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#2254 of 13818 Pleasant Pilot Purchase 'xPerience by pepperspop May 03, 2004 (5:20 pm)
It all started with a fuse...   Early Wed. a.m. on my way to a business meeting I stopped (for the first time)at Peter's Honda in Nashua, NH to pick up a fuse for my '96 Accord radio/power jack (1st thing that broke in 8 years). Parts guy tossed me a few 15 amp fuses for free. This put me in a good mood and I decided to yet again torture myself trying to get a deal on my wife's dream car, the Pilot. Surprise!!! 15 mins. later I had a Black 04 EX-L (in stock...they said this never happens and after reviewing this board for a while I agree) for $29,970 bottom line including dest. charges etc.   Picked it up Friday night...no hassles...the way car buying should be. Now I'm hoping it will be 2012 before anything breaks in this car.   Thanks for the postings. They've been most helpful.
#2255 of 13818 Re: Midwest Pricing [twins7 #2253] by wxman3 May 03, 2004 (8:12 pm)
Replying to: twins7 (May 03, 2004 9:40 am) Twins7...thanks for the reply. Been a minivan family for the past 10 years ('94 Nissan Quest), and looking forward to upgrading to car based SUV. However, still expect to tote the friends of our kids, so thinking the third row seating would be nice. Hard to fathom paying MSRP for vehicle, and if area dealerships standing firm, will likely focus on new Pathfinder. Typically Nissan has no problem building inventory.
#2256 of 13818 twin cities prices by jfavour May 04, 2004 (7:50 am)
I recently test drove a pilot and casually talked price at Brookdale Honda in northwest suburbs. Salesman mentioned they were offering about $1000 off msrp. I haven't yet gotten down to serious negotiating as we don't want to purchase until mid summer. He seemed to indicate they had a few vehicles in stock and are more likely to negotiate on those.
#2258 of 13818 Got mine for $491 over invoice by cds12 May 05, 2004 (3:28 pm)
Picked up my Sagebrush Pilot EX-L RES with 3 miles on it from Faulkner Honda in Harrisburgh, PA.   Paid $30,100 plus 6% PA Tax and $129.50 in tags, registartion, fees, etc. Replies to this message: phillybigeasy (May 06, 2004 2:43 pm) southport (May 12, 2004 10:40 am)
#2260 of 13818 Re: Got mine for $491 over invoice [lls #2259] by phillybigeasy May 06, 2004 (2:43 pm)
RES = Rear Entertainment System. I'm also looking to buy a Pilot with Navigation. Could you share your buying experience and where you purchased it.
#2261 of 13818 Buying Experiance by cds12 May 06, 2004 (4:50 pm)
I emailed every Honda Dealer within 50 miles plus a couple in Ohio (excluding my local dealer). A total of 16 requests. Here is what I asked for:   "I am looking for a Sage Brush Pearl Pilot EX-L RES with one DIO, rear splash guards. I am ready to purchase as soon one is available. Please email me with your best price both before and after TT&L. Thank you for your time." Name Address Phone Number Fax Number   I got 2 phone calls and 6 Emails. I took my best price and Emailed the highest price asking them to beat it. I did this for a couple of days until I though I was near the bottom.   My initial Emails were sent out Tuesday nite and by Saturday morning I put a deposit down on a Pilot.   I also called the local salesman I took the test drive with and said "I did the internet thing and the best price I got was $30,100 I would be happy to buy from you if you can match it". He put me on hold to talk to his sales manager. Came back and said that is a great deal and I can't come close to beating it.   I live between Harrisburgh and Philly. Prices went up the closer the dealership was to Philly and prices went down as I went west.   Faulkner also offered free delivery. But its only 50 miles away. And I didn't want anybody driving my Pilot. So I picked it up with only 3 miles on it.
#2262 of 13818 Re: Pilot Purchase in Washington/Oregon [sevenwaysham #2248] by pilot04 May 07, 2004 (8:33 pm)
Replying to: sevenwaysham (May 01, 2004 12:05 pm) I end up purchasing my 2004 EXL-NAV last November from Mick Mcclure Honda in Lewiston,ID after trying to deal with WA and OR dealers.
#2263 of 13818 Re: Midwest Pricing [twins7 #2253] by dhander May 09, 2004 (9:51 am)
Replying to: twins7 (May 03, 2004 9:40 am) It's easy to get a better deal. I live in the western burbs of Chicago. Just call the dealerships and ask for the fleet mgr. I started with the Sam's no haggle price of inv + $1000 and worked down from there. One dealer against another.   I think the trick is keeping control of the negotiation. Always make them come back to you with a better offer as long as you can. Once they are in the ballpark, throw them a bone.   I did this yesterday and within 1/2 hour had them at invoice +750 +protection pkg at $249. With a little more work I should be able to get the protection pkg thrown in. All of this was on the phone.   My only hesitation on the Pilot is the lack of the side curtain airbags, no moonroof and you can't get the RES and Navi both.

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