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Replying to: mldeture (Jul 20, 2005 5:09 am) Did you really pay this much and is pleased??? i am surprised..... |
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We are looking for an EX-L in Western PA. Any experiences with certain dealers? So far Honda in Greensburg has been the easiest with which to work. We are willing to travel to get a good deal (within reason). Does emailing the dealers get you a better price? What are some prices people are paying in the area for an EX-L? (Please don't use a lot of acronyms - we are new to the buying and message board experience) Thanks!
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Replying to: drmonky (Jul 21, 2005 8:11 pm) 1. Go to the honda.com and then automobiles and 'Locate Dealer' with your zip code. You should get ever Honda dealer within 100 miles or so. 2. Go through all dealers and link to their websites to determine which dealers post inventory and do not. 3. For the ones with inventory online find the ones that have the exact Odyssey for you (model, color, options). 4. Send all of them requests for quotes using the 'Request Quote' link on the Honda.com site -- Including non inventory dealers (The Honda.com link for a quote had a much faster response time vs. the dealers personal websites). 5. Wait for responses, phone calls. 6. Eliminate the no responses. 7. Once you have a few quotes - get a sense of where they are and play them off of each other. MAKE SURE NO 'DOCUMENTATION' or 'DEALER' fees exist - I didn't pay any and you shouldn't either. Just state fees to transfer the registration and a $2.50 messenger fee for postage or something like that. 8. Go pick up the vehicle. We started this email process yesterday at 9:15 AM, and received a few offers for the mid 36's for our model by 2:00 PM. However, these were not exact matches. Finally, one dealer that had the exact model and options came back at over 2,000 more than the mid 36 quotes at 2:30 PM. I thought, there is no way that they will deal - so I replied 'if you can beat 35,900 we can talk.' Five minutes later I received 'I can beat it'. We drove it home for 35,800 at 8:50 PM. I know that a few people have gotten this vehicle for 35,400 - but not in my area (South East PA), plus we got what we wanted for the trade, free wheel locks, etc... They did say that once the 2006 arrives in a few weeks, to expect about a $2,000 mark up for the short term. Also, they didn't know how I got a quote that low - 'shocked' to be exact. Believe me, they made money and always will make a lot of money off of us. Good luck.
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Replying to: odymike (Jul 22, 2005 5:11 am) Wow....a 2,000 markup?! This dealer must be very optimistic. There are NO cosmetic or technical changes to the 2006 model. Dealers always like to hype prices for the new model year. It is upto the consumer to nip this in the bud and stop this nonsense.
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Replying to: gypsy2 (Jul 13, 2005 3:29 pm) You should buy the 2005 model during the Honda clearance event and save some green. Your timing is good, the August clearance has started! Dealers are ready to wheel and deal! |
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Folks: I am looking for a dealer in the Northern Virginia/Maryland area. Any good dealer recommendation or price experience feedback would be appreaciated. Thanks!
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Replying to: vrm (Jul 22, 2005 8:50 am)
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Replying to: odymike (Jul 22, 2005 5:11 am) |
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I followed the drill just like everyone else...Obtained quotes via the net... Quickly got onto an email channel with this salesperson at Loot. We agreed upon a price and he indicated he had the color in stock. He went to the extent of indicating in an email that the manager was ok with the proposed price. So, I fixed up an appointment with him and showed up a the dealership. Little did I know, that I wouldnt find the van of my specified color in the trim. The manager kept me waiting for a couple of hours. I thought it was the standard dealer wear-down tactic. When he finally showed up, he acted as if he didnt have any knowledge of what had transpired between the salesperson and me  . To add insult to injury, the manager asked the salesman how old the quote was. I quickly pulled out a copy the email to which he had a surprised look as if he had never seen it. He said he would honor the price since the salesman had committed to it. But he said, I would have to take whatever van is on the lot and pay for all the add-ons on the van. Needless to say, he just killed the offer !! I asked him if he was expecting any Odysseys coming in. To this he replied that there were no more Odysseys left in the DFW metroplex (a blatant lie!!) and that the invoice on the 2005 Odysseys just went up. In short I felt he was politely telling me - Hey buddy I dont want to sell to you. With no choice I left the dealership  . At the point of exit the salesman tried to alleviate the manager's behavior by telling me that he would look through the other dealers" inventory and try to trade a van of my choice. He asked me to call him the next day. That was the last I heard from him. What a waste of time !! I recommend you my friends to boycott these losers !! 
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