Purchase made in Cook
County Illinois. 8.24% is the cook county Tax.
Vehicle is so far
good. Pandora and all can really be used only if you have a good data plan.
Hands free link is cool. You need to set it up properly. Had to leave the
dealer early and so couldn't use much of his assistance to set up the hands
free link.
The only thing that
may be I did a hurry was to enroll for a Titanium Protection Plan
from Equi-Pro. I would advice that you go through the fine print and then
decide if you need it. My understanding is that the fine print gives a lot of
ifs and buts. Also this the dealer showed and explained to me at the last
minute and so I did not get much time to review it and had to go with the gut
feeling. Also I was told that this plan can be taken only on the purchase date.
You can have it for 1,2,3,4 or 5 years. I went with the 2 year option. Costs
around 750$ + tax which came around to be 62$. So total of 812$.
LX model options and
pricing - accord-sedan price and options from
Honda Site
Given below are the
price details from the vehicle buyer's order form provided by the dealer. All
the data given below are in US Dollars. Also I made a cash purchase. The final
amount paid for 2013 Honda Accord LX was $23,516.38 (Out the Door Price). MSRP
on the Honda website is $23,270.00. Based on this purchase I feel that OTD
should generally be some 300$ plus the MSRP. You shouldn't pay more than
this.
Base Price
|
21,370.00
|
Optional Equipment
|
0.00
|
Used Car Allowance
|
0.00
|
Net Balance
|
21,370.00
|
Documentation Fee
|
161.38
|
Sales Tax
|
1,615.00
|
Cook County Tax
|
176.00
|
LIC.Fees, Transfer, RV, Pass, B
Plate
|
194.00
|
Total
|
|
Extended Warranty
|
NA
|
Total Cash Paid (OTD)
|
23,516.38
|
I added a
few minimum accessories, will update the details later.
I used the services
of http://www.truecar.com/ & edmunds.com
to get some idea before the purchase. Went with Statefarm for the Insurance.
Not cheap but...
Some other useful
links...
- This calculator will create a
realistic offer
- how-much-auto-insurance-do-you-need
- Good Description Of the
Features. This is provided by Honda after you make a purchase.
- In case you don't want to provide your regular phone
number while contacting dealers, use Burner App or
your Google voice number
