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#12711 of 13809 Re: 09 EX 4WD - Colorado or South Dakota?? [kyfdx] by dukeandmarie Apr 10, 2009 (10:07 am)
Replying to: kyfdx (Apr 10, 2009 9:49 am) THANK YOU!!! Gotta go cheer on the Rockies now!!!
#12712 of 13809 Pilot LX or EX, Chicago area by 943adck Apr 10, 2009 (12:22 pm)
I'm looking for an LX but the dealer does not have one and said they are hard to come by, so I may consider an EX. I did get an internet price of $2000 under invoice on the 4WD EX (and $500 under invoice on an 4WD LX) but based on what I've read here I am wondering if I should continue to look for better pricing on both models? Is the EX really worth $2,500 more? Replies to this message: kellysim (Apr 11, 2009 3:49 pm)
#12713 of 13809 Spoke to my salesman - post sale by kellysim Apr 11, 2009 (3:49 pm)
Replying to: 943adck (Apr 10, 2009 12:22 pm) I spoke to my salesman after closing my deal on my Pilot and he was brutally honest - he said that the SUVs are not moving (I guess he also meant the CRV?) and that they were basically waiting for Honda to come out with a "substantially larger value incentive". I guess this means more than the current $1500 on the Pilot. He said the Pilot is "virtually unsaleable" at current pricing.   I would therefore hold off on buying an '09 Pilot until after Honda raises the incentive a lot (maybe to $3000).   I hope this helps.
#12714 of 13809 Re: Sterling Grey on Black 2WD Touring (no RES) [honda_buyer] by docscott1 Apr 11, 2009 (4:17 pm)
Replying to: honda_buyer (Apr 10, 2009 4:53 am) Honda Buyer -   32,400 for this car is excellent...good job Replies to this message: CalifLookieLoo (Apr 11, 2009 5:36 pm)
#12715 of 13809 09 4WD Touring w/RES - Los Angeles market by spectre357 Apr 11, 2009 (5:22 pm)
In the greater L.A. area, I just bought a white w/gray 4WD Touring for $35,150, including destination charge, from Goudy Honda in Alhambra. Had go through the ritual knife-fight-in-a-telephone-booth with the junior sales guy, then the sales manager. Luckily I brought along a notebook that was running an Excel model that I had built to analyze the costs. Paid another $1,700 for the 7yr/120K/$0-deductible Honda Car warranty (I probably could've ground away another $4-500 on that, but it was getting late, and my wife wasn't feeling well and wanted to go home.)   According to a source at San Diego dealer, there were only six 4WD Touring models in the entire SoCal market (spanning Santa Barbara to San Diego) - four were black/black (at least two of which did not have the RES,), one Sterling/blue (no RES), and one white/gray (w/RES - the one we bought.) Three, possibly, four, were at this particular dealer. In a call earlier in the day, the sales manager let it slip that their sales are down to 3-400, from a norm of 5-600, so grab them by the throat and squeeze. Hope this helps! Replies to this message: CalifLookieLoo (Apr 11, 2009 5:45 pm) spectre357 (Apr 11, 2009 9:23 pm) ncsu_wolfpack (Apr 11, 2009 9:42 pm)
#12716 of 13809 Re: Sterling Grey on Black 2WD Touring (no RES) [docscott1] by CalifLookieLoo Apr 11, 2009 (5:36 pm)
Replying to: docscott1 (Apr 11, 2009 4:17 pm) I closed on my Nimbus Grey on Beige 2WD Touring (no RES) yesterday for $32,500 + TTL (killer in L.A. County) and I am so happy with the purchase and the SUV!   I contacted a few dealers via the internet, turned down some deals, and was turned down on others. I went 60 miles out to L.A. to Goudy's after coming to an internet agreement - and, making clear I didn't want any dealer add-ons, mop-n-glow, rust-proofing (I'm the one who has bought those in the past!), etc. The salesman was very professional and informative to my older sons (explaining the NAV, so they can re-explain it to me!) and sweet to my 5 year old who has to go where I go because she has continual IV's running - he let her sit in the display Odyssey watching "Ice Age" on the RES while we completed the paperwork. The Finance manager didn't try to sell me anything but the extended warranty. It was SO nice not to be or feel pressured! Thank you to this forum for showing me how to go at buying a car the right way......it was actually a fun experience!   Char in California (no longer "CalifLookieLoo"!)
#12717 of 13809 Re: 09 4WD Touring w/RES - Los Angeles market [spectre357] by CalifLookieLoo Apr 11, 2009 (5:45 pm)
Replying to: spectre357 (Apr 11, 2009 5:22 pm) You paid the same $1700.00 I did from Goudy Honda for the 7yr/120k/$0-Deductible - I think it's a pretty good investment. Yep, I found a 4WD in Nimbus in Gilroy - 400miles away, and a Sterling 4WD in Las Vegas. I ended up with a 2WD because I "needed" the Grey more than the 4WD   BTW - did you notice the Verizon guy speaking Chinese on the big billboard in town? We tried to take a picture of it for my Asian DIL!   Char Replies to this message: spectre357 (Apr 11, 2009 9:23 pm)
#12718 of 13809 Re: 09 4WD Touring w/RES - Los Angeles market [CalifLookieLoo] by spectre357 Apr 11, 2009 (9:23 pm)
Replying to: CalifLookieLoo (Apr 11, 2009 5:45 pm) Let me guess, you were talking to Art at Gilroy, right? I put feelers out to 4 dealers in northern California - Carmichael in Sacramento, Capitol in San Jose, Gilroy, and Hayward. The same San Diego dealer told me that the 4WD Touring were (relatively) available up there. Ultimately I decided against pursuing any of their offers. The problem with trying to deal with distant dealers is that your bargaining position is weakened because they know it's less likely that you're going to walk away having traveled~400 miles for a car.   Yeah, it really doesn't take much for that warranty to pay for itself. On my '03 Accord, three motor mount bushings needed to be replaced 98K miles - total cost: $1,800. Because of the warranty, I paid nothing.
#12719 of 13809 Re: 09 4WD Touring w/RES - Los Angeles market [spectre357] by ncsu_wolfpack Apr 11, 2009 (9:42 pm)
Replying to: spectre357 (Apr 11, 2009 5:22 pm) (To Spectre357)   As best I can tell, that's a good price. I've been talking to dealers for a couple of weeks now (in the Denver, CO metro area). The best I've been able to do for a new 4wd Touring with Nav & Res is $35,500....for white or dark cherry.   I can also get a sterling gray metallic demo with 5000 miles on it for $35,200...or a new sterling gray metallic w/o RES for $34,580. These prices include all dealer fees but don't include sales tax.   Denver seems to be in a Honda Pilot "bubble". I can't seem to get close the prices I've seen posted on here.
#12720 of 13809 2009 EX 4WD by maxwellshouse Apr 12, 2009 (3:56 am)
I just leased an 09 EX 3/36k miles for 300/mo +TTL. Gross Cap costs were $29042 and the residual is $17k. I plan to buy it after the 3 years so this was all about cash flow. Is anyone else leasing 09 EX's? Was this a good deal? I think it was, but it is my first lease experience Replies to this message: stoopy (Apr 16, 2009 4:53 am) maxwellshouse (Apr 20, 2009 6:24 am)

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