Overall, our experience was the best one we have ever had buying a vehicle from a dealership. We got exactly what we wanted for a fair price without any fuss. We live in town and Williamsburg Honda has a really great reputation. It doesn't feel like an all-business dealership because most of the people have been working there for years, which is rare. It really feels like a hometown car dealer.
After I gave birth to our twins, my husband and I knew that our Subaru and Volvo just couldn't fit everyone! We test drove lots of SUV's because we couldn't dream of buying a minivan. Seriously, my husband and I could not picture ourselves driving one. Just the thought was dreadful!
We needed to have plenty of room for the twins, our 8 year old, a black Labrador and maybe a parent or two. After test driving and even taking home lots of SUV's, we decided to at least look at minivans because while some of the SUV's were huge, it seemed impractical to have standard doors and less trunk space than a minivan. Yes, I know what you are thinking- our thinking shifted to practical!
We test drove lots minivans and once we took home the Odyssey Touring Elite, we were sold! The real differences were subtle but important. We had created a detailed spreadsheet to compare the specs and focused on the interior space of every vehicle we test drove. Once you start thinking about leg room, interior headroom, and trunk dimensions and cubic feet, you get obsessed with the numbers!
The Odyssey had more functional room than any other vehicle we were interest in buying. We choose the Touring Elite because it had the widescreen rear entertainment system, blind spot information system, premium audio system and these incredible high-intensity headlights (everyone needs these) .
My husband is in sales and was prepared to haggle a little. We even considered looking at other dealerships outside of Williamsburg. Well, it turned out that is wasn't necessary at all. We got a great price without any trouble at all so we even added a few extras like a roof rack with crossbars & mud guards.
Billy Haynes, who was our salesperson, really took time to answer all of our questions and explain all of the features of the Odyssey. He was fantastic and like a live Wikipedia! I don't want to forget Mariester, our internet rep who introduced us to Billy. We also met with the sales manager, Chris Robinson who was really easy going and helpful.
Thanks for making our buying experience easy. We are really enjoying our adventures! read more