What dealer in Chattanooga?
I have dealt with Honda dealers in middle and east TN, because it's the area closest to where I live. I have some issues phoning dealerships during the week and email works much better for me, because my cell phone has no signal at work, and I have a gov't job and can't use it to make long-distance calls while there.
There are two dealerships in Chattanooga.
Southern Honda and
Honda of Chattanooga.
Southern Honda is the #1 Honda Powersports dealer in the U.S. with respect to sales. They will tell you that they sell below MSRP and no fees but due to Honda rules on advertising, cannot advertise below MSRP. They have been behind the 8 ball with respect to the CTX700 and CTX700N. They did not have any CTX700Ns available for delivery until July 30, which is a full two months after many other dealers. They do not expect the first CTX700s (fairing models) until August 8 and won't be ready for delivery until around the 10th. They've got only three or four coming. They are, however, very responsive to emails and phone calls. I cannot fully recommend them, because I've not completed my sale and can't say for sure whether or not they've got any tricks up there sleeves, but I have a deposit with them on a CTX700 (standard, fairing model in red). They could not give me a definite price; but promised no more than MSRP + tax, title, and registration.
Honda of Chattanooga advertises that they are aggressive on pricing and urges one to call them for prices, however, they did not answer any of my emails until after my third attempt. I replied to their eventual response inquiring about a trade. They did not answer my reply. I eventually called them on the phone when I saw that they had CTX700Ns on their website. The salesperson I got was rude and told me that they only deal with what they have now and would not trade for a very hot-selling scooter.
Sloans in Murfreesboro (near Nashville) wanted an extra $600 above MSRP after fees, but they were responsive to my needs via phone. They did not answer my email inquiries.
Honda of Knoxville did not answer my emails and was unresponsive on the phone and in person with me. I went in there once, and they seemed to deal only with dealer stock during my visit and did not no anything about the upcoming CTX.
Alot of dealers, at least in my area, don't want to spend time with models until after they have them in stock. The problem with that method of operation is that, when you're dealing with a limited distribution and a new model, one can't wait till they are in stock, because they'll be gone as soon as it's out of the crate, and one almost has to get lucky in one's timing.
Even though I don't want to recommend a dealer on this forum, I can say that
Southern Honda will talk to you about whatever you are interested in, and that people come from far and wide to shop there. They get Gold Wing and ATV riders from as far away as Michigan. I've witnessed this personally on their FB page. I'm not sure if this is more about availability and selection, pricing, great customer service or a combination of all three.