2005 Steel Blue Metallic EXL

[krblgc]

Hi,

I'm a new member here.

Just want to share that I just got a 2005 Pilot EXL [Steel Blue Metallic] this last Saturday [April 9, 2005]. I did the initial negotiation through email bet ween 2 dealers and when I got the price set with one of them, I decided to pull the trigger and made the appointment that saturday.

I got the price for $28,742 [including destination fee]]. Did I do good? Please let me know. It's great doing the negotiations through email as there's no pressure to deal with.

I'll upload more pictures.

Thanks.

krblgc

[john802]

Nice picture of your new Pilot!

BTW, Congrats and welcome to h-p.org!

ps: try to reduce the picture size to 640x640 to fit better.

[piconut2]

Hi krblgc...

I just bought a Blue Metallic EX-L last month and paid $300 over invoice (I think invoice is about $29400), so you got a good deal! However, your picture is a bit pixelated. You might want to resize it like john802 said.

Here is mine:

[robrecht]

Congratulations and welcome!

I think the picture may be bigger than the actual car. LOL!

[john802]

Originally posted by robrecht
Congratulations and welcome!

I think the picture may be bigger than the actual car. LOL!

[BigDogDad]

Originally posted by john802
ps: try to reduce the picture size to 640x640 to fit better.

Congrats and welcome to the group. Real nice color!

Don't feel bad, one of my first pics was a beast also. I even tried to be nice and preview it before I posted, but I kept losing the pic.

[krblgc]

sorry about the big pic. I will resize the other pics before uploading it here. I just tried to lower the jpeg quality that's why it's now pixelated.

Where's the cheapest for a running board?

Before that, I'd like to know which is the popular choice here:

Chrome Side Steps or Running Boards?

Please let me know your opinion.

Do you think a 7 yr./75k miles extended warranty is necessary?

Thanks for helping out a new member.

krblgc

p.s. I already bought Ratso's Chrome Grill accent. Hopefully it would arrive this week.

[BigDogDad]

Here's a thread for a poll over side steps vs running boards, not specifically the chrome ones though...

Side Steps vs. Running Boards

I don't have either, yet! but seem to prefer the running boards.


As for where to buy see this thread...

websites for OEM accessories

So far I have purchased from FairHondaPartsForYou, CheapestHondaParts & HandA-Accessories. All 3 were great just watch the shiping costs depending on where you are located.

[john802]

Originally posted by BigDogDad
...So far I have purchased from FairHondaPartsForYou, CheapestHondaParts & HandA-Accessories. All 3 were great just watch the shiping costs depending on where you are located.

Let us not forget to include our sponsor Hondacuraworld.com w/ free shipping.

[hsubox]

Originally posted by krblgc
Hi,

I'm a new member here.

Just want to share that I just got a 2005 Pilot EXL [Steel Blue Metallic] this last Saturday [April 9, 2005]. I did the initial negotiation through email bet ween 2 dealers and when I got the price set with one of them, I decided to pull the trigger and made the appointment that saturday.

I got the price for $28,742 [including destination fee]]. Did I do good? Please let me know. It's great doing the negotiations through email as there's no pressure to deal with.

I'll upload more pictures.

Thanks.

krblgc

Good color choice! I paid $28,998 which
is $550 over the $28,446 Consumer Reports
estimated dealer wholesale price (after Dealer
Holdback). You did great! I purchased mine
through a broker who doesn't need to keep any
inventory like dealers do. No sales pressure
at all. I'm getting my next car though a broker.

[hsubox]

Originally posted by BigDogDad
Here's a thread for a poll over side steps vs running boards, not specifically the chrome ones though...

So far I have purchased from FairHondaPartsForYou, CheapestHondaParts & HandA-Accessories. All 3 were great just watch the shiping costs depending on where you are located.

Purchased running boards, mudguards and cargo cover from Fairhondapartsforyou.com without any problems and for great prices. Shipping is about $6 and that for both the running boards and mudguards - more than 60 lbs of stuff.

[BigDogDad]

Originally posted by hsubox


Purchased running boards, mudguards and cargo cover from Fairhondapartsforyou.com without any problems and for great prices. Shipping is about $6 and that for both the running boards and mudguards - more than 60 lbs of stuff.

That's where I bought my hitch. Great price, only $3.95 for handling charge and no tax.

[krblgc]

So anyone think the extended warranty is necessary? Anyone here from the 2003/2004 buyers that bought them and actually used them?

So far I've logged 140 miles and I'm loving every bit of it. It's night and day compared to the driving of my CRV [I still have the 2000 CRV-SE]. It's just so roomy inside and I feel small. all the pockets and cup holders are great. One thing I need to get accustomed to is the location of the windows controls as it's entirely different in the CRV.

MPG is not that great for now [probably 13 mpg]. I expect it to be better as I log more miles into it.

Can anyone share their breaking-in tips?

thanks.

krblgc

[BigDogDad]

Originally posted by hsubox


Good color choice! I paid $28,998 which
is $550 over the $28,446 Consumer Reports
estimated dealer wholesale price (after Dealer
Holdback). You did great! I purchased mine
through a broker who doesn't need to keep any
inventory like dealers do. No sales pressure
at all. I'm getting my next car though a broker.

No wonder you got such a good deal, I just checked you pic.... you're missing a door!

[hsubox]

Originally posted by BigDogDad


No wonder you got such a good deal, I just checked you pic.... you're missing a door!

Oh man, that's why it's been so breezy. I thought
it was a bad ventilation system

BigDogDad brought up another good point with
fairhondapartsforyou I forgot, outside of Connecticut
there's no sales taxes. Good prices (better than
what I've seen), nominal shipping costs - you can't go
wrong. The customer support is good, too. I hope
I'm not out of line by quoting a note from WWong,
but his running board was marred when he received
it. Customer support had him return it without
question and they paid for all of the shipping costs.

As far as extended services go, it's really an
insurance premium your purchasing. If something
goes wrong, your extended warranty will cover it.
It comes at quite a premium - dollar-for-dollar their
making more on extended warranty than insurance
companys. Consumer Reports discourages readers
from buying it. Now, it's not to say there are cases
where you purchased it and you run into $3K worth
of work over time. The odds are you might not with
Honda's reputation for building quality cars. At
the expense of her commissions, my broker discouraged
us from buying it. We purchased an $800 extended
warranty on our '94 Accord, but it came with a guaranty
that if we didn't use it we would get it back after 5-years.
What that did was make us avoid using the extended
warranty if it was minimal work and it gave the dealer a
5-year loan. My vote is not to buy extended warranty
unless you feel you need some insurance.