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Re: 2008 Odyssey EX-L RES (Central TX) [cillakat]

by cillakat on Fri May 16 09:45:36 PDT 2008

As you know, 'otd' stands for 'out the door'....it's lingo for the end price, the price your'e paying 'out the door'.  many dealers and others will erroneously use base price as 'out the door' and try to add things on to the 'out the door price'....this is why it's critical to clarify that you want 'out the door' pricing AND what you want that price to include and in what format.  make sure your'e comparing apples and apples. Deal only with a fiinal "OTD" price with all taxes, fees included in the final number.  Reiterating that any suprises from that number will effectively cancel the deal.    If you start with base, difficult to compare b/c all dealers add on different fees at different rates. Go to the honda website.   Use *find a dealer* feature, not the 'request quote'......find the dealers, then for each dealer, use the request quote feature: - model you're wanting (ex-l no res no nav) - In "comments" section put something to the effect: Would like an OTD quote on EXL Odyssey(no res, no nav) taking into consideration the 2K dealer incentive. Will call immediately with a deposit to the best OTD quote guaranteed in writing, that has 'x' color available.  Trying to get to $28,300 OTD or as close as possible. Please respond with your most competitive compelling quote as we're ready to go right now. Please itemize charges as follows: Base Price (including muds, cargo tray, security etching) +dest +doc +tax +title +license +any other possible fee that might be relevant ____________________________________ Total Out the Door, Driving Down the Road Price We are checking with all of the  dealers in Georgia and will be pulling the trigger asap on the best OTD number from a dealer willing to guarantee the quote in writing.   Distance from Atlanta is not an issue if the price is right (taking into consideration the cost of the trip). Your promptness and bottom line is much appreciated. __________ Before you send the email, be sure to copy so you can 'paste' it when you email the next person. ~~Repeat for all dealers in the state. For a price that's great, it's worth the drive, or if they're that desperate, they'll drive it to you (or at least meet you half way). Also,  I'm willing to make more of an effort if someone is willing to make the effort (pricewise) for me. ~~many will try to get you to come in and will refuse to give numbers at first (ignore...cross off your list   - some will give you HIGH price (the Alabama dealers, Nalley and some others)   - some wont respond (amazingly enough)   - a few will give you a pretty aggressive price   - you may end up with a clear cut low ball great price ~~Forget about the highballs and the folks that want you to call to get a price. Keep the emails so you can respond later and tell them the number you did get. ~~In our case, 28,300 was the lowest known price *at the time* for what anyone had pd for for the ex-l OTD.  Our 27,793 was a clear cut lowball price that made it worth the drive to Gainesville.  I emailed back the rest of those that had responded to tell them we had a deal in Gainesville but 'thanks anyway".  If i recall correctly,  three matched it.  One beat it  (honda mall of georgia) by $25 and a gas card but by then i felt like it was important to take the first deal since he was so *willing* to deal from the get go with no hassles. ~~Email back your best price offer with   "You have this color in stock and this price includes dest, doc, tax, title, licence, lemon law fees etc etc etc?  There will be no suprises when we come into sign?  B/c that would be a deal breaker.     Please respond with written verification and include VIN. Upon receipt of verification, I will call with a deposit. They reply in writing with a "yes", then call them and go pull the trigger sticking to the exact negotiated details.     One detail of our *extremely* low price was that they wouldn't take a credit card for any part of the deposit.    It was cash/check/financing only. ~~When you show up. Drive the EXACT VAN you are buying. Make sure you like it, no rattles, etc. Inspect it for scratches, etc. Should be fine, but make sure. You've come this far, don't overlook final details.  Will send you another email on this from odysseyclub.com There have been paint issues in the last few years.....quality control stuff from the Talladega, AL plant;/    My whites are *slightly* different on my bumpers than on the rest of the car.  But most would not notice it.....and for the great price, i can try not to notice it too:) ~~Show up with your own financing ask if they can beat it. If they can, go that route. If not, stick with your financing. Don't show up without financing or you're likely to get the "best we can do is 8.5% routine. (for financing check e-loan and capitalone.com, lending tree and USAA (if you have access) and any local credit union. ~~Do all negotiation back forth via email. DO NOT GO IN until you have a deal. If you go in without a deal being done your prone to wasting your time or caving and not getting a great deal.  The biggies that they try to add on of course are 'dealer protection package' (don't let them charge you for it....they've almost always already done it but don't let it be on your dime), security etching (it's already done, they're just wanting to charge you to transfer the information), a different destination or documentation fee  (nope, we already rolled that into the price but thanks for asking:)) ****We did get the extended warranty even though that's not something we typically do.....you can check prices at bernardihonda.com  whomever you buy from will price match.   she also wanted us to pay for it in full up front or roll it into the financing....but I also knew about the free, no fee financing that they have on that and knew to ask for that....so that's being pd for over a couple years with no interest, no charges.   Print out the price sheet from Bernardi and the free, no financing offer info so you have it.  The dealer did price match so we bought it from them. ******We did get Weathertech liners to protect the carpet. www.autoanything.com/floor-mats/64A2002A0A0A.aspx

2008 Honda Pilot, EX, Dark Cherry Pearl, $23,946 OTD

by mike8194 on Mon Mar 03 19:29:01 PST 2008

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone. We just purchased our Pilot today. After much haggling, via email, we got a 2008 Honda Pilot EX, for $23,946 out the door at Milton Martin Honda in Gainesville, Ga!!!! The price incentive ended today and we closed our deal 40 minutes after the dealership closed. We are so excited. It is a great SUV for a great price. We traded in our 2007 Honda Accord SE, and made the leap!

