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#1644 of 11991 melanjian - Mi by torpman Nov 08, 2003 (6:48 pm)
The dealer is Jeffrey in Roseville. They seem like a good company to deal with. Ask for the internet manager.   Turns out I will not be buying from MI. The dealer in Corvallis, OR called me on Fri. They had a Black EXL that they have been having a hard time selling. Apparently Black is a harder sell up here. He told me that they were motivated to move it, because if they keep Pilot inventory on hand for too long it affects their allocation.   Anyway, he asked me if they could make a trade for a black EXL-RES, what would it take for me to buy the car. I really did not want black, but I told him $1200 below MSRP. He called me back and said that his manager gave the go ahead on the price and the trade was for a Midnight Blue EXL-RES with running boards, cross bars, splash guards and wheel locks. Well Midnight Blue was my original 1st choice and although I was not sure if I was going to go for any options, I figured that the options that the car had were ones that I would have considered, except for the Wheel Locks.   Anyway, to sum up my experience, I went from buying a car in Mi and shipping to OR to buying a car for immediate delivery in OR for $1200 below MSRP with $1100 of options that I may or may not have ordered. I also got a decent value for a trade in. I am fairly satisified with deal considering I do not have to worry about transporting my new car and stressing about any damage that might occur to it during transport.   I guess there are dealers on the west coast that are willing to deal if the circumstances are right. I think they pretty much need to have it on the lot though or readily available. It turns out another OR dealer called me about a Pilot EXL-RES on the lot that he was willing to do $1000 below, but I had already entered into contract.
#1646 of 11991 atseng - Selma Deal by torpman Nov 09, 2003 (9:29 pm)
Are you sure about that price for an EXL-RES? Invoice according to Edmunds is 29609. If you did get it for below invoice, Congratulations, that is an incredible deal!
#1647 of 11991 2004 EX /EXL in Pa. & Ohio by pete1222 Nov 10, 2003 (6:37 pm)
Was quoted (Via e-mail)from several dealers in Ohio & Pa. $900-$950 OVER Invoice. EXL was $1000.00 over Invoice. No extras, $55-$75 Doc fees. Peggy in Ohio was very friendly & helpful. Dealer in Philly area seems good too. I'll know by 10 a.m. Regards, Pete
#1648 of 11991 torpman -- 2004 Pilot EXL-RES by atseng Nov 11, 2003 (12:07 am)
Torpman: Oh yeah, the price was indeed $29,580. With 8.25% CA tax, license and fees, the total came to $32.7k out the door. We didn't even have to wheel and deal. Norma quoted us the price over email and that was it. The car drives like a dream -- I love it. And yes, it is an EXL-RES. Our son loves watching the DVD in the car!!
#1649 of 11991 2004 Honda Pilot EXL-RES by p_cheung Nov 11, 2003 (11:08 am)
What's the EXL-RES? Is it with the DVD system? All the good deals are far away from NY. Can anyone tell me where I should go for my 2004 Pilot in NY or near by? Thanks.
#1650 of 11991 Extended Warrantee? by brucebro Nov 11, 2003 (2:05 pm)
I just bought my 2004 EX-L. When going over the paper work, the dealer laid out certain extended warrantees they offered. These ranged from a "soup to nuts" pkg. which included roadside assist, all repairs, 7 yr./100,000 mile etc. all for a whopping $185/mo.!! (over 60 mos.). The other end of the spectrum was the basic extension of the 3 yr./36K to the 7yr./100K. This was offered to me at roughly $1450 or $27 or so per month. I've negotiated these with prior Ford and Dodge purchases and they more than paid for themselves, I bought the Pilot to hopefully eliminate these repairs. After deliberating, I went with the basis ext. warrantee. Did I make a mistake or is it simply a matter of preference? Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.
#1651 of 11991 Extended warranty by markjenn Nov 11, 2003 (2:44 pm)
Water under the bridge, but virtually all extended warranties make money for the people extending them, otherwise they would go out of business. This means that the odds are with you if you "run bare". But if it makes you sleep better at night knowing that there are no surprises, it is money well spent.   You should/should-have AGGRESSIVELY negotiated the price though and perhaps shopped other dealers - you don't need to purchase the warranty at the same dealership where you bought the car.   Extended warranties have huge profit margins built-in - people who work in dealerships say that essentially all profit from new car sales is generated in extended warranties, credit life insurance, and various protection packages which are generally expensive wax jobs. (Which is fine with me - I never get this stuff, so others pay for me getting a bare-bones deal on the basic car.)   - Mark
#1652 of 11991 brucebro by itsmedude Nov 11, 2003 (7:22 pm)
Well, when we bought our 96 Chrysler Town and Country we bought the extended warranty to go from 3/36 to 7/80 with $25 deductible. We did used some of it but not the $750 we paid for the policy. But then we were lucky as that vehicle went to 150k miles without any major issues. A guy down the street from me has a 99 Town and Country and he bought the extended warranty and he had to replace his transmission twice. One at 50k miles and the second at 73k and both were covered and work done by Chrysler dealership. If I were to go back I would have done the same thing. Remember, it's a Chrysler and notorious for tranny problems. But hey we got lucky. Anyhow, I opted not to buy one for our Pilot because it's a Honda....and I am willing to take my chances.
#1653 of 11991 Re: Warranty by brucebro Nov 11, 2003 (8:08 pm)
The salesman did say the "retail" price was $2100 for the ext. warranty and he initially offered it at $1750. He claimed the $1450 was virtually his cost. Yeah, right. Anyway, I had in the back of my mind good friends of ours that had the transmission go in their Odyssey at 98K and it saved them thousands. I guess it's like life insurance - it's good to have but you hope you never have to use it. P.S. - I checked the spelling and will from now on spell warranty correctly.

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