Typo or Delusions?
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I was doing some web searching and stumbled on the web sites for Gillman Honda in the Houston and San Antonio area. Out of curiosity, I did a search of their inventories to see what S2000's they might have in stock.
www.gillmanhondahouston.com
www.gillmanhondasanantonio.com
The Houston dealer listed 3 MY04's and 5 MY03's at the following prices:
'04
Black - $34,185
Silver - $34,185
Red - $33,290
'03
(2)Silver - $39230 and $39030
(2) Whites - $39230 each
Spa Yellow - $33,955
They don't specify which silver, the silvers are but what's with the 39k retail?
Is this a typo left over from the MY00 and MY01 years or are these guys delutional? Do you think there are still folks out there stupid enough to pay a $7k premium on these cars? I also found it interesting that the MY04's are priced lower than most of the older MY03's. I'm not trying to stir anything with that statement although I'm sure some pre-MY04 owner will get a "little" mileage out of it! 
The San Antonio dealer only listed 2 MY03's, a white and yellow one at $33,060 which is full retail if I'm not mistaken.
What do you think?
Drive Safe,
Steve R.
www.gillmanhondahouston.com
www.gillmanhondasanantonio.com
The Houston dealer listed 3 MY04's and 5 MY03's at the following prices:
'04
Black - $34,185
Silver - $34,185
Red - $33,290
'03
(2)Silver - $39230 and $39030
(2) Whites - $39230 each
Spa Yellow - $33,955
They don't specify which silver, the silvers are but what's with the 39k retail?
Is this a typo left over from the MY00 and MY01 years or are these guys delutional? Do you think there are still folks out there stupid enough to pay a $7k premium on these cars? I also found it interesting that the MY04's are priced lower than most of the older MY03's. I'm not trying to stir anything with that statement although I'm sure some pre-MY04 owner will get a "little" mileage out of it! The San Antonio dealer only listed 2 MY03's, a white and yellow one at $33,060 which is full retail if I'm not mistaken.
What do you think?
Drive Safe,
Steve R.
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I bet they read this board and they're having delusions of grandeur because all the previous owners were going on about how the past S2K's were so much better and worth more. And then somebody there got some hairbrained idea about jacking it up to see if anybody bites.
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Originally posted by 3ngin33r1
Seems like normal dealer pricing to me.
Seems like normal dealer pricing to me.
Then again, this might be normal pricing for the Houston area too but if it is, I won't be buying mine in the Houston area.One thing I absolutely will not do is pay more than MSRP for a new car. If you'd have asked me a year ago what I expected to pay for an S2000, I would have said MSRP (and probably would have been happy to pay it) but I've read enough on this forum to know that, now a days, we can do a lot better than that. When I'm ready, I'll contact a number of dealers in the Houston area and make an offer. If they're reasonable, we'll do business. If not, I have no qualms about traveling somewhere else.
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Steve R.
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