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What was the break down of your deal in Maryland?
Online quote will be around 700 more than invoice. U can bargain to make it close to invoice. Basically tell them u need that price but with dest included.
The best deals are on cars that aren't selling well. If you are looking at a hot import sometimes you don't have any choice but to pay MSRP or close to it. If you aren't in a hurry then sometimes it pays to wait a year for things to settle down and then you find that dealers are more willing to negotiate.
In the end though, if the car you really want can only be had for $1000 more than a guy in another part of the country is paying, does it really matter if it gets you what you want?
Apreciate any info you have. Hadn't planned on buying this car until next year but my 02 Altima's engine pretty much died :mad: and now I need a car ASAP.
Anyone have direction on how to swap out the steering wheel for the wood grain steering wheel?
I am completely new to the car buying process. Here is what i have
-car financing from a bank
-enough to pay a downpayment
-i would like to buy a new honda civic (invoice price is 15k)
-my credit isnt that great but i have 3 years of good employment history
Can you all please advice what i should do as the next steps. i hate to haggle with car salesmen/women.
-how much should i put as car payment
-should i lease or own? (i dont want to change cars every year-this would do just fine)
-any hidden costs i should be aware of ?
-i want to keep my old license plate nos, how do i do that?
thanks so much for all your help.
Lisa
Wonderful salesperson. Very fast, no hassle. No hassle about accessories or about financing. I will buy all cars in the future from Priority especially priority acura. This edmunds forum helped me a lot. Thanks.
Salesperson not very enthusiastic or helpful initially. Had about 15 mdx's on the lot. MDX's came with accessories that we could not bargain on or remove. Needless to say we purchased the MDX elsewhere.
Here is the breakup-
$37400 + PA state tax of $2618 + $150 for title/registration + $2510 for extended warranty- TOTAL $42668.
IS THIS A GOOD DEAL? I guess it is a stupid question to ask since I already bought the vehicle!
Acura of Princeton NJ. Paid $40,300 + registration + tax. Just
5 minute got the deal very simple. The sale was great, no
hassle.
I have a Garmin Nuvi 660 for my Nav, but I need to add a video system. Id like to add an AfterMarket headrest Video system. Any suggestions. I live in Long Island, NY
Acura MDX sports - $42004 (Includes Destination)
Con fee - $249
Total $42253
Accessories (15% on the dealership retail cost with installation)
roof Rails + Sports Running boards + Wheels Locks
All the above for $980
Total with all above - $43233
Tax 6% - $2594
[non-permissible content removed]+reg+Lien - $100
total on road - $45927
Finance
4.74 % for 60 months
What do readers think about this deal?
I did my research for nearly 2 months.
$42000
2940 (NJ Tax )
7.50 Tire charge
79.00 Title registration
298.00 Doc
+ Two FREE oil changes
$45324 Total OTD.
I declined most of the rarely used add-on services and extended warranty since all were with bloated markups.
They said it had 37 miles since they have to get it from a different dealer.
I e-mailed internet managers and asked them if they could beat each other's prices. Did all the negotiation in 1 week and went to a dealer in N. Virgina with a lot of color options. Picked the color and was on my way.
Good luck if you are purchasing, it's a great car!
Thanks for your advice. I looked at the site which was offering the extended warranty for $500 less than what I paid. The online application form for Acura extended warranty at http://hondawarrantyinfo.com has Honda care written on it and the application form given by my dealer has Acura care written on it. Moreover the site you mentioned is a Honda dealer and NOT an Acura dealer. So an extended warranty purchased from a Honda dealer will not be honored by an Acura dealer.
This is an Acura MDX specific pricing discussion. You might try re-posting here: Selecting and Buying My First Car
Or.. peruse the entire Smart Shopper Board
regards,
kyfdx
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Item Acura $$ RetailDealer$$ My $$
Roof Rails $219 $389 $299
Sports Running Boards $560 $765 $587
Wheels Locks $85 $123 $94
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Totals $864 $1277 $980
Compared to Acura listed price I paid only $116 more for the accessories.
(I do understand that the installation of the above would take nearly 2 hours * $80 = $160 would cost the dealer)
Acura MDX sports Invoice $41334
destination Charge $670
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MDX was offered to me at $42004
(I tried for 1% holdback to be given to me but they were not ready. Holdback would generally be 1% to 3% from factory to dealer)
After I got the confirmation from different dealers that they can't beat this price I made up my mind to take for the above listed price.
What more could I have done to get a better deal? Any idea Cvista?
You can get good finance from credit unions if you have excellent credit.
frankly i am having trouble posting. i see no "post" button on the top of the forums. any pointers would help
At this time, you can't go any lower unless you wait til memorial day !!
