2013 and earlier Honda Odyssey Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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  • ilu333ilu333 Member Posts: 18
    I'm in the market for an EX-L Res/nav as well. I'm in southern cal. Best OTD quote I got so far as of last month was $33K. I haven't check this month. Pls let me know what price you got. Thanks!
  • dirtydumpdirtydump Member Posts: 11
    I'm in socal too and I'm looking for just an EX-L. This is just a suggestion but I think you can save yourself 4-6 grand by buying a garmin and installing an aftermarket flip-down dvd player. You can get a bigger screen too like 19-20inches. And the garmin can fit in your pocket (nuvi 350/360 and they are cheap now too!). The one that comes with the car is 9 inches. I haven't seen the quality of the screen in the car, but IMO I don't think it is worth the premium.
  • spankspankspankspank Member Posts: 24
    I agree with dirtydump about the premium commanded for RES/NAV models. Our last two minvans have had RES and we would love NAV but we just leased a plain '08 EX-L this time.

    Can you recommend a particular model of aftermarket DVD player? Since we lease, I was thinking of just getting a laptop style player. Now that our kids are 6 and 8 that seems like a more reasonable solution.
  • dirtydumpdirtydump Member Posts: 11
    Those handheld players are great, especially if you get a car adapter for them. We have a widescreen-clamshell samsung and it's fine. Cheap, portable, and each kid can have their own. Sometimes it gets a little hot, but no big deal. I have a 12 inch laptop too and I think that could be a reasonable solution as well.

    That being said, there is something nice about having a flip-down DVD player mounted in one's car (I don't know what it is, but it just seems cool). I have never had one in my car before. My buddy had a head unit with a dvd player. It was nice but way too small. I haven't been researching very long but one thing that I can imagine being a problem is the screen getting washed out by sunlight. Since you have had one before in your car you may know whether this is a problem. Other than that, all I can say is I guess we gotta put in some work and research DVD players like we researched this car.
  • ephaepha Member Posts: 11
    Based on what I've read on the internet, technically "Holdback" is 2%, but there is another 1% similar to holdback that is called something else.

    So, it seems the total is 3%, but it's not actually called a total "Holdback" of 3%. However, I've never seen anything official on this.
  • needvanneedvan Member Posts: 2
    Great forum.

    I have got the price of $23988 + 8. 25 tax and DMV fees (~10%). OTD price of ~26270, over the phone. This is about ~$625 lower than cars direct online price. Edmunds say invoice is 26,229.

    How much lower can I go?

    thanks.
    PK
  • ztennisztennis Member Posts: 4
    Hi Needvan -

    Myself and one other are close to purchasing Odyssey from a dealer in the SF Bay area. We think we get the best price by buying together. Email me at catalina@ztennis.net if you are interested. We are looking to purchase in the next 10 days.

    Jeff
  • nobodyyouknownobodyyouknow Member Posts: 21
    Has anyone tried to buy their ody through them. In my region, they seem to be offering reasonable good prices ($26.2 for EXL). I'm thinking then that its possible to better on my own. Thoughts?
  • ilu333ilu333 Member Posts: 18
    I agree that it's more cost effective to get the aftermarket DVD & portable navigation.But my wife like the way the interior look with the factory installed nav & there is no option of getting nav without dvd so I guess we're paying extra for the "look" of it. Seems a bit ridiculous when you think about it but whatever the lady want she gets. BTW I just got a quote from a local dealership in socal for $32,200 OTD.
  • warybuyerwarybuyer Member Posts: 1
    After extensive reading here, I'm looking to offer $29,087 for a 2008 EX-L with R and N. Here's my reasoning based on some advice offered:

    Dealer Inv.: $31,661.
    Minus 3% MSRP: $-1,074.
    Minus Dealer Incentive: $-1,500.
    Bottom line = $29,087.
    (Plus tax, title, and reg)

    The dealership has 31 Odysseys and 6 of them are the EX-L with R and N which seems like a pretty high inventory to me. They have no 2009's (which I am guessing is due to that high 2008 inventory).

    Can anyone tell me if the numbers seem to be a reasonable offer?

