2013 and earlier-Honda Pilot Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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  • 1novadriver1novadriver Member Posts: 5
    Ok, forgive the long message, just venting out, I just went thru 3 dealerships in my area so far, all 3 clowns would not honor the INTERNET QUOTE they gave me, one was as low as $29,674.00 w/o tax, ttl, etc... So I went there first thinkning what a great deal (obviously), I was told that it was a misquote for a wrong version of a Pilot (I wanted the EX-L AWD w/ Navi), so a cool camper that I was decided to stay & see what they have to offer, btw, I already have a loan from my credit union and I had the check with me w/c I didnt tell them (4.25% for 60 mos), somehow they still insists on going thru Honda Finance, great rates but somehow they say my credit isnt that good (I said a 783 credit score is not good, get outta here!!!), I then realized, playing along, that my bargaining power diminishes when you go financing with Honda, they started talking about the rates is slightly higher (6.79%), the would-be monthly payment etc, so in short, they started playing with the numbers :cry: , reading thru the Purchase Order, can you believe they added an "Appearance Package" for $1,287.00 (mudguards, floor carpet & wheel locks, WHAT A DEAL), all in all the Pilot totaled $35,433.79 OTD (gee, Deal or No Deal).. Anyways, I demanded a flat $31000.00 including tax, ttl & tags, they flat out said no and walk away I did... On to the next dealerships, I'll keep you guys posted...
  • ffxbuyrffxbuyr Member Posts: 11
    12 days ago, I purchased an EXL 4WD, OTD price of about 31,000. We took Honda financing at 0.09% for 36 months. Today, the dealer's business manager calls me to say the bank does not want to honor the deal because the int rate should have been 0.9%. This adds about $390 interest over 36 months. She says it was a mistake on her part, and wants us to come in to sign the (new) 0.9% finance agreement. If we say no (we don't want a new agreement), can they cancel the contract, and we return the car? We've driven it about 350 miles. Do we owe them anything (eg, miles, depreciation, etc). What are our other options? Thanks in advance for any thoughts/advice.
  • codrivercodriver Member Posts: 21
    In common sense, the dealer would take the loss since it's the mistake on their part. The manager can't make you re-sign the financing agreement and can't cancel your contract. However, if this means she is going to lose her job, then it's your decision whether to save her.

    The bottom line is that I don't think you are obliged to redo the contract.
  • sboyd1sboyd1 Member Posts: 13
    Well, consider the fact that you're probably not going to actually get 0.09% financing anywhere else. And you honestly probably won't do better than 0.9% outside of paying cash.

    Did the dealership promote "0.09%" financing, or was it just a happy accident? I guess what I'm asking is, did you realize that the rate you were getting was (most obviously) a mistake before, during, or after you signed the papers?

    I think your best angle here is to go ahead and sign the new agreement at 0.9%, but try to get the dealership to cough-up some freebies... lifetime oil change, $200 (split the difference), or something.
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    An interesting problem....

    Here are my 2 lousy cents, remembering that I am NOT a lawyer.

    One is inclined to think "a contract is a contract; They have to honor it!" But my guess is that there may be some fine print language in your sales contract that says in effect, "this deal may be voided by American Honda Finacning for the following reasons," which, incorrect rate is one of the reasons. This allows them to safeguard themselves against incorrect finance rates like you got here. There probably is a ton of precedent on their side in this matter.

    I am as distrusting of dealers as the next guy, but this really looks like an "honest mistake." It is widely known that Honda is running 0.9% financing for 36 months. Also remember that your dealer and American Honda Finance are completely, 100% NOT related, other than AHFC will only lend money to people buying a Honda or Acura.

    But, as this looks like it would require a new contract, I would say to the dealer something along the lines of, "All right. You guys are the ones who made a mistake here. I want the exact same deal as before, but I want you to subtract $300 off the final price, and then I will finance at 0.9 for 35 months. Remember, it is YOU guys who made the mistake, not me. You are wasting my time, and you have to do something for me."

