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#12658 of 13826 Re: 2009 Honda Pilot EX [bubsy1] by joga37 Apr 01, 2009 (5:59 am)
Replying to: bubsy1 (Mar 31, 2009 4:54 pm) I purchased a 2009 Pilot EX FWD down in central FL on Feb 18th 2009,the price was $26.135.This does not include taxes or fee's. If the $1500 dealer incentive is still on subtract that from the invoice and make your offer. I have had 2006,2007 and now the 2009 al EX's and this the best of them all. The 09 transaction was all done with the internet mgr.
#12659 of 13826 Re: 09 EXL AWD w/Res, Touring 4WD w/Nav by wicjp Apr 01, 2009 (12:34 pm)
Replying to: bigdadi118 (Mar 28, 2009 11:52 am) Internet pricing is the way to go. I'm in Milwaukee, WI area and made some inquiries via email to the 5 Honda dealerships for a 2009 AWD EX-L with DVD system and got straight up offers of $31,994-$32,735 from 4 of them within 24hrs and eventually purchased one the next day (end of the month!) for the $31,796 which includes the $670 destination on an MSRP of $37,565. Key was that I also used an online loan calculator before getting to the dealership and then my iPhone with a loan calculator so I could blow up all parts of their "four square" when they came back with their initial offer. Also helped that I was willing to walk away and try again later the next month if needed.
#12660 of 13826 Re: Honda Pilot [medema7] by yjhb Apr 01, 2009 (6:13 pm)
Replying to: medema7 (Mar 30, 2009 6:35 pm) Blah, don't feel too bad - my interior is dark blue. Mine was not a demo model, it had 16 miles on it. The dealerships in my area too smart to demo the most expensive incarnation. Why would any dealer demo the most expensive ones? I would have preferred the grey interior, and WHY oh WHY do they give you only two choices with the white exterior? I would have loved to have a light sand color interior, like my white Acura. I can't complain too much though, given they seem to be hard to get.
#12661 of 13826 Re: Honda Pilot [riderxx09] by yjhb Apr 01, 2009 (6:38 pm)
Replying to: riderxx09 (Mar 31, 2009 6:47 am) I haven't noticed that the brakes are ridiculously bad; the braking they do in the reviews is emergency-type braking you do maybe once a year in real life driving conditions, if you're super-aggressive. I am aggressive, though I've toned it down a lot since I had kids, and I personally think the braking distance is acceptable. The brakes have a good feel to them, too; I don't feel like they're fading out in the middle of a long, firm brake.
#12662 of 13826 How do I get the colors I want???? by hannaman1 Apr 02, 2009 (5:16 am)
I'm in Indianapolis and will be buying an 09 Touring RES this month, problem is Honda's color combinations for the Pilot are not much to be desired in my opinion. That being the case, we have determined that Black/Black or Sterling Metallic/Black is the preferred color combination for us.   Problem is the local dealers in my area are big time "game players" and are pushing to sell me only what they have on their lots, which regrettably do not include the aforementioned color combo's. According to them, if I really want those colors the best they can do is invoice price (internet offers are ~$350 below invoice) due to their claimed costs to acquire the exact vehicle I want. Evidently there is only 1 vehicle within 200 miles of here with that color combo, or so they say.   My question is how do I get them to trade for it at their proposed internet price and secondly, how can I find what dealer has these colors and I'll go buy it from them?   Any help would be appreciated. Replies to this message: ed111 (Apr 02, 2009 5:31 am) fastpitch_mom (Apr 02, 2009 6:26 pm)
#12663 of 13826 Re: How do I get the colors I want???? [hannaman1] by ed111 Apr 02, 2009 (5:31 am)
Replying to: hannaman1 (Apr 02, 2009 5:16 am) hannaman1, there are at least a few ways to find specific vehicles. Sometimes you can find new inventory listed at vehix.com or cars.com. Another way is to go to the web sites of dealers you know of or can identify (on honda.com or other ways) in various locales. I think the best way is to go to honda.com and use the build-a-vehicle tool. At the end of the build-a-vehicle tool is a quote request system which finds actual dealer inventory from 5 dealerships in the city/zip you have specified. Just keep changing cities/zip until you find dealers with the color and model you want. Then complete the request-a-quote process with them. They will respond within a few hours with offers. Try to expand your search as far geographically as you are willing to travel and you should have several choices and offers to compare and negotiate with. It takes quite a bit of time to do this, but it is the best way to find what you want and get live offers from the dealers.   You will do much better dealing directly with the dealers that have the model and color you want than asking a dealer to locate a car at another dealership. The pricing will never be as aggressive if your dealer has to find the vehicle elsewhere.   When we did this, we also were looking for Sterling Gray/Black. It was hard to find.
