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#31 of 729 Getting ready to buy in Boston by babauer Aug 31, 2003 (4:25 am)
I'm collecting quotes on a stock EX 4WD 5MT   The 3 quotes so far *Carsdirect.com = $20,510 *Honda Cars/Everett = $19,995 * Clair Honda = $19,452 (w/"free" mudflaps)   I anticipate more quotes after the Labor Day weekend, and some back and forth.
#32 of 729 4WD EX Manual for $18,700! by purduealum91 Sep 02, 2003 (10:01 am)
People, come to Grand Honda in Elmhurst, IL. They are selling them for this price. Whi pay more! No, I do not work for them. Im just passing along the deal.
#33 of 729 help me buy by xavier10 Sep 02, 2003 (2:44 pm)
looking to get a 4*4 EX where is the best place to get my car from local dealers seem unwilling to talk anything but sticker price
#34 of 729 Albany, NY: 4WD Ex AWD Manual for $18,999 by kretheme Sep 02, 2003 (6:48 pm)
Purchased from Lia Honda in Albany, NY for $18,999 (which included the destination charge). Not quite as good as the Elmhurst, IL price noted above, partly for regional market reasons, I suspect.   Substantially better than CarDirect, which wanted sticker ($20,510).
#35 of 729 Austin, TX by pena316 Sep 03, 2003 (12:33 pm)
Just bought a 2WD EX, Black for $18,522. Less than $100 over invoice. Purchased from Classic Honda.
#36 of 729 Dallas by briancorr Sep 16, 2003 (6:01 am)
I've been getting quotes on 2wd EX's here in Dallas. I've gotten quotes for $18431, $18600 and $18900. The dealer that quoted $18900 is closest to me so I'm going there to see if they will match the quote of $18431. They will also have to either remove or drastically reduce the price of the installed accesories (roof rack, mud guards, wheel locks) if they want my business.
#37 of 729 Good deal? by losangelesgurl Sep 26, 2003 (2:43 pm)
Hello, everyone. Dealer called today. Said he could get me (from another dealer) an orange (I prefer green, but the orange is my 2nd choice) 4WD, 5-speed, '03 Element EX for $19,484, plus tax, title, license, registration. (Not doing a trade in.) He also said he'd give me $500 worth of coupons toward future service on the car if I got the service done at their dealer. How's this for a price? I'm in Los Angeles, if it matters. Thanks.
#38 of 729 Steering Wheel/Speedometer by losangelesgurl Sep 29, 2003 (6:48 am)
Dealer let me take an Element for an hour yesterday by myself. With no salesguy yattering on and on about how great this feature is and how great that feature is, I was able to concentrate and actually check out the car while I drove. Well, good thing I did, cuz guess what?! Unless I was going below 25 or over 100, I would not be able to see the speedometer! The arc of the steering wheel perfectly blocked out the majority of the speedometer. This is a major design flaw, in my opinion. What REALLY ticked me off is that the salesman and his manager acted like I had just arrived from Mars and was standing there with three heads and talking in tongues. I ended up walking out, not so much because the steering wheel blocked the speedometer, but because of the way they both swore up and down that NO ONE has ever said that before, and that there is NO WAY that I could possibly have tried all the seating positions, and that SURELY there is a combination between tilt of steering whee, position of seat up/down and toward/away from dash. First of all, why would I make such a thing up? I love the dang car and now I'm REALLY struggling as to whether to even buy or not. And secondly, I find it hard to believe that neither of those men has heard this concern over the steering wheel blocking the speedometer. They've both been in the business a long time, and that dealership is a very high volume place, so it isn't like they've sold only a couple and therefore haven't heard it before. Plus, I did a search on the internet, and there are all kinds of postings and articles on exactly this problem.   I'm mostly just venting. I thought I had found my car, and now I have to seriously consider whether to buy the thing or not. Thanks for listening, and if you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
#39 of 729 Hmm by zenzikora Sep 29, 2003 (8:48 am)
Maybe we should start a list - how tall you are, where you have the seat, and how well you can see the speedo. I am about 5'3", have the seat a bit below the highest setting, fairly upright so I can reach the stick, and fairly forward as well, so I can reach the clutch. I am NOT scrunched upright as far as possible, I am back as far as my height will allow. I have a PERFECT view of the gauge cluster. All three guages are neatly set between the top arc of the steering wheel and the horn/airbag center. I also have a good view all around (except the thick A-pillar), and decent blind-spot visibility.   How tall are you? did you fiddle with the height-adjuster?
#40 of 729 Height by bigkahunafl Sep 29, 2003 (9:58 am)
You have a point zenzikora. We should start a list for heights with problem. losangelesgurl, how tall are you?

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