    Thanks!!
  • markrrmarkrr Member Posts: 7
    I am in MA and this looks to very good. I have quotes form dealers, which say they are not ahppy about it but will be $29,000 - $29,073 for 2008 EX-L with R and N. This includes destination but not tax, title, registration. They also wack you $259-$299 for document preparation - that is a complet rip off but considering you are below invoice apparently the only way for them to make some $ back.

    I also asked and apprently floor mats are now included. In 2000 I think they were charging $160.

    Your calculation are very on though as several of the folks did not want to match the $29,000 and said $29,073 is the number they could do because of their calculation, now I know where that came from.

    It still amazes me is that it sound like they sell cars for less than they paid. I am trying to understand all this, but at the end of the day I just want the lowest price for my new vehicle and should nto worry about them.

    I am hoping to make my purchase today.
  • kmac207kmac207 Member Posts: 7
    Hi,
    I've been getting quotes from Dealers here at the NE area. The best I've got for 08 EXL&RES is 27071 (includes dest), 298 doc fee, 85 TTL.
    Any thoughts?
    Thanks.
  • jmd164jmd164 Member Posts: 7
    just bought a honda odyssey ex here in northeast pa for $23400. i thought that was a good deal.i;m now looking to add a RES, whats the best option.
  • jmd164jmd164 Member Posts: 7
    i just bought one yesterday here in PA. i got it for 23400 sticker was around 29K
  • airoopsairoops Member Posts: 9
    Boch in MA is advertising every EX-L with RES in stock with a MSRP of $34.4k for $258/mo for 36 mo's with 1998 down and a 54% residual. Price does not include Tax Title and Reg (assumes includes destination).

    If you follow my math:

    Total lease payments are $9,288 (258*36)
    Down payment is $1,998
    Total lease payment $11,287 (which should equal 46% of the price)
    Lease b/o should then be $13,250 (Lease payments of $11,287 * (54%/46%)
    So total purchase price s/b $24,537

    Can anyone think of what else I'm missing here? This doesnt factor in lease fees which they could use to bump up the price. The only other thing I could think of is that this assumes a zero interest rate embedded in the lease, but if the interest rate was 2 or 3%, that would only lower the lease payments going against the cap cost, and thus lower the purchase price.

    TIA for any thought and if anyone has dealt with Boch recently.
  • exbuyerexbuyer Member Posts: 3
    I am interested to hear the details. Did the $23400 include destination plus dealer fees, prep, etc.? I have a quote from a NJ dealer for about 24K for the EX, which includes destination, doc fees, and dealer prep. (the only extras would be tax & title). Trying to decide if I can squeeze a few more hundred out of the transaction.

    Any thoughts?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 268,115
    Well.. you can extrapolate a purchase price from lease information, if you have all of the other variables... but, your example is missing way too many of them..

    First... I wouldn't assume that $1998 is going to cover everything but tax... If an ad leaves out a lot of information, and if the price looks really low, then you should assume the worst... $595 acquisition fee? $299 doc fee? Destination charge? It can go on and on...

    Second.. The lease buyout (or residual) is a set percentage of the MSRP.. The selling price or the total of lease payments have nothing to do with it... If the MSRP is $34,400 and the residual percentage is 54%, then the buyout is $18,576...

    Third.. Part of your lease payment (as you noted) goes to finance charges... You'd have to know how much of it to calculate the rest of the equation..

    You can go to the Honda Odyssey Lease Questions forum and get money factors and residuals... From there, it is a lot easier to calculate the actual selling price... Or, you could call Boch and ask them for the total amount due at signing on the lease in the ad.... Don't be shocked if it turns out to be $4000...

