What did you pay for your FL5?

[Cueyo]

Anyone looking to ship should really consider upstate NY, they were practically throwing the type R at me across multiple dealerships

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[artsyfartsyFL5]

MSRP, May 2025. Negotiated $3500 markup on the last day of the month. PA dealer, btw.

 

[gNecrOz]

Just thinking back to what I paid for mine in 2023 makes me sick... BUT... I wanted what I wanted and I was heated after leaving another dealership near me for treating my wife and myself like shit. So, the satisfaction of driving to the dealer that dropped the ball, that was well worth it.

To save face... let's just say it was a 'substantial' mark up.

 

[artsyfartsyFL5]

Just thinking back to what I paid for mine in 2023 makes me sick... BUT... I wanted what I wanted and I was heated after leaving another dealership near me for treating my wife and myself like shit. So, the satisfaction of driving to the dealer that dropped the ball, that was well worth it.

To save face... let's just say it was a 'substantial' mark up.

They say, "Money can't buy happiness", though some tend to disagree. lol. As long as you're happy and didn't go broke getting into it, fuck it.

 

[gNecrOz]

They say, "Money can't buy happiness", though some tend to disagree. lol. As long as you're happy and didn't go broke getting into it, fuck it.

Broke, no haha. Walking away about $30,000 in debt after putting $30,000 down though... kind of broke my brain in hindsight. Though, I am indescribably happy. I would need to find my bill of sales to get the exact prices, but after mark-up, fees and taxes, and warranty shit, It felt like we were right back to square one

 

[Cueyo]

Broke, no haha. Walking away about $30,000 in debt after putting $30,000 down though... kind of broke my brain in hindsight. Though, I am indescribably happy. I would need to find my bill of sales to get the exact prices, but after mark-up, fees and taxes, and warranty shit, It felt like we were right back to square one

Oh man, over 60k for a type R is crazy! They skinned you real good, I was upset at a $2k markup and walked out, can imagine they saw dollar signs when you walked in.

You're creeping up on m2 and supra prices at that point!

 

[Clark_Kent]

Broke, no haha. Walking away about $30,000 in debt after putting $30,000 down though... kind of broke my brain in hindsight. Though, I am indescribably happy. I would need to find my bill of sales to get the exact prices, but after mark-up, fees and taxes, and warranty shit, It felt like we were right back to square one

I understand. It's a perk of being a first mover. I remember those early days vividly. MSRP was incredibly rare to come by and most people paid up for the privilege to be closer to the front of the line.

 

[artsyfartsyFL5]

Broke, no haha. Walking away about $30,000 in debt after putting $30,000 down though... kind of broke my brain in hindsight. Though, I am indescribably happy. I would need to find my bill of sales to get the exact prices, but after mark-up, fees and taxes, and warranty shit, It felt like we were right back to square one

I put a considerable down as well (not near you), so I could have a comfortable payment during the lease term. And my residual is like $30k after the term so if I wanna buy it out my payment will be less. But I’m a lunatic with cars and don’t keep them long, so we’ll see this time around haha!

 

[gNecrOz]

Oh man, over 60k for a type R is crazy! They skinned you real good, I was upset at a $2k markup and walked out, can imagine they saw dollar signs when you walked in.

You're creeping up on m2 and supra prices at that point!

I mean yes... but I also, and this is personal, don't really like those cars haha. Once I am a fan boy, it is hard to want to drive anything else. I'd say the only thing that gets my attention, (besides like NSX's and such) would be Audi and really only the RS3, but my wife is looking to get one of those.

I understand. It's a perk of being a first mover. I remember those early days vividly. MSRP was incredibly rare to come by and most people paid up for the privilege to be closer to the front of the line.

Yeah, I walked in, asked if they had one because there were zero on the lot. He checked, said one was being delivered Friday. I said "i'll take it." haha that was that.

I put a considerable down as well (not near you), so I could have a comfortable payment during the lease term. And my residual is like $30k after the term so if I wanna buy it out my payment will be less. But I’m a lunatic with cars and don’t keep them long, so we’ll see this time around haha!

Yeah we put so much down too do the same thing, pay most of it off. I just checked and I am about $20k paid currently for it.

