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I bought my Pilot EX today...
Here's what I got:
28,195.15 -- Price (Pilot EX)
845.85 -- Tax
61 - License/registration
398 -- Junk

Out the door: $29,500
Oh, plus a Honda hat at his cost (I asked for the hat AFTER the deal was
done... damn!)

3.45% loan (my credit union had 3.75% if I put 30% down).

Plus they have yet to look at my trade-in. I did it "right" Got a
price I could live with THEN talked financing THEN trade-in.

The best price I had was $29,452.14 but that was an hour away. I'll pay
an extra $48 for convenience.

Jo wrote:

> 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.
>>
>

Jo:
That's below Invoice. Great Price. You Tax Rate is great too.
Everything in California seems higher. Car prices, taxes, gas, etc.

Did you negoiate with the sales person for that price?

Thanks


Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:<lXLoc.8200$KE6.4805@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net>...
> I bought my Pilot EX today...
> Here's what I got:
> 28,195.15 -- Price (Pilot EX)
> 845.85 -- Tax
> 61 - License/registration
> 398 -- Junk
>
> Out the door: $29,500
> Oh, plus a Honda hat at his cost (I asked for the hat AFTER the deal was
> done... damn!)
>
> 3.45% loan (my credit union had 3.75% if I put 30% down).
>
> Plus they have yet to look at my trade-in. I did it "right" Got a
> price I could live with THEN talked financing THEN trade-in.
>
> The best price I had was $29,452.14 but that was an hour away. I'll pay
> an extra $48 for convenience.
>
> Jo wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >>
> >

Invoice is $27,003. I paid just under $1200 above invoice. MSRP is
$29,960. I paid about $1800 under MSRP.
Yes, I negotiated with salesman who went back to "sales manager" many
times. I had a deal at 29,452 but that was an hours drive.

westcoastbeginner wrote:

> Jo:
> That's below Invoice. Great Price. You Tax Rate is great too.
> Everything in California seems higher. Car prices, taxes, gas, etc.
>
> Did you negoiate with the sales person for that price?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Jo <jo_ratner@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:<lXLoc.8200$KE6.4805@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net>...
>
>>I bought my Pilot EX today...
>>Here's what I got:
>>28,195.15 -- Price (Pilot EX)
>>845.85 -- Tax
>>61 - License/registration
>>398 -- Junk
>>
>>Out the door: $29,500
>>Oh, plus a Honda hat at his cost (I asked for the hat AFTER the deal was
>>done... damn!)
>>
>>3.45% loan (my credit union had 3.75% if I put 30% down).
>>
>>Plus they have yet to look at my trade-in. I did it "right" Got a
>>price I could live with THEN talked financing THEN trade-in.
>>
>>The best price I had was $29,452.14 but that was an hour away. I'll pay
>>an extra $48 for convenience.
>>
>>Jo wrote:
>>
>>
>>>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.
>>>>
>>>