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  • padmashanthapadmashantha Member Posts: 1
    Hi,
    planning to lease or buy EX-L end of this month or end of next month.
    1. what is the current best prices?
    2. should i wait for end of next month?
    3. will there be any better deals after Sep 02nd which current .99% 36 months promotion ends?
    tx,
  • reesyreesy Member Posts: 2
    I'm looking to buy the EX-L from any dealer in the Boston area. I plan to pay cash with no trade and the best I'm seeing so far is 25,800 + 295 doc fee. On 8/1 "twinphoto" posted a purchase from Boch in Norwood for 25,357. Is anyone seeing anything close to that right now? I test drove the car at Boch and the salesman is horribly slow in getting back to me after originally telling me "about 25,000" while I was halfway out the door (I hadn't done my research yet and wasn't ready to buy that day). Of course he came back with a 26,700 price when I called him back. I'm now ready to buy and any input from Boston area buyers would be appreciated.
  • sneezy2sneezy2 Member Posts: 20
    Hi, I'm also shopping for an 08 EX-L in Houston area! Got 8 quotes so far, one of which is almost identical to the one you posted on 8/12/08. That one was the 3rd highest in price on my list of emailed quotes, b/c of the unwanted add-ons.

    Best offer so far:
    Selling price: 27036
    Sales tax (6.25%): 1689.75
    Other fees (doc, title, lic, regis, inventory): 255
    Out the door cash price: 28,981

    At least one other dealer has offered to match or beat that price.
    According to my calcs, this selling price is fairly close to their cost, so seems like a good, reasonable deal to me. Any thoughts?
  • spankspankspankspank Member Posts: 24
    Best offer so far on EX-L in Houston:
    Selling price: 27036

    If it is not financed through Honda you should be $500 lower. Try it.
  • bigdadi118bigdadi118 Member Posts: 1,207
    Boch's promotion this week and this month has LX trim.

    Be patient, I think they may switch promotion to EXL next week or in month of Sep. The monthly specials should be posted online by 6th or 7th day of the month.
  • liminerliminer Member Posts: 6
    just bought exl for $25,600 last night, best offer I could ever imagine based on any other offers I got from the dealerships around my area; so I nailed it right away. Then they pulled it from their storage place because they don't have the color I want on site. It's very, very dirty with bird droppings on it; and it has 20 miles on it; all the plastic wrappings on the seats and floors(except driver's floor) are removed; the price stickers on the window are removed, too; and the guy did pull the handle three times when he tried to close the side door. All of the these gave me the feeling that it's not brand-new. Is it possible a demo one or the one has been test-drived a lot? or the one with minor defects? Or am I just worried too much?

    We haven't pick up the car yet because they'll wash it up today. Can we still do something? Please give some advices. We're not very experienced in buying new cars, this is our 2nd one. Thanks in advance.

    Miner
  • mn_vanfanmn_vanfan Member Posts: 1
    Just purchased an 08 EXL-RES last Friday. E-mailed fifteen dealers. Ten responded. Low bid for base price including destination was $27,764 or $28,764 with financing. As far as I can tell, that was:

    Invoice, less dealer cash, less holdback: $31,282 - $1,500 - $1,014 ($33,810*.03) = $28,768.

    They offered $1,000 less for no financing.

    The dealer had a documentation fee of $75. Since tax, title and license are not negotiable and vary so much state to state, I have not included those numbers.

    Remaining quotes for base price ranged from $28,864 to $30,890 with financing. We accepted the best quoted price as no dealers wanted to improve their bid below that number. Got pre-approved for financing on-line at the dealer website. Went in, test drove the van, signed papers and left. Total time about 1.5 hours. No trade-in. All in all a great experience with the dealer. Total time from first e-mail to purchase was four days.
  • bigdadi118bigdadi118 Member Posts: 1,207
    If you feel uneasy then better ask to change to another one, or the 2nd choice color with same MSRP if they got only 1 in your 1st color choice.
    Better late than sorry.
  • jmd164jmd164 Member Posts: 7
    i paid 23400 i had to put down 414 which was dealer prep fees, destination and first month payment. i didnt even haggle on the price, the dealer was much lower than any other around. he was 2000 below the two other closest honda dealers.
  • jgzjgz Member Posts: 28
    Was the 27036 from Sterling McCall of Kingwood? That's not the lowest as dealer installed accessories are excluded. I got a quote from Gillman which is 265 more but includes window tint and pinstripes. Does anybody know how much does tint cost?

    Can't believe people can get EXL for 25600!!
    Want to team up to bargain for a better deal?
  • bigdadi118bigdadi118 Member Posts: 1,207
    Pre-cut Tint kit front 2 : 30.00

    http://www.tintkits.com/Scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=993
  • jgzjgz Member Posts: 28
    Damn, a complete odyssey window tint kit only costs $110. But the dealer told me tint + pinstripes is $500 value!

