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All, Ive never owned any Honda products and have decided on an EX-V6 w/o NAV, plus the lip spoiler on the trunk. I've sent requst for quotes to dealers from Portland to Medford, and the best offer is $24,032.00, all inclusive. Is this a decent deal?
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Replying to: slorenzen (Apr 20, 2004 3:26 pm) |
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Don't delete the post, just edit it yourself Admin. ***** REPOST FOLLOWS ***** To follow up on the price paid, I'd like to provide my observations on the Northern VA & Maryland dealerships I considered during my purchasing period. These are my opinions, nothing more. Please take them for what they are. As background information, I submitted requests for quotes on the vehicle I eventually purchased (see post #4382) to the closest five Honda dealerships near me, via Honda.com. After receiving confirmations and/or quotes from the dealerships, I set up a weekend of test drives. Some dealerships were eliminated that weekend, others later. Browns Arlington Honda ---------------------- Overall opinion: Shady. Details: This was the first dealership that I went to for a test drive. The salesman was very polite and laid back as we went out for a test drive. When I asked for curvy roads to drive, he pointed some out without hesitation. During the drive though, the sales push began. After the test drive, the push intensified, and I began to sense that the gentlemen were not going to respect my expressed sentiments that I was only out test driving that day. After brushing off an overly pushy sales manager, I left the dealership. Dealership also failed to honor my request to only be contacted by email, not to be contacted during the business day, and seemed aghast when asked to match a lower offer. Quoted price: $24043.00 + $3635 (selected options installed) Fairfax Honda ---------------------- Overall opinion: Shady. Details: This was perhaps the most turbulent experience in the buying process. The emailed communications and quote were professionally done. On test drive day, the experience was satisfactory, and I went about my day. The shadiness began when I asked about pricing and installation on the options I had requested in my quote. Initially I was met with the vague promise of "we'll work with you on that if you buy from us". When I pressed further, saying that I needed a full price to decide who to do business with, and gave the internet salesman the current best price quote I had (at that point in time from a MD Honda dealership), he responded with "I refuse to get into a-bidding war on installation prices of accessories. Good luck in Md." No further communication occured until two days later, when a sales lackey called to ask how Fairfax Honda could "earn my business". Having told my story to this gentleman, I was shortly called back by an apologetic salesman from the dealership, and the options quote was given, with two options missing from the quote. Quoted price: $23775.00 + $???? (selected options installed) Ourisman Honda (MD) ---------------------- Overall opinion: Nice, but overpriced. Small shady factor. Details: I had a very pleasant experience with the internet salesman at this dealership. My only complaints were that he couldn't turn off the caps lock on his emails (a minor annoyance until the 5th email as such) and he called me up during the business day initially, rather than emailing. The inital quote on the vehicle was high, but he did come down to the current best price offer when I told him about it. Options priced showed extensive markup. The only shadiness in this experience came when the competition obviously started to get a little too high for Ourisman's taste. When confronted with lower, written qotes, twice the salesman bluntly suggested that quotes were less than legit, even offering to "look into those for you and let you know if they're for real". Clean competition is one thing, insinuating fraudulent activity to get a sale is another, in my opinions. Quoted price: $23775.00 + $3,650 (selected options installed) Rosenthal Honda (Tysons Corner VA) ---------------------- Overall opinion: Professional, but a little remenisciant of a BMW dealer. Small shady factor. Details: I had a extremely pleasant experience with the internet salesman at this dealership. The gentleman was intelligent, articulate, and knew an amazing amount about the vehicle. His sales style was soft, not a hint of pushiness in it. When told I was simply out test driving the vehicle, I was not met with a sales push or with a decrease in quality of service. A clean quote was delivered on the base vehicle promptly. The only problem encountered with Rosenthal and, to be honest, the reason that I did not buy from this dealership was that they were extremely non-forthcoming on total price of vehicle, whether fees or installed options. It finally took telling the salesman that I was going to buy next day from a competitor (I was, and did) to get him to deliver a complete OTD cost with options & installation. It was like pulling teeth, without anethestic. Too bad, I would have bought from them otherwise, and a good week earlier, too. Quoted price: $23844.00 + $2,407 (selected options installed) Bill Page Honda ---------------------- Overall opinion: Honest & legit, no shady factor in sales. Need to extend this philosophy towards F&I. Details: This is the dealership where I eventually made my purchase. They almost waited too long... the first contact I received after soliciting a quote came almost a full week after all other competitors. The initial quote was far below anyone else, and I proceeded cautiously. After visiting the dealership and speaking with the salesman in person, I became convinced that the quote was legit, and proceeded to eliminate all other dealerships save Rosenthal. In the end, the soft sales push, honest and straight forward nature of one Mr. XXXXXXXX, the salesmen with whom I worked (forgive me Edmunds.com, but in a world of shady salesman, an honest one merits mention) and the bottom line caused me to select Bill Page as my dealership of choice. The only complain with Bill Page Honda that I have is the attitude I received in the F&I room. Now, don't get me wrong -- it wasn't pushy. A simple "no thank you" to the extended warrant, and there was not a single mention or allusion to anything of the sort thereafter. I was simply disappointed that they were not willing to match or beat the rate I received from a 3rd party credit union, Capital One Auto Finance (thanks Edmunds). The finance director pointed out that the differences in payments were rather small, but it was the principle of the thing -- if the difference is so small, why didn't they meet the Capital One rate. Oh well, lost profit. Quoted price: $22543.00 + $2,029 (selected options installed) Please, if anyone out there has questions about this buying experience or these dealerships, please let me know. Edmunds and all of you were invaluable resources to me during my car buying experience, so the least I can do is share with you what I can. Thanks, and good luck everyone. |
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Replying to: marys235 (Apr 20, 2004 8:50 am) |
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Are there prices legit? I have shopped them against several other Chicago area dealers and none can match, they seemed shocked at the price. Current quotes received today were: 2004 Accord Auto EXL 4cyl - $21,222 (includes dest) 2004 Accord Auto EXL V6 - $23,200 (includes dest) Are these for real or will I get slammed when I actually step into the dealership with hidden fees and so on Any experience from the Chicago folks. Also, they said if I were to swap the wheels to the 17' wheels from the Accord Coupe V6 6spd, it would void the warranty on the suspension and they didnt want to do it. Any experience on this either? |
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Replying to: slorenzen (Apr 20, 2004 3:26 pm) |
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I am in the process of writing my bid request letter to dealers in my area and was wondering if anyone could share a sample of the letter(s) they sent. I am looking for ideas and creative ways to write my own letter to the dealers. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Dan
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Correct, no sales tax in Oregon for cars. That price is 23,814.00 plus 218.00 for license/title/doc fees, total of 24,032.00. Cookpr's deal sounds even better, but i've not seen any firm offers that low. |
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Replying to: cookpr (Apr 20, 2004 6:23 pm) |
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anyone know if I buy an Accord in Oregon how long will I have to drive it there before I can bring it to Californai without paying California sales tax? is this possible? I know there is a way to do this with a car purchased in Europe (w/ CA specs) but am not sure about transfering from state to state.
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