I have been drooling for the new Honda mid sized SUV--the Pilot.
However, dealer mark-up will be one of the things that
keeps me out of one, in fact, I found one stickered for
$38,000 yesterday!
I get a kick out of the dealer second stickers--
Screw You! stickers <g>.
I'm in Washington State--one of the more regressive
states with an 8.6% sales tax. So...just the money
I'll save on taxes by not buying a Pilot buys a lot
of other stuff: New struts and shocks for my old
Ford wagon ($500) I'll de gunk the engine and put
on new spark plug wires ($30). I think I might get
the rear windows tinted ($500?). Have to get somebody
to sotter my rear defroster (damn if I can get the
sotter to stick) ($50$) Oh, and an alignment, and
the wheels balanced ($200). Plus a nice Thule cargo
box for the roof ($300). Oh, new wiper motors, they
seem to be burning out...rains a lot here. A lot.
Lesse, that will less than $two grand, sweet!
The paint will still look good for a few years,
I use that Polish 2001 in the green bottle, keeps
the paint young, amazing stuff.
With any luck the engine and tranny will last
another $50k miles. Hey, it could happen!
I think that the Pilot is the best SUV on the market
right now. But it ain't worth $38,000! Maybe $28k.
A little frugalitas for the bear market;-)
Hmmm, great idea for a thread. |
