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Replying to: ale (Dec 18, 2004 12:37 pm) Good Luck. |
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Just bought an '05 EX (cloth) with Sage Green ext./Olive int. from Dobbs Honda (Mendenhall) in Memphis for 26,284 'out the door.' Got that price over the phone on first call, with no haggling necessary. That price included $279 doc fees, and registration - everything! (I'm military, thus sales tax exempt in TN) That's more than $2,200 off MSRP, and that price would have applied to any of the 6 EX cloth models they had in stock. Went with Sage Green, as it's kind of unique and not that far off from Silver. Honda was more willing to negotiate than Toyota, though we were there for about 4 hours of intense negotiation over trade value. Ultimately, we started at $11K, and ended at $12,680, which is about $450 more than KBB "excellent cond" trade price for our 2001 Sienna. I keep reading about Odyssey shortages and paying MSRP. Don't do it! Dobbs had more than 15 Odysseys in stock, and was dealing hard to unload them. Go in with a price of about $300 over invoice, and stick to it. Selling a car at a $300-600 over cost (not to mention the $800 holdback from Honda the dealer gets) beats not selling a car and getting no holdback. Keep in mind that the dealer said such deals weren't available on the leather or Nav-equipped models. Seems reasonable to me, but his inventory seemed 50/50 between cloth and leather. My wife loves her new Christmas Ody! Dec seems a great time to buy -- good luck!
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Replying to: stacidallas (Dec 18, 2004 7:20 pm) For some reason demand has soared on the Navi Odysseys that were slow sellers before. I guess people want EVERYTHING these days. This may vary by location but the cloth EX's don't sell nearly as well. LX's get very little demand. I believe Honda is scrambling to increase production of Navi's. |
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Replying to: memphisguy (Dec 19, 2004 8:59 am)  The advise you have given may not apply in all marketplaces.
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Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 19, 2004 9:11 am) But it probably would apply to anyone who wants to fly into Memphis, get some BBQ and visit Elvis, then drive home in a cloth EX on the cheap! 
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Replying to: happyworld (Dec 15, 2004 2:28 pm) Cost: $26,000 + $515 (destincation) + tax/fees. I am in the stage of buying one in the coming week. Thanks |
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Big thanks to birddog, who posted here last week and pointed me toward Team Honda in Colorado Springs. I had to drive two hours down and back, but saved about $2K. Van was 1K over invoice and including cargo tray, cargo mat, all-season mats and leather steering wheel installed total was $32,064 plus additional $299 dealer fee. Van had 11 miles on it and was the color we wanted. Also benefited from superior financing. And driving the van home for 2 hours was actually a nice test drive. Only thing I noticed so far (and it was dark, so I was hearing more than seeing) was above my head and a little behind it would occasionally be a kind of crinkling sound. When I pushed up on that area of the ceiling, it stopped. Might be sound proofing. It was intermittant so hopefully it will be no big deal. The guys I dealt with at Team Honda were straight-forward and helpful. I contacted them after birddog posted at Edmunds of his deal there. I called TH, worked out a quote, and thought about it. I had received an earlier quote from a Denver-area dealer close to me that was almost $1.5K higher to start with (plus they wanted $400 more for those accessories and had added a theft protection package that I didn't know if I wanted for almost $600), and had a refundable deposit in with them to hold my place. So I called that dealer and told them of the new deal. Their response: They can't touch that price and had people in line after me for the van they were scheduled to receive and 30-plus people on Ody waiting lists. They wouldn't even split the difference. When you are dealing with dealers a couple hours away it isn't a huge distance but it makes you pause. But after that response, off to Colo. Springs I went. If anyone lives within a reasonable drive of CS, I'd urge you to check out their Web site and contact CJ or JW. It has not even been a day yet for me, but right now I'm pretty happy.
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isell, do you think it would be better to wait until January to get a better price than before Christmas? I am also thinking that if they close down the factory for Christmas, that Honda will address some of the wind noise issues on the Odyssey. If so, how long would it be before the post-Christmas Odysseys start showing up in the dealers? Thanks. |
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The week before Christmas is traditionally very slow making this a good time to buy. The week between Christmas and New Years is always BUSY. As I understand it, that wind noise issue affects very few cars and is easy to fix. I've ridden in quite a few Odysseys and so far I haven't heard it. Like a lot of things that tend to get overblown in these forums. |
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Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 19, 2004 11:30 am) |
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