"C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Next we visited the Honda dealer. The Pilot was immediately eliminated as
> wildly overpriced. My Mother liked the CR-V but it seems that dealers load
> them all up with options that jack up the price. To get one equipped
> reasonably you ended up with a sun roof my Mother didn't want and a price
> higher than the Highlander.

I've never shopped for a CR-V, I'm happy with the Accord basic
configurations and you can mostly get them as-is.

Mostly, I wanted to suggest that after you've looked at all the
vehicles, shop via the Internet. It's a good way to get closer to
what you want with minimal sales floor gamesmanship, and often
better prices, too.

J.