    Anyway, when all is said and done, is $390 that big a deal when the car was $31,000? There has to be some kind of amicable median in there, both from your standpoint and theirs.

    JR
  • codrivercodriver Member Posts: 21
    It may be different this year, though.

    I was frequently checking out the lot at my local dealership, and I think this year Pilot inventory is less than last year. I can count on the fingers this year while it was full of Pilots in the lot last year. Is Honda getting smart by adjusting their production for 2007?

    I am crossing my fingers that there will be better deals. My eyes are set on a Dark Cherry EXL 4wd with RES. ;-)
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,412
    I agree with the last two posts... Try to get something out of it, from the dealer.. Stress that you wouldn't have agreed to a payment that was higher, etc...

    I don't think it is a valid contract, until approved by the bank.. If they insist, and you don't sign, I would bet that you will have to give the car back.

    I'm not sure if you would be liable for any costs (probably not), but unless you've decided that you just don't want this vehicle, I'd try to extract some concessions from the dealership. I don't think -doing nothing- will be an option..

    regards,
    kyfdx

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  • xcel35xcel35 Member Posts: 9
    Has anyone heard if and what the Pilot incentives will be for March? I just got a great quote for a AWD EX-L w/Navi but it is only till today and I can't buy till at least next week!
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    One more thing about asking for $300 knocked off the new price: The dealer will not be able to sell that car as "new" anymore if you are forced to return it. This will knock several hundred to several thousand off the price they are able to get for it, most likely.

    Also, dealers are commonly awarded monetarily by the manufacturer at months end for how many units they have sold. This will be one more unit not added to that total, if they have to take it back.

    When you remind them of these things, my guess is they will gladly take the $300 off the contract price.

    JR
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    I wanted to know the exact same thing when incentives were expiring on February 5. But I'll tell you, that information is apparently unknowable to anyone outside of Honda until tomorrow.

    Obviously, if there was going to be an incentive tomorrow that was better than today, why would you buy today? Even if it were equal to today's, there's no urgency for you to buy anymore if you can get the same deal for the next month.

    So what I am saying is that there is almost no chance of finding out that information with 100% accuracy. Anything anyone says on this board about it is pure conjecture.

    JR
  • ffxbuyrffxbuyr Member Posts: 11
    I swear, I only saw the extra zero this morning, when I was filing the paperwork. An hour later my husband called to say she left a message for him at his office, and I guessed this might be the reason. I guess you could say it is a "happy mistake." When we picked up the car, it was late and I was very hungry by the time she came around to doing our paperwork, so I checked the numbers only for the correct selling price and the interest rate - I must have seen what I expected to see (a zero then a 9, but did not see where the decimal point was).

    You are right, can help her out, but she is not helping her case. She kep on talking "down" to us during the purchase, using fear tactics to get us to buy insurances (we didn't). And even after we declined, she still printed out the sheet with those extra charges (insurance), apologizing only after my husband pointed out her "mistake." This morning she was treating me like an idiot. She kept saying "Oh it's just a simple mistake, I'll tell you when you get here" and only explained when I flat out told her I am not going there until she tells me exactly what is going on. When I introduced the notion of just cancelling the whole thing (to see what freebies she can offer), she tells me, "Oh it's just a $3/month difference, I don't think you want to do that." I tell her it's $11/month - I had an excel worksheet open so I was able to compute it right there. BOttom line, she pisses me off, although my conscience says I should help her out.
    Ok, I am now ranting so I will stop here.
  • xcel35xcel35 Member Posts: 9
    I was going to buy today because there is a $500 incentive going on and I was hoping for at least that in March. Hopefully the incentives for March will be better.

    Thanks for the info, I guess I will just wait till tomorrow to hassle the dealerships.
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    By the way.....what was the quote? What part of the country do you live in?

    That would help determine if you should jump on today's deal, or wait until later.

    JR
  • ffxbuyrffxbuyr Member Posts: 11
    Thanks for all the posts, those are all good suggestions in addition to simply listening to my conscience by re-signing.

