Eventually it came down to a 'top of the range' Honda Jazz' or a slightly hail damaged $3500+ reduced in price Honda HRV (but at the bottom of the range). Though the HRV had fewer bells and whistles it drives perfectly, is brand new and a 2020 model.
We took the top of the range Honda Jazz for a test drive and were immediately impressed with the ride and comfort of the car.
We are now busily driving the old hail damaged Jazz to use all the fuel in it prior to informing Youi that they can have it and in return forward us the payout. Most likely we will inform Youi on Monday for them to collect the Jazz that afternoon. This allows a full 48 hours for the insurance money to come through.
We are not in hurry to get the new car as we have the Sonata for around town driving.
As it turned out it was the Kona that eventually got the sale over the line. As soon as we mentioned that we were also looking at a Kona to the Honda sales person, it raised the possiblity that a smaller SUV could suit our purposes.
So we set off for a second Test drive for the day, this time with a Honda HRV.
It was a line ball decision between the upmarket leather seats and all the bells and whistles of the Honda Jazz and the Honda HRV. It was possibly that the SUV was a more versatile vehicle with extra room easily accommodating 5 passengers that tipped the decision its way.
It is a reddish orange color and should be a perfect fit for us. Being a "Honda" and that it was at the same price to us as the Kona was a determining feature in our decision.
With massive savings available on slightly hail damaged vehicles, Caloundra Honda has sold around 200 damaged vehicles since the recent storm.
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