 

[Clark_Kent]

I mean yes... but I also, and this is personal, don't really like those cars haha. Once I am a fan boy, it is hard to want to drive anything else. I'd say the only thing that gets my attention, (besides like NSX's and such) would be Audi and really only the RS3, but my wife is looking to get one of those.



Yeah, I walked in, asked if they had one because there were zero on the lot. He checked, said one was being delivered Friday. I said "i'll take it." haha that was that.



Yeah we put so much down too do the same thing, pay most of it off. I just checked and I am about $20k paid currently for it.

That's right. The, "For that type of money you can get (insert random car)." talk track is a hasty generalization. It only applies if you are open to other vehicles. It doesn't matter if you don't like or want (insert random cars). I found that to increasingly be the case with the FL5, especially early on. Folks didn't want anything else, and I get it. There is no other car I was interested in. I was getting an FL5 or nothing.

 

[TypeRD]

I understand. It's a perk of being a first mover. I remember those early days vividly. MSRP was incredibly rare to come by and most people paid up for the privilege to be closer to the front of the line.

Yep. Coming out of the craziness of 2022 did not help matters either. I think people forget that. My local dealership was selling beaters (from auctions etc) for a long period of time just to have something on the lot to sell. The fallout of the pandemic hit the economies of smaller cities/towns hard. So when I got my FL5 from them in early 2023, I’m sure they were dying to squeeze every penny out of the sale that they could. I don’t blame them. They have a business to run and people to keep employed. At the end of the day, I wanted the car and had the means to pay for it. They gave me a fair deal, all things considered. I didn’t pay anywhere near the $10k ADM that was very common back then. It worked out well.

 

[Cueyo]

That's right. The, "For that type of money you can get (insert random car)." talk track is a hasty generalization. It only applies if you are open to other vehicles. It doesn't matter if you don't like or want (insert random cars). I found that to increasingly be the case with the FL5, especially early on. Folks didn't want anything else, and I get it. There is no other car I was interested in. I was getting an FL5 or nothing.

I agree with the sentiment in that I only wanted an FL5 too. The difference here isn't necessarily what you want, but timeframe. The problem with the CTR is in the fact that it's a type R. Its got more polish and pedigree than other hot hatches and is a track car, it's incredibly hard to beat that with any other type of car (unless you go waaaaaay up in price) - hence it's highly in demand.

In no way is my view a jab at others, but rather than I don't like giving dealerships more than the car is worth. If I didn't get my car for anything less than MSRP I would've waited (probably would've made it worse). If we were talking about a normal car I'd be agreeing that getting the car sooner than later was incredibly important, but that's just not the case. The type R is 100% a car you get for fun that can also be dailyable. No reason to pay more than it's worth I think, but like I said I've been incredibly lucky and would've potentially paid over MSRP if push came to shove.

 

[Clark_Kent]

I agree with the sentiment in that I only wanted an FL5 too. The difference here isn't necessarily what you want, but timeframe. The problem with the CTR is in the fact that it's a type R. Its got more polish and pedigree than other hot hatches and is a track car, it's incredibly hard to beat that with any other type of car (unless you go waaaaaay up in price) - hence it's highly in demand.

In no way is my view a jab at others, but rather than I don't like giving dealerships more than the car is worth. If I didn't get my car for anything less than MSRP I would've waited (probably would've made it worse). If we were talking about a normal car I'd be agreeing that getting the car sooner than later was incredibly important, but that's just not the case. The type R is 100% a car you get for fun that can also be dailyable. No reason to pay more than it's worth I think, but like I said I've been incredibly lucky and would've potentially paid over MSRP if push came to shove.

It's all good. A lot of people believe you shouldn't pay over sticker. I generally agree with that sentiment as well; however, I will pay over sticker for a certain car. It all depends on the circumstances.

 

[arsing116]

Yes...visited a dealer this week that had an SGP I wanted. Arrived and was told it sold earlier that day for $9K over MSRP.

Was there a bidding war or something? That’s crazy!

 

[rondre3000]

Was there a bidding war or something? That’s crazy!

Not at all. Saw it was available at the dealership, called and said I'd be by later that afternoon to take a look. 4hrs later I arrived and was told it sold earlier that day.

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