    Yes, I realize the car would take a hit on depreciation, plus how a return would affect the dealer's numbers, so I called my salesperson about this (before posting my question here) and whined a little bit, and he had no idea this was going on, he said he would "get to the bottom" of this and get back to me. Am wondering if I should just be proactive and call him to offer a compromise.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,412
    Am wondering if I should just be proactive and call him to offer a compromise.


    I'd wait for them to offer something first....

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  • leodlionleodlion Member Posts: 7
    Hi bkcco, can you tell me which dealer in Houston as the price of $24,300 OTD? Its kind of hard to believe so I want to double check. Thank you.
  • xcel35xcel35 Member Posts: 9
    I live in the western suburbs of Philly.

    I was offered $31,184 plus Tax and Tags. For an AWD EX-L Pilot with Nav, I thought that was good. They said that the offer would be good for March as long as the incentive didn't change.

    i have asked 7 dealerships for quotes and so far after 2 days, I have only gotten one. Very slow.
  • bkccobkcco Member Posts: 3
    Reliance, which I understand is just south of Houston. The internet manager dealt with me and was quite responsive. He was even going to pick me up at Hobby airport. Remember, I'm in Colorado. The price was $23,990 but they added 53.06 inv. Tax + 50 doc + 34 handling + 21.75 for something + 153.30 for something else =$24,302.11 but rounded to $24,300 OTD (excluding tax, license). If my Santa Rosa deal didn't go through, I would've bought at Reliance. Good luck!
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    Hard to say whether its a good deal or not, unless we know if you plan to use the 0.9/36 month or 3.9/60 month financing....

    Through tonight, Pilot buyers get either a choice of $1500, or the financing.

    The details of a "fairly good" deal on your trim choice would look as follows:

    EX-L 4WD Pilot with NAV - invoice: 31,912
    Destination: 595
    Total: 32,507

    Manufacturer-to-dealer cash: -1,500
    New Total: 31,107

    So, 32,507 if you plan to use the cut-rate financing, and 31,107 if you took the dealer-rebate. This is the kind of deal I would get in St. Louis...."Invoice + Destination."

    But I will tell you, I am pretty sure people in Philly are getting WAY better deals than that. Like, maybe $600-900 more off than my example above.

    Sounds to me like there is a BETTER deal to be had for you. But you have to make that decision.

    Good luck!

    JR
  • ffxbuyrffxbuyr Member Posts: 11
    Ok, and one more rant, then I shall be quiet.

    During her "persuasive speech" regarding insurance, she also kept shimmying her generous bosom at my husband :( I don't think she realized that he can't see beyond 2 feet without glasses (he took them off because he was looking at paperwork). I didn't tell him about it because didn't want him to feel bad about missing the visual part of the multi-media presentation :). I can smile about it now, but I was not amused that night...

    Some may find this a bit off-color, and probably should be a separate thread, but you guys need to watch out for this too, it's part of the sales pitch. ;)
  • xcel35xcel35 Member Posts: 9
    Thanks for the help. I am not financing, so I might try to get more off than $500 like the dealer stated. What also struck me as odd is the dealer stated that they can't install running boards???

    I thought that was a dealer option.

    Thanks again.
  • pat33ewpat33ew Member Posts: 3
    I was able to purchase a 07 Pilot EX-L AWD w/ RES $29,888.00 + TTL with 4.9% finacing. Also, they threw in the all-season mats, and will provide 10% off future accessories. I shopped around the tri-state area, and it was the best deal! I suggest atleast go to 3 dealers, as I found out. But Mahwah Honda's invoice was lower than any other dealer in the area, b/c they sell so many cars per month. 300+ The bigger the dealer, the better the deal!
  • aspesisteveaspesisteve Member Posts: 833
    what was the verbal rate you were quoted?

    I would guess that it is reasonable to assume .09% is a mistake if the dealer or Honda was promoting .9% for 36mos.

    In a world were car dealers are notorious for charging what ever they can get away with, I hope you get the .09 rate to stick.

