Find Honda Dealers in Aurora, Iowa

I believe a little research would expand your potential for a great price; I contacted several dealers in the Tri-State area (IL, IA, WI) prior to my purchase. I found that most would congregate in the same price range (somewhere around MSRP) and that there was only one "diamond in the rough" Valley Honda, Aurora (IL). Their offer was for invoice + a few hundred dollars - I'm sure you might get a better deal in order for them to clear the "07 inventory from their lot. I used the Fighting Chance method that is sold by Larry Bragg (Google) and it seemed to work well. Auto-buying methods proved to be a waste of time (i.e. Costco, Sam's Club, etc.) Larry Dulik provided me with this offer after providing him with my FC sheet detailing exactly what I wanted and listing the MSRP/Invoice prices for the specific vehicle with DIO I wanted. I also requested what the hr. rate was for install of accessories. I recall looking in a forum to see how individuals rated dealerships and it turns out that there is much truth in their replies. I would recommend calling Larry Dulik at Valley Honda (Aurora, IL) to see if you could get a CRV at invoice. I tried several in the Chicagoland area and nobody was close. I tried four in IA (DBQ, CR, IC, DesMoines) without luck and I also tried Madison, WI. I can provide you with more information if you wish.

Wow!!! That's making me reconsider my "deal" on a 2007 Honda CRV 4WD EX-L w/Navigation that I hope to purchase this next week as follows: Selling price: $26,923 (invoice + $300) DIO: $1397 (backup sensors $678; spoiler $387; Body side molding $333) Documentary service fee: $58.48 Taxable total: $28,379.48 Sales tax (IL-Kendall Co. 6.75%) =$1844.60 License plates/title: $143 -$500 deposit Total financed: $29,867.15 On a lighter note, I did get a auto loan through my credit union (DuPage Credit Union) for 5.69%/60 mos. This was the lowest I found anywhere. I would appreciate your comments, especially those that shopped recently in the Chicagoland area. This offer is through Valley Honda (Aurora, IL) and is the lowest offer I found - they even beat the offer from the Dubuque, IA dealership that we purchased our last two Hondas from . . . they were always several hundred dollars below what the area dealerships would offer us(Lisle, Countryside, Aurora, Joliet, etc.). The Lisle dealership accused us of fabricating the offer on our 2001 Honda Odessey and still didn't believe it when we brought in our contract . . . needless to say, we refuse to do business with them.