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Has anyone seen or heard any rumor or facts related to the release of the 2008 Honda Pilot? I wonder if there will be any big changes or just some minor tweaks? |
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Replying to: toyotagal (Oct 24, 2006 8:09 am) |
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The Honda Pilot is scheduled to get a FMC for the 2008 model year. Since the MDX was redisigned as a 2007 then Pilot should be 2008. MDX came out for 2002 or 2001, Pilot for 2003.
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Replying to: player4 (Oct 24, 2006 6:58 pm)
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Replying to: nine2eight (Nov 02, 2006 6:18 pm)
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Replying to: brutus22 (Nov 27, 2006 3:58 pm) for style my guess is to use the '07 CRV as an example - the back end won't be as boxy. |
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Just curious on people's opinions on waiting for the newly design 08 Pilots or buying the 07 Pilots. I purchased an 07 Pilot EXL AWD with Navi knowing that a new design will come out next year. My reason is that when the 08 Pilots roll out, prices will be MSRP with no negotiability. Also, new designs usually have problems that won't be corrected a couple of years later. Since the current Pilot debut in 2003, you can see how much it has improved as far as styling and amenities it now offers. Also, in 2003, Pilots were selling at MSRP. 07 Pilots are selling below invoice with great financing being offer. I am sure 2008 Pilots will be nice but is it worth paying MSRP. You will be kicking yourself later when you see how the 2012 Pilots will offer when selling under invoice before another New Pilot debuts.
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Replying to: tmock13 (Nov 28, 2006 8:34 am) |
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Replying to: tmock13 (Nov 28, 2006 8:34 am) With the massive improvements manufacturers make, how can one not wait, I think the overal improvements in styling, safety, and feature set more then makes up for the additional cost assocaited with getting a good deal at the end of Product lifecycle. Look at it like this as an example lets say you can get the car at a savings of $3000, but the new model will have more features, better features, is safer (honda doing new ACE structures), more fuel efficient, bigger, etc... is that worth the price difference...I guess it depends on the deal one gets as I heard some ridiculous deals on the Pilot at the end of the summer for $6000 off list...but if you keep the car for lets say 5 years, do you really want a car that came out designed 10 years before or one that is in fact only a 5 year old design. Personally I think the Pilot is getting long in the tooth styling wise and generally I like the new designs Honda releases in the new model year. I mean I look at the new Mazda CX-9, Saturn Outlook/GMC Acadia twins, not to mention the new Toyota Highlander is about to come out and I think they all look a lot better. So there will be a lot of competition in this segment, the landscape has changed dramatically from 5 years ago, where the Highlander was really the only true competitor to it and the Pilot was the only unibody SUV with a 3rd row. Thus dealers could get what they wanted. If someone can wait until the new model has been out a year that is ideal as you can deal better. I do not worry about problems in the first year, especially considering it is a Honda, all these companies have gotten really good at quality control over the years. B.
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Replying to: brutus22 (Nov 28, 2006 9:47 am)
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