    It is possible for the dealer to pay down your loan to match the .09 by paying the $390. This is ultimately what I would settle for. Come sign the new rate if they agree to compensate you with $390 off the sticker. Of course in the car dealer world you might have to start somewhere higher to get what you want.

    If the dealer was promoting .9% financing for 36 months and that's what you thought to be the rate, then they might have solid ground to stand on and void your loan. But then again as another post pointed out. If they have to cancel the deal and take the car back then they stand to lose much more than $390.

    let us know what happens
  • mdxnewbiemdxnewbie Member Posts: 2
    Since I found this blog to be extremely helpful and have used it for my car purchases, I would like to contribute my own experience. Hopefully this well help someone else. I just purchased a Nimbus Grey EX-L AWD equipped with mud guards, wheel locks, and running boards from a dealer in Dundalk (That's in Baltimore). My total/OTD price was $30,990. After sending several requests for internet price quotes around the Baltimore and Wash DC area, I only received 3 replies with prices. I received one for $27,700 from Heritage Honda (before taxes, title, and tags) with OTD price of 30,048. The other quotes were around $28,500 before tax,ttl, and tags. None of the other dealers were willing to better or even match the lower quote. They all thought that it was scam and wanted me to forward them the email. I ended up buying the car from Norris Honda in Dundalk since Heritage Honda did not have one in Grey. I was able to negotiate for a lower price by showing them the price quote from Heritage Honda. Good luck!
  • ezfreshezfresh Member Posts: 6
    Little did I know when I walked outta the NR-Honda Barn dealership on Feb 19 and walked back in (tonight) Feb 28th that I'd be giving up the financing with the dealer incentive. Apparently it was only good till Feb 22nd. So, it was either, take the incentive and high interest rate, or take the low interest rate without $1500 back. WTF. But, I was there. Mentally I was ready to do this deal. The salesman was a nice guy.

    So, as of tomorrow night, I'm a proud new owner of a white Honda Pilot 4WD EX-L.

    My offer on the table on Feb 19th was $ 28,988 for the pilot. This offer included dest. charge and -$1500 incentive. HOWEVER, On that date we never discussed the trade in...we never got that far. Looking back, I wish I did get that info.

    Tonight I got a slightly different deal on the pilot, but I was happy with my trade in. I had a 2002 Toyota Solara Conv. SLE to trade with almost 85k miles. Still runs great!

    In the end, I ended up getting the Honda Pilot 4WD EX-L with 3.9% 60-months for $ 30,300 (including dest charge). They gave me $9600 for my trade in (in a phone conversation earlier in the day, I mentioned 10500, but figured to come closer to 10k. close enough for me). I know I coulda sold it for more if I did it on my own, but I had one private deal fall thru this weekend and, to be honest, I can't spare the time to have people come look at it and clean it up (exterior) each time. I'm also trying to plan a wedding.

    So, tomorrow I go and pick up my first SUV.
  • 1novadriver1novadriver Member Posts: 5
    AAARRGGGGHHH :P , the venting continues... Last night on the last day of February, I was at Landmark Honda here in Northern Virginia, my original demand was $31,000.00 OTD, however, just to get over w/ the haggling, I decided to meet them at $32,000.00 OTD, finally a DEAL I can be happy with (just a little though), while waiting for them to prepare & finish the paperwork, my would-not-be SUV was just parked in front after cleaning, excited as I was, I decided to go out & take a 2nd look on my would-not-be new SUV, to my suprise, there was a DENT on the rear door :cry: , I asked the rep if they have a replacement for the same color (Nimbus Gray), he said that the only Pilot they have left with the goodies I wanted (EX-L AWD w/ Navi) is a silver metallic, they offered to repair the DENT free of charge, unsatisfied,I demanded a replacement & as expected, they said no, in short the deal fell through... AAAARRRGGGGHHH :mad: Do you guys think I did the right move??? And do you fellas think I got a great deal???
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,755
    it depends on the dent. If it could have been fixed without paint or disassembly, you should have just let them fix it. If paint was involved, you were right not to take it.

