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Replying to: pmka (Apr 09, 2005 12:31 pm) Could you please email your dealership from which you bought your EXL. I am in the market to buy the same model within the next 3 weeks. I live in seattle, WA. Appreciate the information. Bruce |
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Replying to: knowmadicsoul (Apr 09, 2005 11:07 pm) Please reserve this for exchanging info on Odyssey buying! kirstie_h Roving Host Host, Future Vehicles & Smart Shopper discussions |
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Replying to: kvraman1 (Apr 06, 2005 1:57 pm) I know you can't post names or phone #s but wondering if you talked the internet sales manager or just a random salesperson? Great deal and thanks for the info!
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We had the worst purchase experience recently at Madison Honda (NJ). Avoid them if at all possible. Here are some lowlights (there are more): Deposit left over phone and agreed to pick up that evening. Car was not preped at all - It was presented all covered with white plastic, muddy tires and wheel wells - basically had been driven from nearby lot. Finance guy flat out lied about the paperwork involved to use a 3rd party check (Eloan) to get us to take Honda finance. We did since the rate was nearly identical. He tried to sell us lots of extras, mistyped every key number (SS, phone, DOB, etc) on the forms and had to reprint everything. The truth later revealed by the salesman is they don't get paid for a few weeks with these checks. What a joke. Salesman had little knowledge of the Ody and explained nothing to us. He spent time preping the car with Windex and promised us a thorough cleaning when our plates come in. We were there over 2 hrs. and none of this was negotiation time! Could it get worse? Against my better judgement I gave them another chance and actually drove there in my new van to get plates and let them clean it. I waited over an hour and when the car was 'ready', I could visibly see the rear window was still dirty enough to write on and the wheel wells had not seen a drop of water. They had put black polish on the outside of the wheels. That's it. I left. When I get home, I notice they had added their Madison Honda logo and phone number to the liftgate. This was promptly removed and discarded along with their license plate frame. This is vandalism. I had owned the van for 3 wks! This experience was sooo bad that Honda will likely never see me again except for service. The future with my new van will be the only hope. Anyway, price was great thanks to help on OdyClub and Edmunds. EX-L $27,700 incl dest. + tax and fees. Anyone know a good contact with American Honda for a firm complaint letter? Thanks.
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Replying to: ezo (Apr 11, 2005 10:20 am) I'm surprised that dealership treated you that bad, knowing very well that Honda is going to send out a survey to you related to the sale. I guess they don't care. |
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Hi I bought a New 2005 Honda Odyssey EXL NAVI&RES for invoice $31.364 from Apostolakis Honda, Cortland Honda, Ohio. The dealer fee $100. Title and temp tags for 25.50. Free delivery. I hope DC metro area dealers come down to the invoice price soon. He never asked for extras and extended warranties. But I opted for few accessories for my comfort and extended warranties for electronic gadgets. I got the following accessories installed for $1000: Cargo mat, Cargo tray, Cargo net (one more), cross bars, all season mats, splash guards, door edge guards, black leather steering cover, wheel locks, third row sunshades. I also got the 7year/100K/0 deductible extended warranty for $1069. Van was delivered on Friday evening. I went through the checklist, which are posted on this web site by our members. Everything perfect so far. I am enjoying every bit of it. As especially, the NAVI was marvelous. It is good for me because I always miss the Mapquest routes. My kids are enjoying playing games on DVD. Thanks everyone on this forum. I got good information and saved me $$$$. 
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Replying to: romainelettuce (Apr 11, 2005 9:06 am) |
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I purchased an EX with Nav last week and now find the dealer drilled a jagged hole in the front bumper in order to mount their dealer tag. The van had been on order for three weeks before it hit their lot so their was no reason for them to deface it just to get in their advertisement. I assumed the tag bracket was undermount to the bumper when I first saw it (like it was designed to be) but now the dealer they do this to all their vehicle Do all the dealers do this?
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Replying to: zaphod1 (Apr 08, 2005 5:29 pm) What a complete snob!!!! Who are you to judge how much is enough for any profession? For your information, I know dozens of college educated people who struggle to tie their own shoe laces, and yet they make 6 figure incomes working 40 hour weeks, and having lunch with their friends on the company expense account!! Yet you say $100 seems a bit much when it comes to a product that can retail for up to $40,000 with many more times the computing power of your top of the line PC, safety features that save lives and ensure you and yours get to where you are going in a comfortable and timely fashion. I can assure you, many of his sales are of the $100 (before tax) variety, I have seem some of the commission vouchers. The dealership he works at has 15 salespeople, and sells between 100 and 150 new and used vehicles per month, you do the math in terms of the amount of money he makes, even if he has just average volume. The whole point of my post was only to make people take stock of the situation, realize that perhaps they are dealing with a straight shooter who knows their product, and will be there for the customer if and when something goes wrong with the vehicle. And maybe just think to themselves "Is it really worh it, saving $300 (or whatever the number is), to drive 300 miles (or however far), and make 20 phone calls (or however many it is), when the first or third person you spoke to answered all of your questions, was up front and forthright about things, and didnt play a game with you? When you could have used that time to invest in yourself personally or your family life? "Luck is not chance, its toil. Fortunes expensive smile is EARNED." Let the good ones make some money, and kick the jerks to the curb.
