Honda Odyssey - Used, questions...

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TwoMarksHand
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Looking at the Odyssey. 2016 seems to be a good year for these.

How much could I realistically talk down a salesman from the listed price? Any at all? (I get that it depends on the car, case-by-case basis)


Any other opinions from current or previous drivers?
Mookie
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Look at market average for year, miles, and trim that are for sale. Try to get below that.

I own a 2015 ex-L with nav. It is the best in class for minivans no complaints.
Dill-Ag13
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If it's anything like my 2 kid hauler it will smell vaguely of diapers and old milk
Macarthur
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I have a 16 Touring. I bought it new so I can't speak to pricing, but it has been a very good ride for us.

The only 'issue' I have is the electronic interface stuff is kinda slow and clumsy. The Navigation is pretty poor but I don't really use that anyway.
Macarthur
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I will add that I've previously had a 2010 Odyssey and they are now so much better to drive and ride. One big complaint in the 10 was road noise. It's much better now.
RightWingConspirator
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We have a 2019 Elite that we bought in september of 2018. We like it a lot and would recommend it to anyone.
aTm2004
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Honestly, it's going to depend on the salesman and the sales manager. We went looking for a new van last November after #3 was born. We were indifferent to the Sienna and Odyssey, and were going to go with whatever we could get a good deal on...be it new or used. We tried to negotiate a few different vans and they weren't willing to come down much at all.

My wife found a 2017 Odyssey EX-L with 15k miles at a local Toyota dealership (Tejas) that was stickered at $36k, so I sent them an email asking about it. They replied and gave me a price of $33k. We decided to go take a look at it and see if they would be willing to go down anymore. We test drove it and it ran perfect and looked perfect (no dings, dents, etc). The wife liked it and it had the rear entertainment system that we didn't have to have but knew the kids would like it. Just to take a shot, I offered them $28k (IIRC), which was about what we saw 2015 models with 60k+ miles were being priced at, and they countered with $31k. I made a final offer of $29k, which they rejected, so I shook their hand and started to leave. Before I could get to my car, the salesman was running after me to accept the offer. Considering the soon to be left over '18s with the same trim were in the high-40's and they weren't coming down on those, and some a year or two older with more miles we looked at were priced there and not budging, I feel like we got a good deal. I think it came down to finding the right sales manager at the right time.

The key is something that people here have echoed for a while. Don't get emotionally attached to it and be willing to walk away. You have to manage your expectations about what you think is a fair price for the vehicle and be willing to stick with it. Also, don't be afraid to start of lower than you feel is comfortable. All they can say is "no" and you're right were you started. But keep it reasonable so they know you're serious.
ReloadAg
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We bought our 2018 Odyssey EXL a year ago this month brand new for $34,000 + TTL at Round Rock Honda. We too planned on buying a gently used one as well but the 2018s were a brand new design and had a ton more features and safety systems as well so we ended up deciding to go new. At the time the price of our new one was only about $1500 more than the used 2016 we had been looking at with 12,000 miles. Just something to think about. Let me know if you'd like contact info for our sales guy.
Macarthur
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My next door neighbor (We're in SA) just bought a 19 Touring Elite.

He had priced the Touring and was having a dealer bid against another and got the Elite at Touring price. Said Honda has too much inventory right now and is apparently willing to deal, at least in SA.
agracer
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aTm2004 said:

Honestly, it's going to depend on the salesman and the sales manager. We went looking for a new van last November after #3 was born. We were indifferent to the Sienna and Odyssey, and were going to go with whatever we could get a good deal on...be it new or used. We tried to negotiate a few different vans and they weren't willing to come down much at all.

My wife found a 2017 Odyssey EX-L with 15k miles at a local Toyota dealership (Tejas) that was stickered at $36k, so I sent them an email asking about it. They replied and gave me a price of $33k. We decided to go take a look at it and see if they would be willing to go down anymore. We test drove it and it ran perfect and looked perfect (no dings, dents, etc). The wife liked it and it had the rear entertainment system that we didn't have to have but knew the kids would like it. Just to take a shot, I offered them $28k (IIRC), which was about what we saw 2015 models with 60k+ miles were being priced at, and they countered with $31k. I made a final offer of $29k, which they rejected, so I shook their hand and started to leave. Before I could get to my car, the salesman was running after me to accept the offer. Considering the soon to be left over '18s with the same trim were in the high-40's and they weren't coming down on those, and some a year or two older with more miles we looked at were priced there and not budging, I feel like we got a good deal. I think it came down to finding the right sales manager at the right time.

The key is something that people here have echoed for a while. Don't get emotionally attached to it and be willing to walk away. You have to manage your expectations about what you think is a fair price for the vehicle and be willing to stick with it. Also, don't be afraid to start of lower than you feel is comfortable. All they can say is "no" and you're right were you started. But keep it reasonable so they know you're serious.
The last day of the month is the best time to buy. They want to meet sales goals more than profit goals that day. If you see something on the 10th and it's still there on the 25th then it's been sitting on the lot for a while and they will be motivated to get it off the books. Go in on the 30/31st and try to make a deal.

Also, as aTm says, be willing to walk away if they won't budge on price.
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