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Replying to: gavanmom (Sep 19, 2007 4:04 am) i just drove home from Milton Martin Honda (Gainesville, GA) in my new EX-L white/tan that had 22 miles on it. $27,792 OTD as promised with security etching, cargo liner, muds, paint protection yadda yadda all included. He would have offered up the wheel locks I'm sure...but I had realized about a day ago that they would NEVER be used by me and would just clutter. I loved the sales guy (not supposed to use names here so we'll just say his first name started with a G:))....he was just 'good people' as they say in the south. I'd drive the drive in a heartbeat to buy every car that my family will ever own. It was that good. Not a hint of, 'well....this little fee is standard'....or 'oh yeah, that's got to be added on'. never. It was all fun, happy, community, *honesty*. You could tell people were happy being there. He bought my girls ice cream from the vending machine....walked me through all of the features of the car.....let my 8 and 6 yo tell him stories, make him nametags and more. It was delightful. Seems like a silly word to describe a car purchase, but it was. There wasn't any other place I'd rather have been. Not only was it a great place to be buying a gorgeous solid new ody but it would have been a great place to just *be*. Even without a purchase. He was telling me that they have a big cookout (ribs/ turkey fry) every year the tuesday before thanksgiving and about 250 people show up. I can see why. Honestly, we will not shop around should we need another Honda. We'll just make the drive to Gainesville. Fwiw, he was the best price out of the gate. I named my number (27.8 otd) and he came in lower. Everyone else came in higher, even just a little bit.......then when i told them I had a deal in writing, 5 dealers (of 20 or so) geographically closer offered to price match to 'save me the drive'. Quite frankly, if you could have gone lower, why didn't you in the first place? I told them 'no thanks', i'll drive further for the guy who was willing to go further for me. He did the right thing, I'll respond in kind by doing the right thing. I am so glad I drove the next 20 minutes for what I think is probably the best car buying experience one could have. Anywhere. All the best, K in atlanta
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Replying to: cargirl9 (Sep 19, 2007 3:10 pm) anyway, back to your predicament:) ahhh, SoCal.....then i'm not surprised your prices are higher. atl is cheap compared to most metro areas and we have such a rural pool to pull from. i mean, how many people are driving hondas in south georgia? not many.....but there are lots of dealers if you cover the whole state "Our lowest OTD is $400 more than yours. . without options. And still - no line item costs, no OTDs...how much more specific can we be?" i think that's really a fine place to start - since they won't do the line by line, you do it. thanks for your very competitive quote. To reiterate, we are ready to go today. For the sake of clarity, you're saying: 'x' base price (no additional fees) 'y' sales tax 'z' total for TTL ________________ xyz looking forward to buying this vehicle from you, Just wanted to be clear that we're agreeing that xyz is the total number out the door. Please confirm that the above is the correct number and that you have 'x' in stock and we will call immediately with a deposit.  k |
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Replying to: cillakat (Sep 19, 2007 5:57 pm) I am so jealous. The local internet manager has really been going the extra mile for us and while they cannot match my lowest quote - I think I am going with them anyway. Lowest quote sounds shady anyway and local people say they do a lot of switch/add on whatever else at the end...(and I believe it - naive me) Anyway, we are at 26,000 + TTL. Can not wait till this is over!! PS - I hope someone buys me ice cream when it's all over. |
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Replying to: cargirl9 (Sep 19, 2007 7:35 pm) so you're at 28,080 plus what $30 or so for title? What other fees? I think it sounds great, really. Once you're in, you can (or dh can) negotiate for accessories for 50% off.....or check bernardihonda.com for prices on accessories (or ebay) and they will likely match best prices for muds and cargo liner (looove the liner). k
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Replying to: cillakat (Sep 19, 2007 7:48 pm) 1)paying for it outright - cash, check, credit 2)rolling it into the financing at 5.9% 3)financing at no charge thru some other company for 9,12 or 18 mos k
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Replying to: cillakat (Sep 19, 2007 7:48 pm) 26,000.00 Base 8.75 Tire Fee 55.00 Doc 260.00 Title 2,015.00 Tax (7.75) 28,338.75 OTD Do you have the liner or tray? had no idea about ebay - checking it out - THANKS. |
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Replying to: cillakat (Sep 19, 2007 8:02 pm) |
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I live in Jacksonville, NC and I just picked up my 2007 EXL-RES that I got for $28,300. There was a fight with the dealer to get this price, but it turns out there is a $2000 dealer rebate that they don't tell you about. Don't be afraid to call other dealers and get their prices and play them off one another, it worked great for me. When I got home and looked at my keys there is a dealer tag on one that listed the price of the car at $27,500. I bet you can get a good deal on '07 with the '08 due any day now. Watch out, the dealer kept telling me that it came with XM, but when I got home and went to set it up there was XM system in the car. Turns out that it only comes with the NAV system the others are just XM ready and I was told the system costs about $700. After talking to the sales manager, mad as hell, I am getting the XM for free. |
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Replying to: dvldogav8r (Sep 20, 2007 5:03 am) Good for you to get such  great price. Do u know any thing about the price of 07/08 MDX Sport & Entertainment? |
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