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  • kyfarmgirlkyfarmgirl Member Posts: 1
    I would like to thank this forum for assisting me in my recent purchase of an EX-L 4WD. There seems to be a variance in prices paid according to geographic locations. However the best deal I could negotiate in Western Kentucky was $29,396 with mud guards included. This was a cash purchase no financing involved. I worked 7 dealerships via internet within a 150 mile radius. Hope this helps if someone in my area is trying to negotiate a deal. Thanks again to all the participants of this forum. The info is invaluable. KyFarmgirl
  • willyozwillyoz Member Posts: 8
    Hi everyone,

    I've found this forum to be extremely helpful in my research, so thanks to anyone who's contributed. I feel like it helped me recognize an amazing deal was when I saw it, which was yesterday (2/28) in Atlanta. Hopefully this will help someone else...I know there are a few others in the market for the same Pilot in the Atlanta area.

    I initially contacted 14 dealers in the area, and after some weeding out, around 4-5 were "playin' ball."

    2WD EX-L (no NAV or RES) in Billet Silver Metallic for $26,217 before TTL; $28,500 OTD.

    This was at Sons Honda in Griffin (south of the city). No one could come closer than $29,000 OTD, but Curry Honda(closer to me) tried to match it at the last minute, but I had already committed to Sons Honda. The people at Sons were VERY nice to work with. No pressuring for accessories, ext. warranty, etc. I was in and out in an hour.

    I tried to work everything in my favor for the lowest price possible: waiting until the end of the month, using the $1500 incentive and not the financing (depends on your situation), and talking to as many dealers as I could within a reasonable distance to me. And of course, doing my homework beforehand. I used a method similar to Fighting Chance, and negotiating start to finish took about 4 days.

    I think it worked. Hopefully it does for someone else, too!

    Good luck!
  • dhwanidhwani Member Posts: 5
    Hi all,
    Can anyone please give me the best price paid for 07'Honda Pilot EX 2WD. Suggest me whether this Trim
    is reasonable that EX-L .

    Thanks
    Dhwani
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    While Honda enjoyed record total unit sales for the first 2 months of 2007, only the CR-V is putting up impressive numbers in total units sold among Honda "trucks."

    The Pilot, Element and Ridgeline are all down quite a bit year-to-date.....the Pilot sales are down 7.5%. Here's a link to the numbers:
    http://www.hondanews.com/categories/1097/releases/3901

    So, either Honda has to decrease production, or reintroduce incentives to keep people buying Pilots so their inventory doesn't get ridiculously out-of-whack.

    Personally, I would love to buy a Pilot soon. But, I have this hunch that waiting until the summer will be the thing to do. If these numbers continue to fall, we could see incentives similar to those from last summer on the Honda trucks.

    Thoughts?

    JR
  • xcel35xcel35 Member Posts: 9
    I just go word for a dealer in PA. The incentive with no financing is $2K for March! I will be buying this weekend.
  • dafredstahdafredstah Member Posts: 8
    Curious...what were some examples of the past incentives? What did they run last summer?
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    I was not in the market for a Pilot last summer, so I am doing a little bit of guessing here. But, those guesses are based largely on what is found in past posts in this forum, so you can check those for yourself as well.

    But, I think there was a $2500 incentive last summer, whereas a $1500 incentive just expired.

    I think they had some similar financing deals as to what just expired as well.

    JR
  • dhwanidhwani Member Posts: 5
    Hi,
    I got a deal with OTD 27,000$ for 07'Honda Pilot EX 2WD.
    Please suggest me whether its a good deal..Or should I digg in further for a better deal.

    Thanks
    Dhwani
  • jfritschjfritsch Member Posts: 958
    Read my message 8451. The Pilot wholesales for about 10k off list 1st year. (big depreciation like every other big vehicle, but better than most) It will not move without sizeable incentives.

    -Avoid the 2wd model
    -You want about 6k off.
    -OTD price doesn't mean much as some states will have $300 in sales tax while others $2200. Break down your deal with price, fees and taxes for folks to evaluate it.

