Thanks for the input.On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:57:51 -0400, "Howard"
<howardh1951@hotmail.com> wrote:

>A Honda dealer orders his vehicles months in advance. He is given an
>allocation, a number or quantity of each model he may order and he picks the
>quantity given among the different colors offered. At certain times, not all
>colors may be available. Basically the dealer must have a crystal ball to be
>able to predict what will sell in the next season. But that's his job.
>If a dealer doesn't have the particular color in the model you want, he
>should accomodate the customer by searching for the exact vehicle from other
>dealers and then trade the other dealer for the car you want. The search is
>easily done on the Honda dealer network that all dealers have.
>If the dealer won't do this for you, find another dealer.
>Howard
>"hardtstein" <chrishardt@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>news:4suvk1l47sumk45ofnn35j8nfsri3b749a@4ax.com.. .
>> Do dealers have a choice of colors they get from the factory or do
>> they have to take the colors the factory sends them ? For a 2006
>> Civic EX w/ nav.
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