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Replying to: stanesq (Jan 08, 2005 11:17 am) |
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Replying to: stanesq (Jan 08, 2005 11:17 am) |
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Replying to: todd123 (Jan 01, 2005 8:18 am) |
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Trying to get feedback on pricing from anyone who has bought in LA/Orange County on '05 EX w/ Letaher/entertainment. Thanks!
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Replying to: cadub49er (Jan 09, 2005 9:50 am) General Observation - old line Honda dealers and GM Franchise/Honda dealers seem to be the best as far pricing/sincerity. Orange County - forget it - no deals that I found and no inventory. Dealers with the most promise: Goudy - Alhambra - supposedly 2nd largest dealer in CA behind Norm Reeves (no deals at Reeves - MSRP but you probably can get a vehicle). Goudy will deal and meet other local quotes from what I have been told. In later Dec. while in for service, I saw three silver Nav/Res under the tent in the red carpet delivery area. Had several other Ody's on the lot. Robertson - North Hollywood - best internet quote - $2K over invoice ($32,964) but didn't have what I wanted. Miller - Van Nuys - not the lowest internet quote but willing to work with me if they had the vehicle. Kasier - near Staples - good quote but no product. Community Pontiac Honda - Whittier - no product but they would discount - don't get far enough with them since they did not have my car. Other ideas - their are 3 large car delearship chains that are all publicly traded companies. Autonation (Power dealers locally), Sonic - Carson Honda & Buena Park Honda), and Group 1 - Miller dealers. If you are still wating for a car at the end of this month, try these dealers as they will deal to increase their monthly sales #'s. The rep at Carson flat out told me that if he has 10 cars on the lot at month end, they will deal aggressively. If they have 2, no dealing. You will see posts elsewhere in the country with lower prices but, for the exact model that I am referring to, I didn't see that here. Again, we have more dealers out here but many more Honda buyers. CA is the land of Honda & Toyota - domestics are usually rental cars out here. This may change in the next several months but who knows. I have a neighbor with a 911 turbo, 540, and an SUV in his driveway - $200,000 + worth of cars. This is not unusual - CA is just car crazy and people out here just spend lots of $$ on cars! Good Luck in your search. PS -dealer cost on Hondacare 7yr/100K $0 deductible warranty is $1,050 so, if interested, offer $1,100.
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Paid Invoice + Destination +$700 for my Silver Pearl EXL with RES. (no NAV). 2.9% for 60 months. Discovery Honda in Moses Lake, WA. Ask for Internet Sales Manager. Very pleasant buying experience. All done via email/phone. Spent 2 hours at delivery and that was the only in-person contact. Worth 200 miles drive. Just say Thai sends you. I don't get anything from them... that's how much I think they deserve my and your business. |
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I purchased a 2005 Odyssey EX from a dealership near New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. I got a good deal through their internet dept. - $26,890 plus tax, and they gave me several dealer-add-on appearance items for free. I was thrilled with the deal - except for my dealings with the business manager. The deal was done entirely over the telephone, without my ever setting foot in the dealership, and my salesperson delivered the van to my home free of charge. But here's where the "bad" part of my experience comes from: The day of the sale, the business manager called me to discuss loan details & gave me the same line I've read about here - 4.5% (over 60 months) if I don't get the extended warranty, or 2.9% if I do. He told me the difference in my payment would be less than $10, which would pay for the extended warranty (7/70,000), so I'd be wise to get the warranty & the lower interest rate. I quickly added up the warranty price in my head ($9.60 x 60 months = $576) and said "ok". When we got the paperwork & saw the actual cost of the warranty was closer to $1000, we decided against it and felt we had been really misled by this guy. They did end up letting us have the 2.9% rate for 60 months anyway. Honda called me about a week later to do their customer satisfaction survey - I rated everything about the dealership very highly, except the business manager, explaining that I felt he was dishonest about the warranty cost & the loan. Well, this guy just called me today, accusing me of slandering him! He said he got into trouble with his manager, but since the conversation was recorded, his manager knew "what really happened". Yet, he wants me to go to the dealership to talk to him & his manager about this. I told him I'm not interested, since I know what I said & what I heard (I took notes & even asked him to clarify the monthly payment for the warranty in our initial conversation). He got somewhat ugly with me, going on about how I slandered him, until I finally asked to speak with the manager. After being put on hold for about 5 minutes, I hung up & have yet to hear further from them. I think I should send a letter to the dealership manager & to Honda about this. Is that going overboard? I just feel like what was really a good buying experience has turned very sour now, and I don't like being treated like this when I've just spent nearly $30,000 with them. Ugh, it just makes my blood boil to deal with people like that. |
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Replying to: ashkash (Jan 10, 2005 9:56 am) Thanks! |
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Replying to: ashkash (Jan 10, 2005 9:56 am) |
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I just bought a 2005 LX at invoice ($23,101) plus a $198 document fee in northern NJ (plus non-avoidable fees like the sales tax, DMV registration fee, and tire tax (thanks McGreevey)). Several dealers were willing to go to this price during the first week of January, possibly to get their sales ranking where they needed it to be. During negotiations before Christmas, most dealerships seemed willing to go only to the $700 over invoice range. We dealt with Garden State Honda and Honda of Essex at the end and chose Honda of Essex based on available colors. This was for a vehicle from dealer stock. We were told in December that if we wanted to order one instead of taking it from dealer stock, it would be another $300 or so on top of the $700. Once I got the invoice deal in January I didn't bother negotiating to see if they would do an invoice deal + $300 for a special order. I happily took it from dealer stock. Very happy with the van and the price. Good luck to the other shoppers out there. |
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