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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [bghunter] by bravely
Dec 24, 2006 (6:28 am)
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Replying to: bghunter (Dec 23, 2006 8:19 pm)

That price is for one w/o NAVI. It is from the internet dept at Heritage Honda in Baltimore, MD area. I just bought one there as well, arrives Tuesday, I hope. I asked about NAVI and the salesman said not till March. The difference in invoice price between an EX-L and an EX-L NAVI model is $1845. Supposedly they only became avail a month ago, and people were ordering them since last summer, so those buyers are getting them now. I don't think you'll get much of a break on a NAVI model for awhile, too much demand.
I live in NY state, no one budges off MSRP, only by a few hundred, and then wants to sock it to you on your trade and fees. The fee at Heritage is $99. We have a quote at Paramus Honda (NJ), dealer fee $129, obtained for us by a long time employee for $25000 for an EX-L arriving in late January, and we put a deposit on it, have the VIN#, but my husband doesn't want to wait that long. The $25k quote is impossible to touch in this area. We called 25 other dealers around here, no one has any stock, and no one will go as low. Why should they, these cars fly off the lot. At Paramus, we are on a month long wait list, even w/deposit. We started in our area and called south, Philly and Delaware large dealers also had no stock and wanted MSRP to be on an order list. So we are driving 240 miles to Parkville, MD. We figure if Heritage won't give us a decent trade value, we'll wait until the end of January for Paramus Honda.
In any area, if you are seriously looking for this car, I would recommend getting internet quotes from an expanding radius of your hometown. Since farther north and west of us was snow country, we concentrated south. Most of our inquiries did generate a response but not a quote. I called them once I had the internet dept dealer's name and I used our $25k figure, most said MSRP. If you want NAVI, say $26.6k and see what that gets. The NAVI is so cool, we saw it in a Ridgeline. But our trade in has a new check engine lite every other month or so so it's time to say goodbye. This forum was invaluable to me in researching how to buy a car. I also read online from other sources. Each time you buy you learn a little more.
We went to Garden State Honda (NJ) after ordering in Paramus to see if they had any stock, showed them our invoice with $25k, they supposedly had three. After 3 hours of searching various lots, none to be had. Then they found one at another dealer and tried to get us to go for $26k, a crappy trade value, and $300 plus in dealer fees. They came down to $25435 and would not move from there, even with a trade value that was over $1000 below the "fair" value for our car. We left and I started calling dealers the next day to see if anyone had any stock. Most did not, the one who did would not bargain. Every one of them was waiting for delivery dates in late January. That's when I started my email search.
If you are anywhere near to Baltimore, I would definitely try Heritage In Parkville. Guess we will really know for sure next week when we go to pickup, hopefully.
 
Merry Christmas to all!!
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Patience-CR-V by zeen
Dec 24, 2006 (7:29 am)
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I recommend waiting. Why line the pockets of these dealers if you don't absolutely need a new vehicle right now. Patience. The prices will come down.
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [bravely] by bghunter
Dec 24, 2006 (10:22 am)
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Replying to: bravely (Dec 24, 2006 6:28 am)

thanks much to everyone for your input--espec bravely for your detail. It appears that waiting would be the right thing to do, but what if u want the car now?!
Anyway, maybe a different forum--but is it wise to trade a subaru outback for honda cr-v, if 1 the many reasons is safety when driving in snowy/icy conditions? (the other main reason is space). thanks again to all!!
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [bghunter] by kyfdx HOST
Dec 24, 2006 (11:33 am)
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Replying to: bghunter (Dec 24, 2006 10:22 am)

Why would a CR-V be safer than the Outback?
 
Not saying it is, or it isn't... just curious..
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [kyfdx] by bravely
Dec 24, 2006 (1:53 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 24, 2006 11:33 am)

Our Subaru is a 2000 Legacy GT, 5 speed. It is my 5th Subaru. You can't beat the handling, especially in wet conditions. But it's 7 years old now and starting to show it's age. The head gaskets and catalytic converter were replaced under extended warranty. I think it's time to pull the plug. These sensor lights are troubling. We had it to the dealer, it's $1000 to fix the latest check engine warning. I've also had a Honda Civic DL that went almost 300,000 miles. I've heard similar complaints from other Subaru owners. But the main reasons we're switching to Honda is the reliability and that a good friend is a Honda mechanic, so he can pretty much solve any future issues.
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [kyfdx] by bghunter
Dec 24, 2006 (5:21 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 24, 2006 11:33 am)

not sure, ergo the question
 
never had a honda, first subaru (current), have always had toyota, but think i've outgrown toyota (have had celica, corolla, camry, rav4[when it first came out], 4runner, and highlander).
considering cr-v since it sits higher,appears to have more space,etc.. so just want to make sure it's as good as subaru for driving in bad weather...
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [bghunter] by kyfdx HOST
Dec 25, 2006 (10:28 am)
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Replying to: bghunter (Dec 24, 2006 5:21 pm)

If you often face heavy snow.... dirt and gravel roads, mountain driving, etc, etc.. then the AWD of the Subaru would likely be superior..
 
If you live in the Midwest with average snowfall and all paved roads, then you'll likely never encounter a situation that the CR-V can't handle.
 
That's just my experience from driving the two previous generation CR-Vs over the last 8 years. The new CR-V has a similar drivetrain, plus stability control, so it is very safe. The only issue would be in near off-road conditions.
 
regards,
kyfdx
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [kyfdx] by bghunter
Dec 25, 2006 (1:14 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 25, 2006 10:28 am)

thanks for the info. maybe it's optical illusion, but thought cr-v can cut through heavy snow better (ie higher car/bigger?). is it worth it to get EX-L with nav, or EX-L without, or even EX model, then get portable GPS? are dealers willing to go down on price more on LX or EX models vs. EX-L (or vice versa?), or none of the above?!!
merry xmas.
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [bghunter] by nearmsp
Dec 25, 2006 (3:32 pm)
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Replying to: bghunter (Dec 25, 2006 1:14 pm)

I have been in the Minneapolis market for some time. I am seeing a greater discounting in the LX area with Ex-L and EX-L w/navigation having lesser discounting. That said I believe that this is a temporary situation. If one waits until another few months, one can get much better pricing. Demand and supply are not in equilibrium right now. I don't plan on a navigation vehicle, because I have a Garmin Nuvi 360. It has blue tooth connectivity as well and more importantly I frequently connect it to my laptop for firmware updates. Garmin is great in supporting its products. I don't know if the CR-V voice directions can pronounce street names, like the nuvi.
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Re: 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD price [nearmsp] by bghunter
Dec 25, 2006 (8:38 pm)
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Replying to: nearmsp (Dec 25, 2006 3:32 pm)

i'm sure you're right...as is everyone who says to wait. I'd also heard that subaru might come out with a hybrid version of the tribeca, sometime in 2008; with potential much better mileage on tribeca, the market then might also be different.
hopefully, they'll also come down with price on cars with built in nav system...since portable gps system's doing well for most people. maybe a different forum..but would u say garmin is better than tomtom vs. magellan vs.etc..? thanks.

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