JETFIRE714
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- JP
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- 2008 Mugen Si
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On the Friday before Super Bowl LVIIII (2/9/24), my wife and I dropped off the kids to school and we were on our way to Disneyland but our Honda Clarity was 2 months past due for an oil change. We proceeded to Hardin Honda in Anaheim for an express oil change that would have taken about 30-40 minutes to complete. So I tell her lets check out the showroom and see how much the mark up is on the Type R. $46,345 + $1,495 ELO GPS + $495 Clear Shield (ppf for door cups, door edges, rear bumper) + $199 wheel locks + $5,000 mark up = $53,534. Frankly I was shocked with the $5k markup being somewhat low for Socal, I've seen $10,000 to $20,000 mark ups whenever I'm at the dealer getting parts, shopping for a Pilot in 2022 or shopping for a CRV for my Dad in 2023.
Only one salesman there that early in the day. So we start talking and I told him I'd like to buy the Type R for MSRP, no go. Then I said $1,000 mark up and I don't want to pay for any of the add ons and you throw in the Motocompacto, no go. $2,000 mark up, no add ons and I want a Motocompacto in the trunk, no go. Their final offer was $50,000 and no Motocompacto. My wife was good with the price and already on board to get the car but I couldn't do it. So I told them you have my information, I'm a serious buyer, let me know when you want to sell a car and we left the showroom to pickup our Clarity at their express service center across the street. A few minutes later, they showed up and they said Super Bowl weekend/Sunday will be one of the slowest weekends. There will be no one here on Sunday and they wanted to make a sale. I told them the most I wanted to pay was $48,845 ($2,500 mark up), they said the lowest they could do was $49,500 no Motocompacto. My wife's like just fkn buy it. In the end I got my Civic Type R for $49,500 at a $3,155 mark up or $2,461 mark up with the accessories in the color I wanted.
So that's how you go to a dealer for an oil change and leave with a Boost Blue 2024 Honda Civic Type R. It's not MSRP but I did consider buying one out of state for MSRP and having it shipped to California. In 2012, I bought a Mugen from a Ford dealer in Iowa and it cost about $1,100 to ship, not sure what the cost to ship from mid-west or the east coast would be today. Alternatively, I thought about buying from out of state and taking a road trip back home, but fearful of inclement weather like hail or getting a ticket from driving through multiple states and having more than 2,000 miles on the clock by the time I get it to a shop for PPF.
Back in the early 2000s I was driving a 1998 Integra RS and there was a blog called itrsport.com about a guy's 2000 Black Integra Type R, that's when I became aware of the Type R badge. Got a Civic Si in 2006, totaled in 2012 and replaced with a 2008 Mugen Si, which my son now drives. Used to post on 8thcivic and I think my username transferred over to this message board.
Because Type R.
Only one salesman there that early in the day. So we start talking and I told him I'd like to buy the Type R for MSRP, no go. Then I said $1,000 mark up and I don't want to pay for any of the add ons and you throw in the Motocompacto, no go. $2,000 mark up, no add ons and I want a Motocompacto in the trunk, no go. Their final offer was $50,000 and no Motocompacto. My wife was good with the price and already on board to get the car but I couldn't do it. So I told them you have my information, I'm a serious buyer, let me know when you want to sell a car and we left the showroom to pickup our Clarity at their express service center across the street. A few minutes later, they showed up and they said Super Bowl weekend/Sunday will be one of the slowest weekends. There will be no one here on Sunday and they wanted to make a sale. I told them the most I wanted to pay was $48,845 ($2,500 mark up), they said the lowest they could do was $49,500 no Motocompacto. My wife's like just fkn buy it. In the end I got my Civic Type R for $49,500 at a $3,155 mark up or $2,461 mark up with the accessories in the color I wanted.
So that's how you go to a dealer for an oil change and leave with a Boost Blue 2024 Honda Civic Type R. It's not MSRP but I did consider buying one out of state for MSRP and having it shipped to California. In 2012, I bought a Mugen from a Ford dealer in Iowa and it cost about $1,100 to ship, not sure what the cost to ship from mid-west or the east coast would be today. Alternatively, I thought about buying from out of state and taking a road trip back home, but fearful of inclement weather like hail or getting a ticket from driving through multiple states and having more than 2,000 miles on the clock by the time I get it to a shop for PPF.
Back in the early 2000s I was driving a 1998 Integra RS and there was a blog called itrsport.com about a guy's 2000 Black Integra Type R, that's when I became aware of the Type R badge. Got a Civic Si in 2006, totaled in 2012 and replaced with a 2008 Mugen Si, which my son now drives. Used to post on 8thcivic and I think my username transferred over to this message board.
Because Type R.
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