I don't know why you have the problem today with the high gas price. In my
area (Philadelphia, PA), Honda Pilot, CRV and even mini van get good
discount. Did you check Edmund website

Hai
"Jo" <jo_ratner@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2garurFnpgiU1@uni-berlin.de...
> I have a similar problem in NC. Dealers won't budge. One actually told
> me that "If you don't buy it, the next guy will". I'm going to buy a
> pilot but probably not from that guy.
>
> dold@NeedXAssis.usenet.us.com wrote:
>
> > westcoastbeginner <westcoastbeginner@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>I'm in the market to purchase a new 2004 Honda Pilot EX-L with NAV in
> >>Northern California. Started the standard process. Costco, Internet,
> >>Car Brokers, and visit to dealer.
> >
> >
> > NorCal is a big place. Where did you try?
> > I used different zip codes with Costco, and bought in San Jose.
> > I found the dealers in the Sacramento area, regardless of how I
contacted
> > them, to not quite be "up" on the internet idea, still stuck in the
"come
> > on down and we'll see what we can do" mode.
> >
> > The Costco-referred dealer in Petaluma didn't even call back, and the
> > dealer in Santa Rosa had a better price than what I paid advertised in
the
> > Sunday Press Democrat a month after I bought.
> >
>