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I've been checking the dealer websites for my area Honda dealers and it seems like they all have the same '13 sedans in stock. They all have a black Sport, a white EX-L, and a polished metal LX. Maybe its just what they think will sell best in my region. Obviously as production increases and so does demand the diversity will change. Thats ok for now anyway as I'll probably wait now until spring to get an EX-L. I don't really want my first few months in the car to be during winter with salt being thrown all over it.
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Rgist85
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Jmn7585 wrote:
I've been checking the dealer websites for my area Honda dealers and it seems like they all have the same '13 sedans in stock. They all have a black Sport, a white EX-L, and a polished metal LX. Maybe its just what they think will sell best in my region. Obviously as production increases and so does demand the diversity will change. Thats ok for now anyway as I'll probably wait now until spring to get an EX-L. I don't really want my first few months in the car to be during winter with salt being thrown all over it.
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Yea I noticed this too, I've seen a few other colors trickle in though. One of my local dealers has the combo of models and colors you mentioned plus a Champagne EX-L and two Metal EXLs, one a I4 and one a V6. The other dealer has an Champagne EX-LV6, I LOVE those LED DRLs.
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Crosstour2010
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All dealers were allocated an extra 3 accords and these where the trim levels. I seem to recall Honda builds cars in batches when it comes to colors. So if the first run was white, gray, brown and so on. Others trickle through as they progress.
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xBeastx
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My dealer has 4 EX-Ls (one V6), 2 LXs, and one black Sport.
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BachelorFrog
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Within 30 mile radius, there are more than 60 2013 Sedans.
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Jmn7585
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Just saw today a dealer a bit north of me has a bigger selection, a good mix of 4-bangers and V6s. They're a bigger dealer than my closest one though so it makes sense, they move a lot of cars. I'll be looking for a silver with black interior EX-L.
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MikeySoft
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I saw a Hematite Metallic EX today. They also had black, white, sliver, and Modern Steel Metallic.
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s2ktaxi
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Jmn7585 wrote:
I've been checking the dealer websites for my area Honda dealers and it seems like they all have the same '13 sedans in stock. They all have a black Sport, a white EX-L, and a polished metal LX. Maybe its just what they think will sell best in my region. Obviously as production increases and so does demand the diversity will change. Thats ok for now anyway as I'll probably wait now until spring to get an EX-L. I don't really want my first few months in the car to be during winter with salt being thrown all over it.
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Honda learning from Henry Ford with the Model T :)
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JeffreynLA
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MikeySoft wrote:
I saw a Hematite Metallic EX today. |
What does Hemetite look like in person? From the pictures it appears like a black-brown-army green combo.
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MikeySoft
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JeffreynLA wrote:
MikeySoft wrote:
I saw a Hematite Metallic EX today. |
What does Hemetite look like in person? From the pictures it appears like a black-brown-army green combo.
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It is kind of dark gray, darker then Modern Steel Metallic. It is metallic. When the sun hits it, it has a dark greenish tint. It kind of changes color depending on the light. I liked it but that is me. Others may not.
I took photos with my iPod Touch. The quality is not too good but it someone tells me how to post photos, I till post them.
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rancho1
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Jmn7585 wrote:
I've been checking the dealer websites for my area Honda dealers and it seems like they all have the same '13 sedans in stock. They all have a black Sport, a white EX-L, and a polished metal LX. Maybe its just what they think will sell best in my region. Obviously as production increases and so does demand the diversity will change. Thats ok for now anyway as I'll probably wait now until spring to get an EX-L. I don't really want my first few months in the car to be during winter with salt being thrown all over it.
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If they only have 3, they probably are not concerned about selling them fast and then having no inventory. They need 2013 cars to stay on the lot for a while for test drives and draw traffic to their lots until they get rid of 2012s and have space to get big shipments of 2013s.
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Jmn7585
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Well, they aren't really a big dealer, just the closest one to me. They still have a number of 2012s on the lot at last check, but not as many as they did prior to the release of the '13s.
I stopped at another dealer last night that is a much higher volume dealer in a pretty busy and wealthy area. They had about 15 or so '13s in stock. Ranging from the base LX to the EX-L w/Navi. Didn't see any Tourings though (may have been inside, it was after hours when I went on the lot).
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Gfn8r
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Jmn7585 wrote:
Well, they aren't really a big dealer, just the closest one to me. They still have a number of 2012s on the lot at last check, but not as many as they did prior to the release of the '13s.
I stopped at another dealer last night that is a much higher volume dealer in a pretty busy and wealthy area. They had about 15 or so '13s in stock. Ranging from the base LX to the EX-L w/Navi. Didn't see any Tourings though (may have been inside, it was after hours when I went on the lot).
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Have the same problem all over Northern Ohio--no Tourings! Same weird kind of mix. As I've yapped all over this board, the car is a screaming deal, with a couple neat items that the Acuras don't have for ~$1500 over the V6 NAVI! (Yes, you can get a base TL, for instance, for ~$1.2K beyond that, but that's without NAVI, requires 93-octane gas, etc.!) And you can't get the LED headlights on ANY Acura! (And the next entry for the ACC is the RL or the ZDX at $12,000 more!)
Closest Tourings to me are in Plymouth, MI, east of Ann Arbor, and Columbus. Don't want a dealer trade, so hopefully, the broker with whom I work can have a factory order placed, or find out which of his dealers is due a Touring in their allocations.
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Jmn7585
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Just went through the dealer's lot this morning and they have probably 10-15 new '13s. A LOT of them were EX-Ls. Didn't see any with navigation though. A couple Sport models and one or two LXs. I still have yet to test drive one but I know that means I'll get roped into talking price and I'm not ready to buy just yet. I can't justify paying MSRP, I'll give them a few hundred over invoice and thats it.
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Jmn7585 wrote:
Just went through the dealer's lot this morning and they have probably 10-15 new '13s. A LOT of them were EX-Ls. Didn't see any with navigation though. A couple Sport models and one or two LXs. I still have yet to test drive one but I know that means I'll get roped into talking price and I'm not ready to buy just yet. I can't justify paying MSRP, I'll give them a few hundred over invoice and thats it.
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In a couple of months, when inventory's of the 2013 Accord's are ample, I bet prices will be coming down well below MSRP.
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Waldo
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One of the reasons you don't see a lot of Tourings right now is because of a marketing decision. When a new car is introduced, the company does not want a lot of high priced loaded cars around for people to notice the higher sticker price. What happens is they leave the lot with the impression that the "new Accord costs $34,000!"
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