    -Last summer was a shooting gallery as most folks got 6500-7500 off without trying hard. If there is a redesign in 08 expect the same or better in July. At least 2-3 folks posted 8000+ off in August, although they were surely in the right place/right time.

    Happy Hunting
    --jjf
    Hi,
    I got a deal with OTD 27,000$ for 07'Honda Pilot EX 2WD.
    Please suggest me whether its a good deal..Or should I digg in further for a better deal.

    Thanks
    Dhwani
  • 1novadriver1novadriver Member Posts: 5
    Hello All, as I would expect it, the dealer called me back and said that theyre willing to look for the exact same vehicle I wanted from other dealers to replace the one I initially chose as long as I keep my part of the deal w/c of course I did, went to the dealer straight from work, as soon as I got there, I saw from a distance my Would-Be SUV, checked the interior & exterior to make sure that it wont be another fiasco, checked the VIN# as well and YES, a different SUV w/ 19 miles on it, it even had the other dealer's emblem, so I'm pleased to announce that I finally took home my 07 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ Navi (Nimbus Gray) :blush: , again $32,000.00 OTD... Also, the Sales Manager threw in a free sunroof visor as a Thank You for honoring my part of the deal, it would have been better had he offered running boards/steps instead, but what the heck, it's free (installed while I was signing the paperwork)... All in All One Happy Honda Driver I Will Be... One complaint though, not with the dealer or the SUV, but the darn weather, it started raining just as I was about to go home :( , oh well...

    This forum was a big help in my decision-process, indeed, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SITES LIKE THIS FOR WOULD BE CAR BUYERS...
  • tinatinatinatina Member Posts: 388
    I would personaly wait until May to buy. I received a quote of $27,000 plus TTL for a Pilot AWD EX (cloth) in the SF area. A $4,000+ discount is not much in my area when compared to last Summer. Some of this has to do with demand that exists for these vehicles in the Winter.
    I think gas prices will further effect the Pilot sales. They are at or near $3.00/ gallon in my locale.

    Please confirm if the new round of incentives are the same, or $2,000. This thread has been very helpful.
  • lawnmowerlawnmower Member Posts: 35
    Are the 2007 Pilot incentives still going on as far as the 1,500 rebate or did they increase it? Please help.
  • ramleramle Member Posts: 10
    I am also wondering if I should wait till summer. I test drove a Pilot EX-L with Navigation that also had all the extra stuff that they put on it, that I really didn’t need except for running boards. The sticker price was 38,600, but it was a Demo car and already had 2200 miles on it. They were willing to sell it for 31,000, few weeks ago, and than called me back and offered 30,000. My price was 29,000. They never mentioned incentives thought, just a special financing. The sale person said he may be able to do 29,500. I wonder if I should get it or wait till summer. The special financing is back until 4/30/07, but were you guys red about the 2,000 back incentives? I haven’t seen it advertised any where.
  • dhwanidhwani Member Posts: 5
    Hey,
    Thanks for the prompt reply,I live in North Carolina and we went to few dealers in Charlotte.They Quote 24,500$+TTL = 27000$ whereas original MSRP was 30,XXX$..Can you tell me what will be right price to bargain and get it.?

    I am not kind of automatic guy , Can u please give me information of why 2WD should be avoided.

    Thanks
    Dhwani
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    The honda website says the 0.9/3.9% financing deals will continue through 4/30/07:
    http://automobiles.honda.com/tools/current_offers.asp?Function=new

    No mention of any Manufacturer-to-Dealer cash, though I don't think the Honda website advertised that while it was in effect the last couple of months, either.

    Edmunds.com doesn't have this up yet....though they do have Honda's APR incentives for a couple of other models.

    Dudes (and Dudettes), this still looks to me like summertime is the time to buy....

