asheville NC, ask for Dave Talburt (ive bought 2 from them now, both msrp + doc)

You have two type Rs?

 

[AspecR]

Rick Case Honda has a Crystal black Pearl FL5 that they'll let go for $1K over MSRP (includes a 10yr /120k miles powertrain warranty). Rick Case Honda is also the only dealer in South Florida that will do warranty work on modified cars(less relevant for Out-of-state buyers).

It's been on the lot for a while so I'm sure they won't lose your business over $1k.

DM me if you need direct contact with someone that won't play any games.

 

[princers]

You have two type Rs?

correct, he sold me my 21 fk8 and 25 fl5. I am pretty sure there are several of us here who have bought multiple R's from Dave / Apple Tree

 

[Ymbz]

Great resource! The threat of tariffs just pushed up my schedule for buying a CTR. There were literally ZERO no-add-on white CTRs within 200 miles of the SF Bay Area, and none in NorCal. The cars in SoCal were posting big ADMs.

Staring Friday afternoon, my strategy was to search in the vicinity of recent MSRP sales using Honda's build tool. Using the recent sales' zip codes as the center of searches, I found about 35 dealers with cars in my desired color (white). I stuck to email-only to avoid getting bogged down with calls/texts. By mid-Saturday I had a list of four dealers offering no-add-on, white CTRs at MSRP.

I went with Kunes Honda (Quincy, IL 62301).

Here are the other dealers I found with no-add-on white CTRs at MSRP:

• [email protected], Apostolakis Honda (Cortland, OH 44410)
• [email protected], Roy Schmidt Honda (Effingham, IL 62401)
• Great Lakes Honda (Akron, OH 44310) (sold)
• [email protected], King Honda Car World (Opelika, AL 36801)

 

[Cueyo]

Just purchased a championship white Honda civic type R for below MSRP at Saratoga Honda in NY, paid in full and even got a free tire and service package thrown in. Before taxes the offer was $46,400, the championship white adds like $455 on top of MSRP so I'm overall pretty happy with what I got.

Paid around 48k OTD. Original offer from the dealership was around 51k OTD, then I played some catch between two dealerships. Got it lowered to $50,300, even put my deposit down. Get called at 7pm at night telling me the dealer I bought from could do better and got the 48k OTD.

 

[Ymbz]

Just purchased a championship white Honda civic type R for below MSRP at Saratoga Honda in NY, ...
Paid around 48k OTD. Original offer from the dealership was around 51k OTD, then I played some catch between two dealerships. Got it lowered to $50,300, even put my deposit down. Get called at 7pm at night telling me the dealer I bought from could do better and got the 48k OTD.

How did you locate your dealerships? Did you negotiate in person, or remotely?

 

[Cueyo]

How did you locate your dealerships? Did you negotiate in person, or remotely?

I've used the dealer I purchased from before (to get my previous sport hatchback), so there was already a connection there. That said, all of the negotiation was done over the phone and I was completely transparent with them the entire time. I went to the competing dealer and put down the deposit, so I think it had a lot to do with that.

 

[CTR]

Congrats on all of the recent purchases! I suspect the looming tariffs are stressing buyers and dealers which means the deals are getting done quickly.

If everything goes through we're in uncharted territory. This could make the market very interesting for the next few months.

 

[MoodySara]

Bought a BBP 2025 FL5 today for exactly MSRP.
I saw it a few times at a local dealer, but assumed that the reason it was hanging around was that they were asking too much.
Turns out they said MSRP as soon as I asked.
Should get it on Wednesday.

 

[FRS]

Has anyone had any luck of getting one at MSRP in California?

 

[SempK]

Has anyone had any luck of getting one at MSRP in California?

Best I got it was $1500 with no hidden fees/packages @ new century Honda.
After that couple of $2500 and $4000...wish I kept my spreadsheet but deleted.

 

[zumbooruk]

Has anyone had any luck of getting one at MSRP in California?

I purchased SGP for $2,000 over MSRP last month at Airport Marina Honda (Los Angeles)

it was stickered at $73K (with ADM and dealer installed crap)

they had two on the lot and needed to sell one to get a new allocation from Honda.

all other dealers from Santa Maria down to San Diego were at least $5K over

I found several MSRP from out-of-state, but about $1,500 to transport to SoCal

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