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Was not aware of the Loyalty Program... Damn Damnnn....:
Can you say Buyers Remorse .....
Is the loyalty program only on leases ? or current owners ?
Thanks
I can live without the split screen.
Personally, I'd make the local dealer an offer.....say $38K. Tell them you're a buyer at that price....TODAY. If they reject your offer, tell them you're moving on to whatever other dealerships are in your general area.
Also, be wary of the back end fees. Someone mentioned a "dealer fee" of $399. While it cost the dealer something to do the paperwork, I've seen fees like this as high as $800 added to the back end of the deal. Personally, I would not pay more than $100 for those fees to do paperwork, etc.
I even saw one dealer charge $500 over and above dealer delivery and prep fees (which should already be included on the MSRP sticker). Generally, dealers aren't losing money on these cars. One way or the other, they're making money somewhere on these deals....either on the deal itself, and/or on the back end, on the trade, etc.
36 months
12,000 miles per year
Inception fees:
Bank fee $595.00
NY tax on bank fee $52.81
Documentary fee $249.00
NY DMV fee $195.00
Out of state reg fee $54.00
NY tax on $1500 from Acura $133.13
First payment $332.66
Inception fees down $1,611.60
From Acura $1,500.00
Monthly payment is $332.66
What is the verdict on this deal?
I mean for non Acura owners ? they say this is the loyalty program ? can someone confirm this ?
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2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Personally, I don't see any styling changes for any of the Acuras. Acura just updated every model with the new "look". So, unless they do something they've never done before, I'd expect it to stay more or less about the same until, or even if, there are styling changes somewhere around the 2014 MY (5 year model run).
Straight deal on a base TL w/tech, no trade, no outrageous dealer installed options nor fees (i.e. doc fee), $34K should be doable.
Acura TL is now 2 years old and there should be some minor changes in the 2011 model coming this year. Anybody knows when the new model comes out?
Thankyou
After factoring in the $2250 marketing rebate, and the $1500 loyalty bonus, I paid just $35,700 for the car, which INCLUDED the freight charge. That is literally thousands less than I thought their bottom line price would be.
They tacked on a $399 processing fee which I didn't bother trying to get out of. Including tax/tags, which I rolled into the monthly payment, I ended up with a total of $37,350 for the top-end TL. Plus, 0.9% financing for 60 months? I'm paying $637 a month, with $0 money down, for a $43k+ MSRP car. Ridiculous.
They made clear to me that it was actually tougher to come down to that price on the 6spd MT than it would have been for a 5sp AT...
I bought mine at Pohanka Acura but I am pretty sure that Radley will have similar prices (I got an email from them that a TL SH-AWD w/ tech could be had for $35,950)
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
I got lucky and was able to play the two nearby dealerships off one another. Plus it is end of the month and they haven't come close to meeting their quota.
Basically, what they did was make the remaining 9 lease payments to Acura Finance, and then bought the car from Acura Finance for the listed buy-out price on the lease. Now they own the car, and can try to sell it for more than they paid.
That same tactic may work for you, depending on the amount of your remaining lease payments and the previously agreed-upon post-lease purchase price in your lease.
My best friend's wife had an '04 TL she leased. They wanted to upgrade to something bigger (Infiniti QX56). With 8 months left on the lease the Infiniti dealer offered them what the remianing payments were + the buyout on the trade sight unseen. They didn't even look at the car until after the QX was delivered. And just in case anyone is wondering, they got a good deal on the lease of the QX56.
I'm sure whenever (or if ever) we decide to get rid of my wife's TSX, I'm confident it will be worth more than what I owe on it.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Used 07 TL will be factory certified car. Thanks for any comments.
I am being offered a used 2009 Black Acura TL SH-AWD with TECH package and the regular 18inch wheels for $30,000 plus TTL in a straight all cash deal. The car was previously registered as a manufacturer's car in Marysville, OH and I was told that it was formerly used by Acura USA executives. The car has black exterior and taupe interior and 32,500 miles on it. For your information, this car is not a used Acura certified, so it only carries the remaining balance of the 4 years and 50k miles warranty.