    One question though: is the DIY tint as good as dealer's tint? I saw cars with tint peeling off.
  • jgzjgz Member Posts: 28
    sneezy2: was the $500 lower quote from Houston area?
  • jgzjgz Member Posts: 28
    May I ask where did you get this deal?
  • spankspankspankspank Member Posts: 24
    Well.. you can extrapolate a purchase price from lease information, if you have all of the other variables... but, your example is missing way too many of them.

    Given a $258 for 36 month lease through Honda with a MF of .00163 would equate to a $26700 sell price of this EX-L RES. Net cap cost is $25297 with $595 acq fee and $1998 down. If no more is due at signing that is really low because Honda is offering $1000 less dealer incentive when they finance compared to a cash sale. I could see paying up to $500 in BS to get this deal.

    My question. If this was a third party lease you might get that sell price, but would you get 54% res and .00163 MF? I don't know.
  • hakunamhakunam Member Posts: 13
    Just got home after the purchase of an EXL with R & N. 30,500 out of the door, the only accessory I got was mud guards, the guy just wouldn't give me anything else. They also accepted my trade-in for 13500 (valued for 13,300 in good condition at KBB). They actually gave me 10 days to sell the vehicle on my own, all in all a pretty sweet deal I would say. I think the base + destination comes out to $29117. The experience over all was not bad either. This is in VA BTW.
  • ztennisztennis Member Posts: 4
    Just bought an EX-L for 25,558 in the SF Bay Area. My advice is to form a buyers group. According to the finance guy, he would not have sold at this price had their been just one buyer.

    These forums are great - hope my contribution helps.
  • nobodyyouknownobodyyouknow Member Posts: 21
    20 miles is not a big deal. It could've been test driven once. A little dirty and in need of a wash. The only thing that would concern me just a tiny bit is whether there are any stains visible from the bird droppings after the wash. Certain bird droppings will etch in the paint, but that's not a normal thing. Shouldn't be, but just double check.

    If it's been sitting on the lot for a while, that's probably what motivated the dealer to cut the price and sell it.

    You did good. I was just offered 26k for ex-l with 80 miles on it. Didn't pull the trigger, b/c I realize there are better deals out there. But the 80 miles didn't phase me - it was a dealer trade.

    If you want to know how long its been sitting on the lot, take a look at the door jamb. There's a decal there that has the production date on it (month and year).
  • thetruthkcthetruthkc Member Posts: 5
    WOW great deal.

    The best I could do OTD was $32,200 with a Fairfax dealer.

    I think Base was $28,519. But they added on $495 for appearance and $385 for doc fees. (I'm registering in MD so tax is higher 6%)
  • hakunamhakunam Member Posts: 13
    Yeah, the sales rep, even till the last moment, seemed a bit shell shocked. His final words before departing were, 'you did good, my friend, you did real good'. I mean, I don't think it's a crazy deal but I called up at least 4 other dealers and no one would even touch it.
  • skkskk Member Posts: 1
    Is 25,558 OTD , or before Tax and Tag price ?

    the best quote so far in VA area for EX_L with RES: is
    Your Price: $27611.87

    Freight: $670.00

    Processing Fee: $399.00

    VA Tax (3.17%): $909.18
    Tag and Title Fee: $75.50

    Out the Door: $29665.55

    in another mail she said , she will give $500 off of the quote and appearance package which include Mud guards, wheel locks, door edge guards, fender well trim & pin stripe
    So Final OTD will Be 29165.55

    is it good price or still we can bargain for less?
  • hakunamhakunam Member Posts: 13
    Check if it is $500 off the appearance package or if it is removing the appearance package from the deal. In my case, it was the latter. I still got the mud guards though.
  • thetruthkcthetruthkc Member Posts: 5
    Is it me or does the appearance package seem like to total ripoff? you can get that stuff from internet dealers (official honda accessories), for half the price and install it yourself (except pinstriping).