Where did you get 4.7 ??. APR is the one delaying my purchase.
DCU credit union gives me 6.5 for 60 months. MY FICO score is around 780
Here are the links I can give you to find the best rates I could get during my car buy.
www.northwestfcu.org -
60 months 4.74% - 4.99%
https://www.usalliance.org/welcomeX.aspx
60 months 5.75% - 5.99%
How much would you expect that they could go down during the memorial day sale? Guess is OK for me?
$500 - $1000 by credit card only. At any cost NO cash or checks.
-should i lease or own? (i dont want to change cars every year-this would do just fine)
Buy, I mean Own the car.
-any hidden costs i should be aware of ?
lemon law - $5 - $10
Title + Reg + Lien = $150 (Max)
Documentation Charge $300 (Max)
Don't let the dealer tell you to get the VIN etching with him (dealer may tell that is the state or federal law). There is no law that the VIN etching as to be done at the dealer and you can get get a package for doing your self for $50 max on the internet.
-i want to keep my old license plate nos, how do i do that?
Just tell the dealer that you want to keep your plates but are you doing a trade in?
Probably they might offer 1.9 or 2.9 APR where you could save some money.
For NCU, can anyone become member ??? or do they need reference ??
I just now got a call from Sunnyside acura of New Hampshire - Nashua and was discussing the deal I got for my Acura MDX - Sports - they were still not able to offer any where near to it.
I tried to get his thoughts on buying the same during the memorial day sale and he was some what not sure if I could get below invoice even during the memorial day sale.
Any of the car makers are not ready to offer good APR's even during the "good sale day" (Like Memorial Day) for SUV's but offer a good APR for small car sector in thier make/market, Like sedans and so. Acura MDX 2006 was and is being offered at APR 3.99% even today. So, can you expect that they will offer 2.99% APR during the memorial day!
My personal thought for all:-
During my car buying process (even today as the car has not yet been delivered to me. Delivery is on 05/03/2007)) I am learning new methods and tricks dealers use to hit you, that to badly to keep your money or take money from your pockets. Don't trust the talk they have with you or do with you, turst the paper they write upon only. Remember that they are not your common/daily friends/family members to provide trust for you. After going through the process of buying a car, I decided to help those in the market to buy cars by making them aware of few tricks I know off.
1. Always take a BUDDY with you and ask your buddy to engage any other person trying to talk to the buyer during the Purchase.The buyer need to concentrate on the paper work.
2. Don't go to the dealership late in the day or 2 hours before the close of business to make your purchase.
3. For negotiations go late in the evening.
4. For buying go early in the morning such that you have pently of time to read and decide to sign the purchase order.
5. Take your laptop to connect to the internet for anything the sales person tries to sell you during the purchase order.
6. Just tell the finance guy, please give me the purchase order with all the numbers in it. I will read it completely and then get back to you - I mean go the cafe at the dealership - connect to internet - check all the listed prices in the market - check if the listed prices are applied because of state or federal law - if not you have the option of asking them to take them out from your purchase order.
- talk to your friends about the listed items - take other dealership numbers - discuss the charges they put on your purchase order with other dealers if in doubt.
DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING AFTER YOU REACH THE FINANCE GUY - LIKE THE WAX PACKAGE - PROTECTION PACKAGE and so on - just tell " no no no no" to everything the finance guy tries to offer you. Don't trust the marketing words the finance or senior sales guy doing your purchase order telling you during the write up.
Happy shopping!
Of-course MDX is a great vehicle but not doing great as Honda had expected, so they might be willing to provide more rebates for dealers enabling them to go below invoice in summer.
The lowest quote that I have in hand is 400 below invoice and open-road Wayne wants to beat it. But I'm not ready to buy right now due to personal reasons. Not everyone has enough time like me.
I am in the market for the exact model. Would you kindly email me your contact's name and number? If I finalized my deal with them, please let me know if you want me to mention your name.
Thanks.
PJ
projectcao@gmail.com
Try to pull them for Two Free Oil Change Coupons but couldn't succeed.
Are there any other requests that I need to put in front of the dealer before I can take the delivery of the vehicle?
I think you're getting a very good deal. You're paying invoice price for the car and the accessories. I don't think it could get any better than that. The dealer must be desperate. :confuse:
Shopping around my area, the current best price I get is $2500 above invoice. :sick: I may as well just buy it out-of-state and ship it here. Shipping is about $1000. I still will save $1500. :shades:
Do you have the name and email of the salesperson you bought it from? Btw, what color did you get?
I can, but let me ask them if they don't mind me sharing their name?
Wow that's 2% down from my original offer.
Btw, did you try hitting the dealers in Austin and Houston? You could just fly there and drive the MDX back home if you get a good deal. Best wishes, - MS.