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#9462 of 24566 Re: [KarenS] by ducatiguy Aug 31, 2005 (8:29 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Jun 06, 2001 5:33 am) After several days of weighing the pros and cons of a 2005 EX V6 sedan against the pros and cons of a 2006 EX V6 sedan, I decided that the lower purchase price and immediate availability were most important. Visited several Kansas City dealers, couldn't get a solid idea of what they could do on price. Didn't want to sit in someone's office doing the back and forth... Telephoned Schofield Honda in Wichita -responsive folks, aggressive on price even though I had not committed to a purchase. Telephoned Topeka and Manhatten (KS) too - did not like their color choices. Telephoned Roper Honda in Joplin at 3:30 pm on Aug 27, and in just 15 minutes, I bought a new 2005 graphite EX V6 sedan for 23695. This includes the 550 destination fee and their 95 dealer doc fee. Also included 'mud' flaps and wheelwell protectors. Picked the car up on 8-30, total time at Roper was a little more than an hour - primarily to complete the financing through American Honda Finance, via Roper Honda. And yes, AHF is offering 2.9, 3.9 and 4.9 through Sept. 6.   Bottom line - We love the car. Also, great folks at Roper, it was a pleasure to do business there and we will happily travel the 140 miles (one way) to do business with them again. Replies to this message: sparky7 (Sep 01, 2005 3:44 pm) ducatiguy (Sep 01, 2005 5:53 pm) jmaxe (Sep 02, 2005 2:15 am) ezshift5 (Sep 02, 2005 5:44 am)
#9463 of 24566 Buying Demos by hunt4car Sep 01, 2005 (8:39 am)
Hi,   I just had an interesting experience speakign with a dealer about buying a demo. I was looking at a graphite Honda Accord EX-L V6 2005 demo and the dealer was asking $23,550 (incl. destination) and another silver Honda Accord EX-L V6 2005 demo (same miles) and the dealer was asking $25,000 (incl. destination).   There is virtually no difference in the cars except color (one is graphite and the other silver), but a $1500 difference. I asked the dealer why that might be and got two responses - both of which sounded odd. They were:   1. Silver is the more popular color ($1500 more popular!) 2. The Silver model is not registered as a Demo with Honda and hence the dealer doesn't get the cash back incentive to sell this Demo. That seemed odd because the silver model was older as a demo and the graphite more recent.   Do either of these explanations sound plausible (the mileage is the same in both cars)?   Thanks   Hunt4car
#9464 of 24566 RE: Buying Demos [hunt4car] by whitecloud1 Sep 01, 2005 (8:54 am)
Sounds like he got the impression that you really liked the Silver.
#9465 of 24566 Re: Accord Sedan EX 4-Cyl AT [snowdaddyo] by snowdaddyo Sep 01, 2005 (1:04 pm)
Replying to: snowdaddyo (Aug 31, 2005 1:39 pm) Oops. I encountered a hiccup. Dealer informs me that the car has more mileage than originally anticipated. 200+ miles instead of the 50 he originally spoke about. Do I need to take action? Replies to this message: isellhondas (Sep 02, 2005 6:37 am) snowdaddyo (Sep 03, 2005 8:59 pm) isellhondas (Sep 04, 2005 6:29 am) nash123 (Sep 04, 2005 10:21 am)
#9466 of 24566 Re: [ducatiguy] by sparky7 Sep 01, 2005 (3:44 pm)
Replying to: ducatiguy (Aug 31, 2005 8:29 pm) Did they give you any indication when the 2006,s will be available? Replies to this message: ducatiguy (Sep 01, 2005 5:53 pm)
#9467 of 24566 ACCORD-SEDAN EX V-6 2005 by sparky7 Sep 01, 2005 (3:58 pm)
Does anyone think the price of the Accord Sedan EX V-6 2005 will lower until the 2006,s arrive.I see prices on this site at 23000 which seems good.Also does anyone have any indication when they will arrive?
#9468 of 24566 Re: 2005 Accord EX-L V6 [hunt4car] by chucko3 Sep 01, 2005 (5:46 pm)
Replying to: hunt4car (Aug 31, 2005 8:26 pm) To me, demo car is a used car. I would look at the Blue book value for it. I wouldn't buy it for 22K. For another 1K, I would buy a new car. Btw, if the car has popular color, it should be less expensive because it's easy to find. Replies to this message: rhaeffele (Sep 01, 2005 8:42 pm)
#9469 of 24566 Re: [sparky7] by ducatiguy Sep 01, 2005 (5:53 pm)
Replying to: sparky7 (Sep 01, 2005 3:44 pm) Two dealers estimated some would arrive the week of 9/12. The balance opined it would be early October before multiple choices would be available...   For us, we moved up from a '98 EX V6 (which we still have). As such, the 2005 model was a big leap forward for us. The 2005 to 2006 changes are 'just' incremental. Which was another reason we were comfortable going with the 2005.
#9470 of 24566 Re: 2004 Accord Sedan EX [caedward2] by vf154 Sep 01, 2005 (6:01 pm)
Replying to: caedward2 (Aug 31, 2005 10:14 am) >   Yes, I'd like to see the ad for Arlington TX
#9471 of 24566 Re: 2005 Accord EX-L V6 [chucko3] by rhaeffele Sep 01, 2005 (8:42 pm)
Replying to: chucko3 (Sep 01, 2005 5:46 pm) "Btw, if the car has popular color, it should be less expensive because it's easy to find."   It doesn't take Keynesian economics to punch a hole in that theory. Traditionally the in-demand colors, options, etc. command the highest prices. Why? Because dealers know that people are willing to PAY to have the latest "in" thing. (and dealers are very astute students of human psychology) The trickle-down consequence of this phenomenon explains why insurance premiums on cars that are popular and/or have the most popular colors, options, etc. are higher, too. Why? Because thieves also want them. (Hey, they might be honesty-challenged, but they do share a penchant for popular taste with the rest of us... )

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