    They still pinstripe? Isn't that a dealer ripoff addon from the 80's?
  • shannonchiashannonchia Member Posts: 6
    I'm going tonight to sign papers for a Honda Odyssey EX w/RES for 26,289. After tax and title/license it will be 28,851. What do you think about that is it a good deal or should I try to talk them down a little. The RES is going to be put in the headrest. Let me know what everyone thinks.
  • sneezy2sneezy2 Member Posts: 20
    Yes. The salesman says tint and splash guards are already included in
    the driveout price he gave 28900.
    I have an appt there tomorrow (Thurs. 8/21) afternoon.
    I'm still waiting to hear back from Gillman whether they will match or not.
    I would consider that deal from Gillman.

    Teaming up for a deal sounds good... in theory, but also could be a logistical challenge! My schedule has been so jam-packed. I'm in SW Houston.
    Which part of town are you in?

    After researching, getting 10 quotes, making a detailed spreadsheet, sifting
    thru 60 emails and calls, I'm just about ready to be done with this process, you know?

    Was the 27036 from Sterling McCall of Kingwood? That's not the lowest as dealer installed accessories are excluded. I got a quote from Gillman which is 265 more but includes window tint and pinstripes. Does anybody know how much does tint cost?

    Can't believe people can get EXL for 25600!!
    Want to team up to bargain for a better deal?
  • sneezy2sneezy2 Member Posts: 20
    Sort of...try Honda of Lake Jackson, they just opened 2 months ago and seem willing to strike a great deal. THey have about 8 08 EX-Ls. Actually, it's the best offer thus far, 500 better than next lowest quote...No one else will go that low.
    BUT they don't have the color I want. So this is their way of trying to persuade me to pick another color. My husband thinks I'm crazy for paying 500 more just for a car color...but I'm going to do a little more hunting for my 1st choice. I really wanted this color for my previous car and didn't get it then (6 yrs ago) .

    sneezy2: was the $500 lower quote from Houston area?
  • hakunamhakunam Member Posts: 13
    Yeah, I laughed when they listed out the stuff in that appearance package. Last night, the accessories lady was trying to sell me a cargo mat for 170 bucks, found it online for 90. My wife forced me to buy this Cilajet thing (600 bucks for inside, outside, and rims). I am scheduled to go back for the application tomorrow and am still wondering if this is a good thing. I do want to get some paint protection since the van will probably sit outside mostly.
  • jgzjgz Member Posts: 28
    If you've talked to larry, please make sure those add ons are included b/c he told me only if I went there he would consider it, but that's over one hour driving.

    We live in SW Houston, too. Maybe we can talk about this. I'm tired of this, too - still don't understand why other states charge $1,000~1,500 less on the same car.
  • jgzjgz Member Posts: 28
    I've talked to them, too. A guy quoted me 25600 over the phone but would not confirm it by email - I don't think they are serious.
  • abhigoaabhigoa Member Posts: 2
    Hi I am looking to buy the EX-L R&N 2008 Odyssey in the next 1-2 weeks. Are there any more ppl interested in forming a team for multiple deals? Please let me know.

    Also what is the best deal so far for the 2008 Odyssey R&N Model and the justification beyond it.

    Appreciate all your replies in advance

    Thanks
  • sneezy2sneezy2 Member Posts: 20
    About Honda of Lake Jackson:
    wow, that's an awesome quote you got...hard to believe though.

    I got a quote of OTD 28300, also by phone, but I
    don't have email confirmation yet. however, they did offer to drive a vehicle
    out to me in SW Hou if I am truly interested.

    We'll see how tomorrow afternoon goes at Sterling McCall...
  • jgzjgz Member Posts: 28
    Would you please keep me posted on your Sterling MaCall adventure? I can't go tomorrow.
  • liveandletliveliveandletlive Member Posts: 9
    Good luck. For what's worth, they offered a good price back in May, half of the holdback. Looks like you're getting 27% of holdback, so looks good. I'm still in the market and live in S Houston. The recent quotes I've seen in the Houston area higher than May quotes, and yes, for some reason prices are much better in the NE, particuarly in Virginia. Don't know why. We're so close to September that I may just wait for the new promotions and hopefully the arrival of 09s. Please keep us posted.
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