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Hi All, Here are my experiences: I kind of decided to buy a van to replace my current sedan almost a year back. The lethargic person I am, it took me until early January to really look for one. And that too because I expected prices to be good towards the year end (which officially close in the first week of January). I test drove the Sienna at Tricounty Toyota and Pottstown Honda. I did not like the pickup in Sienna. Sluggish it was for me. Pretty much decided that I would go with the Honda. Pottstown Honda quoted me $34610 and would not budge in spite of my repeated threats to walk out. Was dissapointed. Sent requests to several dealers in the area and through buying services. Came back with the following quotes. Contacted dealers through BJs dealers network, AAA, invoicedealersc.com, edmunds.com and carsdirect.com. Quotes varied from $500 plus invoice to MSRP: Lowest quotes I got from different dealers: JLFreed: $31464 Jones Honda (Lancaster): $31464 Philadelphia Honda: $31848 Martin/Garden State ondas: $31964 Roberts Honda: $32400 Sussman Honda: $34110 (had a very good price for EX-L). Pottstown: $34610 Scott: did not quote a price but seemed like he would not discount much I had choose between Jones and JLFreed and ended up depositing $250 with JLFreed. While not extremely pleasant to work with, JLFreed was straightforward and had a no-nonsense approach. They placed the order on January 8th. Vehicle was expected before the end of March and I was also told casually that the price would not change (though the receipt itself indicated that if the price changed, I can request a refund). I waited and waited. I kept calling up the sales person for a date or a VIN number but never got one. Towards the end of Feb I was told that the vehicle would be built in the 1st/2nd week of March. First week of March I was told that epecting the vehicle by the end of March was not realistic. In the middle of March, I was told that the vehicle would be built in the first/second week of April and that this was the firm date. Earlier dates were apparently guesses. Another complication: Honda had increased the price and my price increased by $400. I asked whether he could give me some discount because I had booked early and I was told not possible. I could take it or leave it. (If I had known that the price would increased) I would have gone with another dealer who had the vehicle and not waited. Even in January, I had known about the Ohio deals but decided to buy locally. I restarted my search and in the local area the lowest price was $31863. Started calling the Ohio dealers (Classic and Jack Matia). With Classic, price was too high and when I told them that many had gotten the vehicle around invoice, pat came the reply "Good luck!" or "No way!". Anyway, Jack Matia came back with a quote of $31663 and after some bargaining $31463. This included free delivery. I was also told that the vehicle was built on March 21 and expected in the first week of April. I was given the VIN number when I booked. The vehicle arrived on April 4th evening. Jack Matia delivered on Wednesday afternoon (6 hour drive). All paperwork was done effortlessly. Excellent sales people and managers. Excellent and polite people. Very easy to deal with. Prompt in their responses. Final Price: $31463 Temp Ohio Tags: 25.50 I paid no other document or dealer fee. I paid a total of $31488.50. I need to register the vehicle in Pennsylvania. Jack Matia said they could get it registered with a service they use but it would cost me $200. They themselves suggested that it is very easy to do it myself. I also declined to use the service. The sales people called my insurance agent and took care of that. All in all, a great experience. With respect to JLFreed, fine people but I felt that they did not really care for my business. Also, a low volume business and hence if you book I think you may have to wait a bit. But price is $500 + invoice - no haglling business. Jones Honda was also easy to deal with. Scott Honda was nice to deal with their prices are too high. Sussman Honda was a nice place but price was too high. Philadelphia Honda was ok but seems to be a very high volume dealer and may get your vehicle the fastest in the area. Prices are not bad. I will never go near Pottstown Honda again who clearly wanted me out of the showroom as quickly as possible. Roberts Honda was ok (not great) and prices were mediocre at best. Jack Matia seems to have thrown in splash guards for free (I dont believe it is standard equipment). I also got all waether mats through Ebay. $117 including shipping. (comes to $125 or so with College Hills). if you need any other information, email me. Good luck!
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