This. This isn't a Porsche...and even then, I know plenty of people who have purchased/leased Porsche's who don't pay MSRP. I wouldn't ever do it. I don't care if it's the Si, Type R, or whatever. It is absolutely asinine...especially when in a couple weeks they will be selling it hundreds of dollars below MSRP just to meet quotas...don't ever do that.
Exactly. Took me a while to find my Car-Dealer Stig, but they are out there.
Unfortunate. Lets hope they have a similar policy in Oregon. Then again, a large part of me wants to wait until the next generation of Mazdaspeed 3's come out. I'd like to be able to have options to compare in the sport compact segment. By that time the price of an Si will have come down.
Why the fuck is the coupe $500 more for the Si and Touring models? You lose power and rear heated seats, you need two less door handles, actuators, locks etc and the car takes less metal to build. There's a reason why coupes up north couldn't sell even if a cheap Thai hooker was advertising it with her services for free.
Coupes are most likely priced higher to make up for the lower sales volume over the sedan. The sedans sell in much much larger quantities, therefore Honda is able to keep the price lower on them and still make money on them, while the coupes sell in much lower volumes so there is a slight markup in price over the sedan to make up for the fact they're building a variation that doesn't sell as well. It's the same mindset behind why trim levels are set the way they are, features, packages, etc. The more variations you have the higher the price across the board.
Because they want to, and they can.
I might be forced to pay a small premium if it became impractical to keep my current ride going another few months. I just swapped out the slave cylinder and clutch master cylinder. And now have to swap what I believe is an AC compressor coil failure. Parts aren't cheap on specialty trims like the MS3. And it's something GTI, ST, and WRX owners will also experience during long term ownership. Many are dealer-only or special order components.I just have one question for those of you tempted by a price quote which includes dealer markup. Is it really worth it to spend another $2-3000 when we know for a fact that they will be begging you to take the car at or below MSRP in just a few months when inventory normalizes? They're just taking advantage of you. Don't do it. Just wait. They might come down to MSRP a lot sooner than you think
