O'daniel Honda

I purchased a new Honda Civic Si sedan from O-Daniel Honda and would like to report that the experience was exactly what I expected - swift transaction, professional treatment and fair pricing. Before I went to the dealer I did my home work and had a good idea on what kind of pricing I can expect to pay for the car and what my trade in was worth. In the end, my price for the car was about 5% below MSRP and the trade in was about what the online price estimators indicated what the trade in value would be. Of course I wish that I could have paid less for the car and got a better trade in offer, but most all Honda dealers are notorious for not dickering much on the MSRP and the particular car that I purchased was a popular and some-what sought after version. The dealer received the car only a few days prior to my purchase. They offered to hold the car with a small refundable deposit until I could drive 200 miles to test drive it even though there were other parties interested in it. When I arrived, I was greeted by Eric the salesman that I talked to on the phone. As soon as I arrived, I looked the car over breifly, it was driven off the show room floor and I drove it with the salesman for a 15 mile test drive. We dickered a bit on the price and I agreed to the sale and trade. I talked to the service department about some accessories, and they were extremely helpful and even though they offered to install the accessories, they offered to help me figure out how to install the accessories myself! Upon closing the deal with the final person that completes the contracts and such, I was not subjected to a pressure sale to buy an extended warranty and other added items, and was treated very well. The entire sales and service staff that I had contact with were very friendly, accommodating, professional and prompt. The dealer ship was very clean and modern. I was on my way home in my new car about two hours after I arrived.