I definitely agree. I paid 12k markup and that was negotiated because, California, but the car is excellent and I don't regret it one bit. I think the price going up sounds about true. There are quite a lot of people who think the price will go down if it doesn't sell and when recession hits...
What I find interesting is that people are so surprised on what others paid for a "Civic". Yes it's a Civic, but it is a rare Civic and thus the demand > supply increases the asking price. Regardless, people pay whatever they value for the item. The additional monetary value is the sentimental...
I definitely agree but this depends a lot on where you live. I definitely called more than 65 dealers in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah and not a single was selling for msrp. Lowest I found was 5k with 3k in accessories but wouldn’t sell out of state. Also with the extra hype of the FL5...