I already visited with the sales manager long and hard and $30k is the lowest he would go. The sales manager tried to convince me that this car is not like any other regular used car since it was well-maintained by the manufacturer itself aka Acura USA and he claimed that the tires and all the fluids have all been replaced. May I ask for your kind input please? Does $30k + TTL sound like a good price for a car with 32,500 miles clocked on it? From recent postings at Edmunds, I have seen that lots of people are being offered roughly $37k + TTL for a brand new 2010 TL SH-AWD with Tech; so does $7,000 sound like a good enough depreciation? What do you guys think or hear about Manufacturer's Vehicles? Should I pull the trigger on monday (6/28)?
Thanks in advance for all your input. :shades:
$37,745 negotiated price before TTL
Fees - $288 (title, tag, inspection, etc
Tax (Texas) - $1,921 (after trade in of $7k)
I feel pretty good about all of it - went back and forth but knew I could get it around $37k and wanted it done Thoughts? Should I have held out longer? They claimed (of course) that this was absolutely bare bones
I think it will be truly attractive if they will make it a Pre-owned, Certified car. Otherwise, I am a little bothered by the high mileage.... mind you, the price is really good though! Can you live with the high mileage? How much do you drive per year? Will $7000 burn a big hole in your wallet? Is this really the color that you want?
There should be a record of the owner somewhere with the car. I'd check with that person. If all fluids were replaced and service was done by Acura (as you'd expect of an Acura exec car), then the Acura dealer would have a record of that via their service computer. I'd want to see those records.
I'd definitely want to see the service records and the car fax. Also see if the car was originally regustered in Marysville, OH. A CARFAX would tell you all of that.
If all that checks out, $30K would be a heck of a deal for a heck of a car.
I have the carfax report with me and the car was formerly titled in Marysville, OH as Manufacturer's Vehicle, which is Honda of America Manufacturing. The condition of the car looks great, but to tell you the truth there is no service history record available on the car by the previous owner. However, one thing for sure is that this car is not a manufacturer's buyback.
I would get the vin# of this TL and take it to an Acura service dept at a dealership and ask them to look up the service history. Acura's really good about having records of the services done to their cars while at the dealership service depts. I can't imagine an Acura exec not having service done anywhere but a dealership.
I would want to know that. If you can get that service history and have a clean CARFAX (no wrecks or major service problems), that's one helluva price. Plus, these are bulletproof cars.
Acura was just listed as one of the top 3 cars as far as quality (behind Porsche and Mercedes).
As you have found out, new TL SH-AWD with Tech can be had for around $37k to $37.5k. It may go another $1k or so lower in July or August as the 2011's start to arrive showrooms. Since you will be getting $6k to $7k off sticker to begin with, your 3-year, 36k miles depreciation on the new car may be about the same as, or even lower than, if you would by the 2009 with 32.5k miles already. Using Edmunds' projected depreciation figures, the 3-yr depreciation on a new 2010 would be $7,738 (assuming a $36.5k purchase price) and for the 2009 it would be $7,770 -- virtually identical.
The pro for getting a new 2010 is, of course, the brand new car smell and feel, plus you will be covered by factory warranty throughout your ownership. The con would be more up front cost ($7,000 plus tax, which you should get most back when selling it 3 years later) and a bit higher carrying cost (interest, tag, license, insurance, etc.).
Again, decision is yours, but a new car seem tempting to me.
You ay be able to get a BMW in same $30K price range.
While it's rare, I have seen some used '09 TL SH AWDs w/tech on the lots. OF course, fewer miles, but they're asking just under retail for them (around $39K). They're also certified. But, you figure a little dickering, and they probably would end up with a negotiated price of just under what new would cost.
Acuras hold their value very well.
$30K for one, even one with that many miles on it, looks like a great deal to me.
That only makes any sense if one wants a BMW at all. Rear wheel drive, cramped and high cost of maint aren't appealing to a lot of people.
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