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Re: Saturn [blueiedgod] by jimb9
Sep 08, 2005 (7:03 pm)
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Sep 07, 2005 12:18 pm)

Just bought my NEW 2005 EX CR-V with 5 mile on odo..4 days ago, from Fuller Honda in Chula Vista CA.. I got a good deal I guess I got it at invoice price which is 22,267 plus tax and license of course, then I got FREE roof RACK front mud guard and a wheel lock.
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Re: Update on EX in NY area [mommanan] by blueiedgod
Sep 09, 2005 (3:43 am)
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Replying to: mommanan (Sep 08, 2005 11:18 am)

Also we are considering the day/night rear view mirror as an option - last dealer quoted me about $500 or so. I've never had one - how important is this option in an SUV (I hate the headlights in the mirror when I drive our 93 Accord).
 
Any mirror had a day/night switch, you just have to manualy switch it. The auto dimming mirror is OK, but not worth $500. You can get a generic one on eaby for under $100. I bought mine for $30, it was a used one off Bravada. I had to buy a $10 bracket from Mito corp, the manufacturer, to mount it in the Civic. It is a simple 2 wire installation. The CR-V already has a temperature gauge in the gauge cluster, no reason to buy an auto diming mirror with temp. Compas is useless in those things.
 
SUV's are higher and the only headlight glare you will get is from car with misaligned headlights or SUV's that have headlights higher than your mirror, which leaves it to Hummer H1, and some older Semi's. Newer Semi's comly with ne regulations and have headlights mounted about the same heght as most SUV's.
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Re: Update on EX in NY area [blueiedgod] by dekorai
Sep 09, 2005 (4:06 am)
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Sep 09, 2005 3:43 am)

Was wondering if the headlight glare is also reduced in the CRV EX (in addition to a dimming mirror) since they have tinted windows?
 
I have an LX and I wouldn't justify $500 on a mirror so that I don't have to flip the manual switch every evening I drive. That's my 2 cents but am sure many out here would disagree!
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Re: Update on EX in NY area [dekorai] by blueiedgod
Sep 09, 2005 (12:23 pm)
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Replying to: dekorai (Sep 09, 2005 4:06 am)

Yeah, tinter windows help, but not too much. Flipping the mirror is the best thing. I actually have it set up backwards. I have the "night" adjusted to see clear, and then when I swith it to "day" is throws glare back at the driver behind. I also carry a 1.5 million candlepower spot light. If someone is driving behind me with the high beams and does not dim them when the approach me, I just turn the light on and blind the heck out of them, like they are doing to me. I also high beam oncoming traffic when they fail to dim their high beams.
  
I am vindictive, but that is the only way to let them know that they are annoying. I bet you they think that if the blue light on the dash is not lit, the headlights are not lit.
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Re: Update on EX in NY area [blueiedgod] by stevedebi
Sep 09, 2005 (1:19 pm)
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Sep 09, 2005 3:43 am)

"The CR-V already has a temperature gauge in the gauge cluster, no reason to buy an auto diming mirror with temp. Compas is useless in those things."
 
I have to disagree there. I bought the Gentex auto dimming mirror with compass and temperature for my 2003. When I am out in the boonies, the compass is actually very useful if the sun is not out. I used it extensively when navigating back roads in the New Mexico desert last year.
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Re: Update on EX in NY area [stevedebi] by blueiedgod
Sep 10, 2005 (3:07 am)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Sep 09, 2005 1:19 pm)

I have to disagree there. I bought the Gentex auto dimming mirror with compass and temperature for my 2003. When I am out in the boonies, the compass is actually very useful if the sun is not out. I used it extensively when navigating back roads in the New Mexico desert last year.
 
I have a Gentex from Bravada that I bought on ebay for $30. The compas only gives you N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, hardly useful for any navigation.
 
If I need the true heading I have a radar detector with built in compass and a Delorme GPS plugged into a laptop. The Radar/Compas has to be calibrated once a year. It reports heading in degrees, which is more useful for navigation. Even right after calibration, the Magentic North is about 15° off the Geographical North reported by GPS. So you always have to decide what the cartographer had in mind.
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dear mommanan by barbecuesauce9
Sep 10, 2005 (5:40 pm)
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May I ask which dealer you had problems with engine light when you were ready to pick up?
 
May I ask which dealer you are making deal now?
I am looking for SE and seems like none left.
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CV-R SE 2005 with 619 mile on it -- 24,600 by undecisive
Sep 10, 2005 (8:41 pm)
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I live in souther Massachusetts. I called in several dealer shop and found only one shop which had CV-R's in stock. They had an EX (17 miles) and SE. I made a deal and signed several papers (which don't seem to be crucial, e.g. loan application, document prep fee sheet, odometer certification on the back of the title) and will visit there again tomorrow with a check for downpayment.
 
My husband is complaining that the car does not have a "new car smell" as it has been used as a demo car and the manager has been personally using it, which adds up to the mileage of 619 for a new car. Initially the sales woman said it has a mileage of 500 but it turned out that it was higher than that.
 
I asked for a discount based on this, and I also had a email printed out from another deal that offered 24,175. But they checked their computer and said there are no other dealers in the area that have the in stock, and did not want to negotiate. They gave me a discount of meager 100 bucks after several times of bugging but not below 24,600.
 
They even sneaked in 300 dollars on that price making it 24,900 in the final paper work, which I fortunately found out and asked for a correction.
 
Now, is it possible that I cancel this deal since I did not pay anything yet?
 
But then again, is it better to stay with this deal as I really want the car as soon as possible (sick of rental car for almost a month) or should I deposit at the other dealer shop and wait for their shipping to arrive (dunno when, they always say couple of days).
 
What are your opinions? Thanks!
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Re: Update on EX in NY area [blueiedgod] by stevedebi
Sep 11, 2005 (12:00 am)
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Sep 10, 2005 3:07 am)

"I have a Gentex from Bravada that I bought on ebay for $30. The compas only gives you N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, hardly useful for any navigation."
 
Well, I was on roads that pretty much wound around, and when I needed to know which way to turn, the compass was useful. Of course you couldn't strike out cross country with it. I also had a GPS, but I still found the compass useful.
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Re: CV-R SE 2005 with 619 mile on it -- 24,600 [undecisive] by barbecuesauce9
Sep 11, 2005 (5:01 am)
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Replying to: undecisive (Sep 10, 2005 8:41 pm)

I would check state attorney general for the mileage limit that can be sold as new car.
I am in NY and looking for SE. Not many left or asking too much for it now.
Last month I got quote for 23350 and now it is about 23800 - 24200.
If I were you, I would not take that car, First of all it is a demo and used for test drive or manager's car allowance.
Second of all, price appears to be so high.
There is one dealer who has last pewter pearl for 24800 which we could not agree on the price.
 
For financing, I got preapproved at honda financial services and got a great APR from capital one finance. If you get financed through the dealer, you might have to pay bank fee. Why don't you try applying from direct lender? capital one even beat any interest rate offered that is lower than its rate.(except any manufacture's special rate program) This way at least you can compare.
 
If I were you, I'd rather go shopping someplace else-little further than the current proximity OR wait for 2006. Why pay so much money and can't even enjoy new car smell?? I wouldn't.

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