DaveTT

I went with my friend who wants to get a S2000 to the Honda dealer today so he can order his car. The salesman said 1st you can't order a Honda however you can have the red one thats coming in. My friend said great! How much? The salesguy(thief) said $45K. What a joke, for that amount you can buy a Boxster or MZ3. Needless to say there was no sale. My friend is going to see my Audi sales person to order a TT225 like the one I have on order and have about $7K left over for a good vacation. I'm glad most Audi dealers are reasonable and not charging over MSRP.

Victor F

Good for him! Being an outsider to the US (I'm in the UK) I am suprised how official dealers in the US can mark up cars. Is this the norm? In the UK everyone seems to stick to the book/MSRP.

STTeve R

Both of my local dealers would not even confirm that they had the S2000s although they were delivered to the dealerships. The total for the 2 dealers here is 9 + 11 = 20 and they think they'll get close to a $1Million for the lot? HA!
I just can't imagine anyone behind the wheel of one literally boasting: "hey, I'm stupid! I paid nearly $17K over sticker!" Surely, it won't be like the TT which somewhat says, "hey, look at me, fashionable, elitist, etc." But I do think that gone are the days when someone sprouting the MBenz symbol simply inferred a single digit finger at the rest of the driving public.
Happily enjoying my TT,
STTeve :-)

BobV

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Jason

The TT's demand is not as high as the new s2000. There are a lot less s2000's coming to the states too. Its only natural for a dealer to infalte the price, but like you said, I dont think they will get away with selling them for $40K+, maybe 35K or so.

Jim Torongo

They can't mark your cars up because they are already ripping you. JIM (nt)