    JR
  • 324heather324heather Member Posts: 1
    Did this include leather for the EX 4WD at $26,000 in LA.
    If not, what would be a fair cost for a leather upgrade?
  • adukhpaadukhpa Member Posts: 7
    I think current rebate is $2000 effective March 1st 2007

    The reason I say that is because before with $1500 rebate in Jan and Feb, carsdirect.com target price for Honda Pilot EXL 4wd was $29500 in my area ( zipcode 19006)

    Now , effective March 2 it is $28996

    Alex
  • bkccobkcco Member Posts: 3
    324heather:

    No. The EX 4WD price was for cloth (Nimbus Grey) at Pasadena Honda. I would price the cost (at dealers and in the secondary market) to convert the cloth to leather. I would suspect you'll still come out ahead of buying an EX with leather. Good luck!
  • mudramudra Member Posts: 20
    HILLSIDE HONDA ANNOUNCES THE 2007 MARCH MARK DOWN MADNESS SALE!!!!!!!!!!

    THE FOLLOWING SAVINGS ARE EXTENDED TO YOU:

    PILOT 4WD EX $25,722.00
    PILOT 4WD EXL $27,851.00
    HILLSIDE HONDA
    139-07 HILLSIDE AVENUE
    JAMAICA, NY 11435

    800-840-6860

    I do not know anybody there but the email is from Samantha Shaw .
    HTH for someone looking to buy in NYC.
  • jrsuperstarjrsuperstar Member Posts: 16
    I have to say.....those are pretty good prices. If I could get that in my area (St. Louis), I'd probably be in the store Monday morning....

    Not the BEST deal ever mentioned in this forum, but a real good deal nonetheless.

    JR
  • goldieggoldieg Member Posts: 25
    Hi,

    Please help me in deciding if $25000 OTD is a good price for 2007 Pilot EX 4WD ? I got this verbal offer from a Seattle Dealer. Do you guys think it is too good to be true or it is good reasonable offer ?

    Thanks for you help,

    goldie
  • jfritschjfritsch Member Posts: 958
    What are taxes in the seattle area ($1700?). If so that would be about $7900 -8300 off. (an EX 4wd is 31600?) Even for a 2wd last summer this would be a super deal. In any event, this being the 1st of the month, no sales pressure, and a dealer dropping his pants this much so easily its probably a misunderstanding, a bait and switch (an LX not EX) etc. I assume you talked to the sales manager, not just a salesman or else another flag.

    In any event, if sales taxes in seattle are in the thousands, call back the sales or fleet manager , get a description of the car, the VIN, have him write up the deal and itemize the taxes, doc and title fees et
    confirm it is an EX awd, vin#xxxxx, and go and buy your car.
    If taxes are minimal, a $6900 off deal is still excellent. If everything checks jump on it. If you go with the 3.9% honda promo perhaps 1500 more on the price will be necessary. Just a guess but if the deal is legit its probably for a silver one. (40% of production)

    Pay no more than 1300 for the 8yr 120k hondacare warranty if you are into that sort of thing. Its available for a bit less online.

    However expect a misunderstanding or bait especially if seattle sales taxes are large. Thats why you want to itemize everything directly with management over the phone including the VIN, fees, and invoice writeup, especially if you have to drive 100mi.

    We are in the to good to be true catagory until proven otherwise for a brand new 07 non-demo awd EX pilot. The beginning of the month is when most sales hyjinks happen and you risk becoming training material for the staff's bump up skills.

    Happy Hunting
    --jjf

    Hi,

    Please help me in deciding if $25000 OTD is a good price for 2007 Pilot EX 4WD ? I got this verbal offer from a Seattle Dealer. Do you guys think it is too good to be true or it is good reasonable offer ?

    Thanks for you help,

    goldie
  • valemonvalemon Member Posts: 5
    I would call back and get something more material. Ask to talk to the sales manager and ask to have the quote e-mailed to you. They might think you are trying to have someone match the price and they may refuse to e-mail, but there should be no argument over speaking with the sales manager, even if you have to wait for a call back. Sales people can make promises but the deal is not done without sales manager approval. Also confirm that this is a 4WD you are talking about.

    If you can go OTD in an EX for $275 less than I paid for an LX 4WD there is no question in my mind that this is a super great deal. I hope you can do it and best of luck to you! :)
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