Re: EX-L initial quotes coming in (all OTD) with huge variation [gavanmom]

by cillakat on Wed Sep 19 17:57:57 PDT 2007

I did talk to Honda Carland/Roswell. He came in higher than my target, then wanted to price match.....which is nice, but I didn't want to price match. i just drove home from Milton Martin Honda (Gainesville, GA) in my new EX-L white/tan that had 22 miles on it. $27,792 OTD as promised with security etching, cargo liner, muds, paint protection yadda yadda all included. He would have offered up the wheel locks I'm sure...but I had realized about a day ago that they would NEVER be used by me and would just clutter. I loved the sales guy (not supposed to use names here so we'll just say his first name started with a G:))....he was just 'good people' as they say in the south. I'd drive the drive in a heartbeat to buy every car that my family will ever own. It was that good. Not a hint of, 'well....this little fee is standard'....or 'oh yeah, that's got to be added on'. never. It was all fun, happy, community, *honesty*. You could tell people were happy being there. He bought my girls ice cream from the vending machine....walked me through all of the features of the car.....let my 8 and 6 yo tell him stories, make him nametags and more. It was delightful. Seems like a silly word to describe a car purchase, but it was. There wasn't any other place I'd rather have been. Not only was it a great place to be buying a gorgeous solid new ody but it would have been a great place to just *be*. Even without a purchase. He was telling me that they have a big cookout (ribs/ turkey fry) every year the tuesday before thanksgiving and about 250 people show up. I can see why. Honestly, we will not shop around should we need another Honda. We'll just make the drive to Gainesville. Fwiw, he was the best price out of the gate. I named my number (27.8 otd) and he came in lower. Everyone else came in higher, even just a little bit.......then when i told them I had a deal in writing, 5 dealers (of 20 or so) geographically closer offered to price match to 'save me the drive'. Quite frankly, if you could have gone lower, why didn't you in the first place? I told them 'no thanks', i'll drive further for the guy who was willing to go further for me. He did the right thing, I'll respond in kind by doing the right thing. I am so glad I drove the next 20 minutes for what I think is probably the best car buying experience one could have. Anywhere. All the best, K in atlanta

07 ex-l 2wd with nav in GA - finally

by gc3 on Sat Aug 04 19:33:03 PDT 2007

Paid $30500 OTD in a 7% tax county (Milton Martin Honda in Gainesville). Spent a week calling and talking to other dealers and getting promised they'd get one but no one else could deliver. They might have a few more but not many. Best price quote provided was $27394 OTD w/o navi and $29932 w/navi. Paid a few $ more but they had one (and anyhow its the closest dealer to me so I saved at least 100 miles driving. I think this 5 state area in the Southeast is just about dry except for demos.

2007 CR-V 2WD, no NAVI EX-L; North Florida

by tampafred on Mon Jun 18 07:45:43 PDT 2007

The local dealership finally got in the model (EX-L, 2 WD, no NAVI) I was looking for in one of my color choices (metallic blue) last week. The one Honda dealership here in Gainesville is selling all the 2007 CR-Vs they get very quickly so I decided it was time to go ahead and buy one. The total OTD price was right at $26,600. Breakdown is $24,490 for the car (including dest. fee) BUT, being that this is Florida, with it's DEALER FEE scam (i.e EXTRA PROFIT),it's necessary to add in the $499 dealer fee to this "price" to get the real price of $24,989. A mere $405 under MSRP. It did include mud guards and cargo tray though. Not an especially great deal but the best I was able to find. Dealer's in Florida don't seem to be discounting as much as those in California. Some of the dealers in Orlando weren't even interested in matching this price. Supply and demand I guess. The rest of the costs were for TTL. Dealer got me financing at 5.79%, a bit lower than my credit union, who could only get me 5.99% Anyways, the car is great so far. No buyers regret. Wife and kids love it too. Gas mileage around town for the first 200 miles has been around 23 mpg.

Re: No good quotes in GA [congan]

by schmidwell on Fri Feb 09 11:09:06 PST 2007

Congan...just bought 07 EXL w/out RES/NAV about a month ago. Live in Knoxville, TN and solicited e-mail quotes from dealers in GA and TN (Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville). Following are most competitive quotes, all of which are vehicle price plus destination fee (excl. TTL): $27,667 Hennessey (Woodstock, GA) $27,965 Milton Martin (Gainesville, GA) $28,000 Economy Honda (Chattanooga) $28,057 Westside Honda (Knoxville) $28,148 Curry Honda (Chamblee, GA) Bought from Westside Honda in Knoxville after they included several accessories (all weather mats, wheel locks, etc.) at no extra charge. OTD was around $30,500. Hope this helps.

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