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Honda CR-V Dealerships

35 messages,  Last post on Oct 02, 2009 at 6:19 AM

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#30 of 35 Pacific NW Honda Dealerships by saprissa1

Aug 26, 2007 (11:27 am)

I just purchased a Honda CRV, and wanted to share my experiences with the handful of dealerships. We bought the car from Parker Johnstone, and they were good to work with. Not a lot of pressure from the sales staff, and really the negotiation didn't take more than 20 minutes. The one problem was that it took about 90 minutes to get the paperwork ready to sign (but only 15 mins to actually sign). That was pretty frustrating.
 
As for the other dealerships, the people at Bill Rogers Honda were very laid back. Easy to talk to, and they didn't seem to hold back on information relative to the cars in stock. Prices were competitive, but in the end the dealership was just too far away (50 miles) for me to make the trip. Dick Hannah had the best prices, but the sales staff was a little high pressure. The internet sales manager at Honda St. John's was pretty firm with pricing, but I appreciated the honesty.
 
As an aside, a friend of mine purchased a CR-V at Beaverton Honda and said it was a hassle free experience.

#31 of 35 Re: Pacific NW Honda Dealerships [saprissa1] by steve_ HOST

Aug 26, 2007 (11:40 am)

Replying to: saprissa1 (Aug 26, 2007 11:27 am)
Edmunds now has a Dealer Ratings and Reviews page that's more "global" than just the Forums, so please take a few minutes to rate and review your dealers there too. Thanks!

#32 of 35 Fitzmall, Maryland Hyundai by nortsr1

Aug 26, 2007 (11:42 am)

Has anyone dealt with the above? They advertise at below invoice on the Hyundais and that is quite a bit with the 2000.00 rebate included. What's the catch, do they lowball you on the trade-in?...There is a $99.00 dealer fee plus TT/L and supposedly thats it.
          NORTSR

#33 of 35 My local dealer is awful (Covington LA) what to do? by mandsecretshop

Sep 30, 2009 (8:52 pm)

I like the Honda Oddessy van. I recently tried to buy one in fact. But the sales staff at my local dealership is horrible. I refuse to give any commission to people like that. How can I get around them to buy the car? I thought about driving to the next town (and would clearly save money in doing so) but worry that service would be a hassle. Do I risk that I would simply never have to use the service department???? Open to suggestions/ solutions.

#34 of 35 Re: My local dealer is awful (Covington LA) what to do? [mandsecretshop] by alamocity

Oct 01, 2009 (12:35 pm)

Replying to: mandsecretshop (Sep 30, 2009 8:52 pm)
I'd definitely look into other dealerships before buying from a dealership you don't feel comfortable with. As for service that shouldn't make any difference where you bought it from and can have the service done at the dealership closest to you.

#35 of 35 service & sales by motoguy128

Oct 02, 2009 (6:19 am)

If hte sales departent is poor, then it's liekly the service department is just as badly managed. Thsi is the case with our local nissan dealer. The closest dealer is 40 miels away, but we've had such bad expereinces we actually go to the nextclosest dealer 100 miles away. But for a reasonable price, they have a pick/drop-off and loaner service. I do most of the basic maintenance myself, but for the major service intervals, I use that service.
 
Fortunately for my CR-V, the cleast Hodna dealer so far seems pretty good and that's where I purchased it from. I didn't get the best price, but I'd rather pay an extra $500 to establish a good reputation and saved a 200 miles rounds trip...plus the nearest dealer had what I wanted in stock.

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