We're looking at 2008 Odysseys.
We found one we like, maybe... if we can get a deal. It has 28K miles, the exterior, engine and body are clean and it's a certified Honda vehicle.
Problem is... the interior is filthy. Stained leather, ball point pen on on the passenger seat leather, filthy armrests, stained carpet (smells like grape juice to me!), lots of dings, scratches and a few cracks on the plastic panel parts. I would say approximately 30-45% of the interior is REALLY dirty. We currently have an '04 Odyssey, it looks vastly cleaner than this 2 year old van.
The salesman claimed that they had already detailed it, too :/
I'm having a problem finding a specific "grading" scale when it comes to car interiors vs. price.
The dealer is charging "outstanding" Edmunds.com price.
Really, we think it should be downgraded to "Clean", if not "Average".
So, my question is... for anyone out there who knows this... how much weight should we put into stained leather, stained carpet, scratches on the interior consoles etc?
Also... another question... if this is how they treated the interior of the car, should I be worrying how they took care of the engine, or would Honda not certify it otherwise?
I could deal with the stains IF the price was right
Thanks so much for your input!
We found one we like, maybe... if we can get a deal. It has 28K miles, the exterior, engine and body are clean and it's a certified Honda vehicle.
Problem is... the interior is filthy. Stained leather, ball point pen on on the passenger seat leather, filthy armrests, stained carpet (smells like grape juice to me!), lots of dings, scratches and a few cracks on the plastic panel parts. I would say approximately 30-45% of the interior is REALLY dirty. We currently have an '04 Odyssey, it looks vastly cleaner than this 2 year old van.
The salesman claimed that they had already detailed it, too :/
I'm having a problem finding a specific "grading" scale when it comes to car interiors vs. price.
The dealer is charging "outstanding" Edmunds.com price.
Really, we think it should be downgraded to "Clean", if not "Average".
So, my question is... for anyone out there who knows this... how much weight should we put into stained leather, stained carpet, scratches on the interior consoles etc?
Also... another question... if this is how they treated the interior of the car, should I be worrying how they took care of the engine, or would Honda not certify it otherwise?
I could deal with the stains IF the price was right

Thanks so much for your input!