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Replying to: hondaphan (Dec 21, 2008 11:20 pm) No one is in a hurry to short sell 'em when they have a captive buyer.
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So after I had the wife spend about 4 hours calling almost every local dealer in SoCal, I found about 8 new EX-Ls w/ RES & NAVI - one of them being the white one mentioned above that had 5k miles on it. After driving to Penske Honda in Ontario I have to say they are rude and unorganized. A sales rep hung up on my wife yesterday when she refused to give her phone number (I don't think we're allowed to post names or I would). My wife did call again (she's persistent) and spoke to a nice rep who said there was a Green Metallic (probably the most popular color) so we went there first thing in the morning. 1/2 way through the test drive I realized it was a 2009 (saw the key tag sitting at a red light - I didn't even bother looking at the grill). They had no 2008 w/ RES & NAVI. He assumed it was an '08 by where it was parked. An understandable mistake if you're lazy - all they have to do is look up inventory. Wife and I then drove to Honda Cars of Corona since they had a black/ivory one left. Car looked a little beat up inside for having only 25 miles. Tried to haggle with the sales rep and he refused to budge for 20 minutes. 5 hours later we agreed to 28,750 plus 1,400 for 7/100K extended warranty + TTL. It had a protection pack on it which I don't need for 450, but I know they can't strip that off the car easily so I was willing to go above the 29.5k mentioned here. I wanted to see if I could get the online extended warranty mentioned here but I remember somebody said CA residents couldn't buy it and the finance guy kept underbidding until I agreed to 1400 (I paid only 1k for my 2006 TL which I bought for 32.5k). All docs and fees were normal (not inflated) prices. Woodland Hills had a black ivory, Vista has a Blue, Palmdale (have fun driving there) has a silver. Think there are a few burgundy as well, a white one somewhere, a demo white in Irvine. Let me guys know what you think of the above deal and good luck with the hunt for 2008 EX-L w/ RES & NAVI - in SoCal it's getting slim pickings.
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Replying to: dr_g (Dec 22, 2008 6:47 pm) We got the 8yr/120k hondacare for $1300 at the dealer when we bought it, so you were in the ballpark for that,too. Actually you got the color we were trying to find, but settled for silver. |
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I have spent the last 4 days wasting my time. I am looking for an 08 EX-L with RES (no nav). Nobody in Wisconsin has one, apparently, but that doesn't stop them all from telling me they do. This is what happens (it's like they circulate a manual telling them how to do this). I call, asking if they have any of these in stock. They say yes, why don't I come in and check it out. I say what color. They say they're not sure, can they call me back later, because they are so busy, or can I just come in. I ask them to call me back. They don't. Half a day later, I call back. They say they have a gray one. I'm so excited! I ask for a price quote. They say they'll have the internet person email me a quote. They don't. I call back several hours later. The internet person says they "were just emailing me right now" with the quote. I get the quote. It looks good. I say lets do the deal. I ask to confirm that it's gray. They go check. "oh shoot, that one sold". we do have a white one with the Nav package, would you be interested in that? I try not to swear at them. I got the same song and dance at 4 different dealers. So I gave up and bought a Routan with 0% financing for 72 months. I would've preferred the Odyssey, but I couldn't deal with that crap anymore.
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Replying to: mplshondadlr (Dec 22, 2008 6:37 pm) September 1 - 57 days October 1 - 71 (32000 vans available) November 1 - 97 (33000 vans available) December 1 - 113 (33000 vans available) 113 days worth of Hondas with the lot numbers not budging as of 12/1, and if the pattern holds it should be 125 day supply or more by 1/1/09.
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Hello all, Here's is what I have on the table and would like to make the deal today so I can have it under the tree on the 25th. I'm in the Columbus Ohio area... EXL - $25,800 EXL - NAVI & RES - $28,360 I'm guessing I can shave another $300 off of each deal. So the question is, for a difference of $50/mo or $3500, do I go with the R&N or the base EXL? I'm hearing that the NAVI isn't a good value, but the wifey likes the look of it and thinks it might be useful. I'm ok with the base EXL, but it will be her car. The other consideration is the EXL has some dealer installed stuff on it like running boards. I don't want the running boards so they are taking them off. I'm concerned that once they are off, I now have new places for rust to form. What are your opinions? Thanks in advance! |
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Replying to: wingnut330 (Dec 23, 2008 4:51 am) In terms of the running boards, I believe that the running boards are attached via "holes" in the frame that are already there. I do not believe they have to drill new holes for the running boards. But I would ask at the dealership or post something at this website.... http://www.odyclub.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=52 Happy Holidays! |
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Replying to: hondaphan (Dec 22, 2008 8:29 pm) The demand is still high for '08's (people still see a good value) versus 2009's which at present, have no additional incentive from the factory. |
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Replying to: wingnut330 (Dec 23, 2008 4:51 am) When you hit reverse, the WHOLE NAVI screen becomes a monitor for the backup camera showing what's behind you. On the EX-L, it's a tiny part of the rearview mirror. The Navi screen is HUGE and much nicer than the comparatively tiny add-on screens you can buy. We've always had good luck getting upgrades for the Navi DVD every 3 years or so (updating more frequently is a waste of money, imo). It's also voice activated, something the add-on navis don't seem that great at. The Navi screen also doubles (triples?) as a screen for the XM radio that displays detailed information on the title, genre, station, etc and lets you easily adjust stereo parameters via the touch screen. And, then the Rear Entertainment system is a huge bonus if you have kids. We had factory navi in our 2000 odyssey and have used it EXTENSIVELY on trips, so it was a non-negotiable for the 2008 we just bought - we had to have it. I would completely go for the 2008 EX-L RES+NAVI. |
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I have a quote for 27070 for an EXL with DVD but the dealer wants to put the all season mats on it ($210). I want them but I don't want to pay for them. Is that a good price and is it wrong for me to have them try to throw in the mats for free? They are not seeming to budge and I am scaed it will be gone as all the other ones have that have a DVD installed. Oh and the dealership is 100 miles away so time and money over the holidays is not money well spent. Any advise sure will help!
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