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I love test driving cars just for the entertainment value of all the features and inaccurate descriptions. To be fair, I know these folks aren't engineers, mechanics, technicians etc. and I've worked as an engineer in high speed manufacturing and automation for most of the last 15 years. And GASP! I actually do research and read all the specifications. Bottom line, there's nothing they can tell me I don't already know, and I get some twisted pleasure in pointing out where they are wrong, though I mostly just let it go.
1) (while testing the Touring) The Touring model has the Active Nose Cancellation that makes the car quieter. TRUTH - all Honda models with the 1.5T models have this.
2) The car has active suspension that makes it ride really smooth. He alluded to the Touring having this over the others. TRUTH - While Honda went to better fluid filled bushings and like most new cars, has active engine mounts, it does not have an active suspension, which would mean it have electronic dampers. I think only he Civic Type R and maybe the Honda Pilot have these.
3) This is our "sale" price. TRUTH - Uhhhh that's the MSRP.... here look at the NADA website on my phone. Whatever, we negotiated aggressively on our trade instead. Although their first offer was so low we almost walked right there it was so offensive.
What other goodies have you been told?
I do find some of the little functional things helpful that you don't see on spec sheets, although U-Tube videos have them. Honestly, I'd rather just buy at a fixed price and save $1000 on a salesperson commission and just have a service tech do a delivery tutorial.
Honestly the whole process pisses me off because only an idiot would take their 1st offer and it's always a ****ty offer. I've never had a fair price placed in front of me. I also never feel like I gotten a great deal. On used cars in hindsight, I've paid too much almost every time.
1) (while testing the Touring) The Touring model has the Active Nose Cancellation that makes the car quieter. TRUTH - all Honda models with the 1.5T models have this.
2) The car has active suspension that makes it ride really smooth. He alluded to the Touring having this over the others. TRUTH - While Honda went to better fluid filled bushings and like most new cars, has active engine mounts, it does not have an active suspension, which would mean it have electronic dampers. I think only he Civic Type R and maybe the Honda Pilot have these.
3) This is our "sale" price. TRUTH - Uhhhh that's the MSRP.... here look at the NADA website on my phone. Whatever, we negotiated aggressively on our trade instead. Although their first offer was so low we almost walked right there it was so offensive.
What other goodies have you been told?
I do find some of the little functional things helpful that you don't see on spec sheets, although U-Tube videos have them. Honestly, I'd rather just buy at a fixed price and save $1000 on a salesperson commission and just have a service tech do a delivery tutorial.
Honestly the whole process pisses me off because only an idiot would take their 1st offer and it's always a ****ty offer. I've never had a fair price placed in front of me. I also never feel like I gotten a great deal. On used cars in hindsight, I've paid too much almost every time.