Opinions requested on Price of a 2010 C2S **Updated with Rev Range info post #38 **
08-27-2011, 04:04 AM
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I have found a pre-owned 2010 C2S that I am very interested in and wanted to get some feedback on the price. It is not heavily optioned but it has most of the options I wanted. The couple of options that are missing can be easily, if not cheaply, added after purchase.
Since color choice and desired options are subjective, I am not looking for comments either way on the color, or on the options. Based on the car the way it is, do you think this is a fair price?
2010 C2S Coupe
Meteor Gray
Stone Gray Standard Leather
Just under 3,000 miles
CPO until 9/5/2016
870 - Universal Audio Interface
810 - Floor Mats in Interior Color
686 - XM Radio
680 - Bose High End Sound Package
672 - Navigation Module for PCM
P15 - Power Comfort Seats w/Driver Memory
603 - Dynamic Cornering Lights
342 - Heated Front Seats
267 - Self Dimming Mirrors
619 - Bluetooth Phone Interface
Negotiated price = $78,500.
I would appreciate any and all comments regarding the price. Thanks!
Since color choice and desired options are subjective, I am not looking for comments either way on the color, or on the options. Based on the car the way it is, do you think this is a fair price?
2010 C2S Coupe
Meteor Gray
Stone Gray Standard Leather
Just under 3,000 miles
CPO until 9/5/2016
870 - Universal Audio Interface
810 - Floor Mats in Interior Color
686 - XM Radio
680 - Bose High End Sound Package
672 - Navigation Module for PCM
P15 - Power Comfort Seats w/Driver Memory
603 - Dynamic Cornering Lights
342 - Heated Front Seats
267 - Self Dimming Mirrors
619 - Bluetooth Phone Interface
Negotiated price = $78,500.
I would appreciate any and all comments regarding the price. Thanks!
08-27-2011, 08:23 AM
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Thanks Jason!
I have been looking and tracking C2S and C4S cars since about a month after my '04 C2 "went away" (back to the leasing company). Over the last 3 years and 2 months I have selected and monitored 126 New and 303 Used cars. During that time I saw 110 New and 286 Used cars get sold. Pretty sick, huh?
However, all of that kept me abreast of changing prices relative to the current economic conditions. When the time was right, this info enabled me to make a solid "take it or leave it" offer that I knew was going to be fair for both sides.
I knew eventually that one of the cars marked "sold" on my spreadsheet wound be to me. It was just a matter of time.
I have been looking and tracking C2S and C4S cars since about a month after my '04 C2 "went away" (back to the leasing company). Over the last 3 years and 2 months I have selected and monitored 126 New and 303 Used cars. During that time I saw 110 New and 286 Used cars get sold. Pretty sick, huh?
However, all of that kept me abreast of changing prices relative to the current economic conditions. When the time was right, this info enabled me to make a solid "take it or leave it" offer that I knew was going to be fair for both sides.
I knew eventually that one of the cars marked "sold" on my spreadsheet wound be to me. It was just a matter of time.
08-27-2011, 02:44 PM
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That's amazing research! How were you able to learn the sales price of cars that eventually sold?
08-27-2011, 08:49 PM
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I think you were really close, but I didn't ask for the exact MSRP. I'll get it from the dealer in Huntsville. They sold the car to the original owner.
08-27-2011, 09:11 PM
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I found no consistent pattern for either $ or % below asking price, but it did give me a range. Remember that I was tracking this from the early stages of the economic down turn and beyond, so the market changed a lot in those 3 years. My main reason for doing this was to "keep in touch" with prices as the market changed, which I believe I was able to do.
08-28-2011, 01:30 AM
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I think that's a great price. I just paid about 5% less for a CPO'd 09 C2S with SC and PDK, but 2.5X the mileage. 1 model year newer, especially for only being a total of 1 model year old for $4k is not bad, especially if the color is one of your first choices.
08-28-2011, 08:38 AM
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Carrara White, Meteor Gray and Ruby Red were my "1st tier" of colors, so this one fit in the upper tier.
08-30-2011, 07:57 AM
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Bawhahahahah!
Steven, thanks very much!
08-30-2011, 02:34 PM
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08-31-2011, 07:14 AM
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Ruby Red cars are pretty scarce. I found a couple of them but a while back, they were PDK cars and I wanted a manual. I was also looking at '08 and 09 cars. A couple of '08 cars had Black/Gray interior, one C2S and one C4S, but both had the manual seats. I need the full power seats.
08-31-2011, 10:45 AM
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Congratulations Tim. Considering what I paid for my 09 C2S last October I think you got a good deal. You got a one owner with low miles returned to the same selling dealer.
08-31-2011, 08:35 PM
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I know, but all of the attention the Honda got everywhere I went was really disruptive and, quite frankly, embarrassing. From that regard, it will be nice to finally be able to drive a "low key" car that will blend in with its surroundings.
Bawhahahahah!
Steven, thanks very much!
Bawhahahahah!
Steven, thanks very much!