#12664 of 13826 Re: How do I get the colors I want???? [hannaman1] by fastpitch_mom Apr 02, 2009 (6:26 pm)
Replying to: hannaman1 (Apr 02, 2009 5:16 am) Hannaman1,   Here is what what we did almost 2 weeks ago. Like you, I was searching for a 4WD 09 Touring RES and our top choices were Sterling Gray Metallic/Black and Black/Black. Our local dealer only had 1 Touring w/RES on their lot in Bali Blue Pearl/Blue interior (no thanks). I had gotten my internet pricing in line and we set out to the dealer knowing that we were not going to drive away in another dark blue vehicle (this would have been our 5th one). We test drove the Bali Blue and wanted to find out what our trade was worth (07 Honda Odyssey EX-L w/RES, 27K miles...They were drooling over it). I gave them the best internet quote, which was from their competition. They matched that price, and their first offer on our Odyssey was 5500 more than we were expecting. I think they thought it was a done deal, but when my husband became hesitant because he didn't want another dark blue vehicle (his truck is also dark blue), they asked what color we wanted. We told them Sterling Gray Metallic/Black. They said that they would locate it for us. We paid a deposit and they did a transfer on the Bali Blue for the Sterling Gray. We had them add the premium running boards and we took delivery of our Pilot last Saturday. I have to say it looks really sharp and rides nice. We couldn't be happier with our deal.
#12665 of 13826 We can't find you one... by bobot Apr 03, 2009 (5:43 am)
Here's a new twist on this whole "car companies are in bad shape and have excess inventory sitting at the docks in Louisiana that no one will buy" and "manufacturers need to layoff employees because sales are down" scenario.   I researched for 2 months and narrowed my choice down to a 2009 Pilot 4WD Touring w/o RES in certain color combo. I feel I made a decent deal considering my trade this week. The dealer would have to search for the vehicle I wanted.   4 days later, they "can't find one". More to the point, there are several in a 5-state area around me but the dealers won't give up a Touring model without another Touring model in exchange. Apparently there is another buyer at the same dealer waiting for a month now for the same model issue.   So here I sit...willing to spend money, but "they can't get one" from all their "excess inventory".   They mentioned possibly having to order one, but 60-90 days...so of course manufacturer incentives will change by then, my trade and deal numbers will change by then, and why would I order and buy a 2009 a month before the 2010's come out?   I guess I'm going to have to shop a competing dealer locally who has one WITH RES (which I don't want) and see if they want to deal...     Replies to this message: nucargurl (Apr 03, 2009 6:16 am) bobot (Apr 03, 2009 1:26 pm)
#12666 of 13826 Re: We can't find you one... [bobot] by nucargurl Apr 03, 2009 (6:16 am)
Replying to: bobot (Apr 03, 2009 5:43 am) What state are you in? Replies to this message: bobot (Apr 03, 2009 1:26 pm)
#12667 of 13826 Re: We can't find you one... [nucargurl] by bobot Apr 03, 2009 (1:26 pm)
Replying to: nucargurl (Apr 03, 2009 6:16 am) PA - near Harrisburg

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