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One thing I did do was shop around for price at 3 other dealers that weren't as geographically convenient to the dealer I bought the car at. I used these 3 other prices as leverage when negotiating. Could I have saved even a little more money if I had contacted 5 more dealers even more geographically inconvenient; probably. I'd rather have a relationship with a local dealer that's very convenient- close to my home and work. My time is more valuable than the few extra dollars I may have saved by buying the car from a dealer 100 miles away.
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The ACURA dealer was great, they gave me the keys to a 04 TL and said enjoy...they never asked for any ID and they did NOT even ask for my name.
The Infiniti and Lexus dealers are owned by the same company and are located together.
At the Lexus dealer my experience was the same as the Acura, except I "think" I may have told them my name.
My experience at the Infiniti dealer was totally different. The first two times I test drove a G35s a (different) salesman went with me. The next time I went back with salesman number two they were going to let me drive it again but with the salesman. I said I would like to drive it by myself and the salesman said he would have to ask the manager. The manager acted like he did not want to, but decided I could but I had to fill out a form and let them make a copy of my driver's license.
In defense of the Infiniti dealer this was several months ago and they had not been open for too long.
But...I would not decide against a car because of how the dealership lets you test drive a car, but I would probably let another dealership, that I liked better, of the same make have first shot at making me a deal on the car.
I like it when they just hand you the keys, but I have no problem with showing ID, but it should not take long to get the keys...
Hello,
I work for a car dealership and to explain the fact of a vehicle that you lent out for a test drive with-out getting a name, address, and phone number with a copy of your insurance (to prove you even have any....how many people drive their own vehicles with-out insurance let-alone someone elses), and driver lic. you just may aswell find another place to work! Just to give you a chance to play me for a day....put an ad in the local paper and offer free test drives with your personal vehicle and don't ask for a name, an address or even how long they plan on being in the vehicle or where they plan to go with it!!! Just read the front page of your USA Today or watch the evening news and look at all those people I am to trust with 35K or more and not even my money! ( WOULD YOU?)
I have one question. Where's the nice full cut carpet for the trunk of the car. My wife's G35 has this nice carpet that covers the entire trunk and gives it a nice "finished" look. When you look in the TL truck you can see the cut out in the trunk where you would lift to get out the spare and jack. Normally a full size carpet covers this. I wish they had one for this.
Otherwise GREAT car.
Purchase a trunk tray. It retails for $99 I believe. It's better than carpet; when it gets dirty remove it and hose it down. It's made of a rubbery material.
I'm preparing to purchase a 2004 TL. So, the additional costs beyond the price are the
following :
destination charge : $595.
conveyance charge : $200.
sales tax.
I question the conveyance charge. Is that negotiable ?
Typically these are pre-printed on the purchase contract and cannot be removed. But you can still refuse to pay these by getting the dealer to lower the purchase price by the amount of the junk fee. I've done it couple times in the past.
If a person buys a BMW 330 series, with the standard option packages, you're pushing $40-$42K w/taxes, title and out the door price. Not to mention the Acura has 40 more HP and I don't pay ($500) for the rear fold down seat option like BMW charges. Nice job Acura on a fine car!
Thanks!
Also, how have people done on financing. Have 4.25% thru Capital One -- has anyone seen recent AHFC financing? Good luck!
1. the extra power outlet in the center armrest did not work.
2. the memory seating froze up (manual worked fine)
3. navi froze up 1 time.
All in all, I still love my car. My favorite things are XM radio, the AWESOME surround sound stereo system, the blue lights that shine down on the gear shift when the headlights are turned on, and let's not forget that this car flys like a bullet(when using the manual shifter appropriately). Good luck to all of you still looking. Having previously owned a Lexus GS300, I am very pleased with my choice.
Bought my 04 TL last night from Radley in Falls Church. Waived $245 processing fee (!) and got $2000 off MSRP. They have free oil changes.
I was offered an even better deal at Pohanka Chantilly. For an order on my preference of colors. Couldn't wait. Both had the wheel locks for free and accessories at their cost.
Dealerrater for my experiences.
It amazes me some of the minor things Acura leaves off: DRL, auto-on lights, rear reading lights, fold down rear seats. Why?
At Radleys, did you work with their Internet manager, Mohamed?
Who did you work with at Chantilly? Alex Kresin? Thank you.
So would appreciate any positive dealer/deal experiences in the SoCal area. If it's $1500 off MSRP I'll take it now. Best I've read of is $31,900. Going to get the non-nav version. Likely leasing. Seems that residual on this one after 48 months is 54%. One dealer quoted me 5.5% interest or .0023 money factor. Any thoughts? If you leased would love to know your cap cost and money factor sans state tax.
If one leaves the car lights on when locking the doors, they'll shut-off in 0, 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds depending how one sets the M.I.D. The feature of turning on automatically based on degree of darkness; i.e. tunnel, sunset, cloudyness, etc. is not available.
Dude, did you buy the car yet?
i read in another section that the Bluetooth technology does not allow for Verizon-- is that true? Hope not or i need to switch carriers - that stinks because my company pays for our cells and uses Verizon!
will be pulling the trigger sometime in December for a a satin silver w/ Navi. I will be getting some leasing info from a couple of dealerships so I will keep you posted.
Pohanka made me an aggresive offer to wait two weeks for a car from them, in the range of invoice-invoice+1K. Got it for $900 over invoice from Radley the same day. It was the only basic white+quartz they had.
One more thing. Don't get the list with "our cost" for accessories for granted. Found on the web better prices.
The dealer I went to seems to install a bunch of stuff on the car that raises the price signifigantly (added almost an extra 15% to the price of the car). 18" wheels (for $3k), rear spoiler ($700) were two of the big ticket items. I like the look of the car with the rear spoiler added and was considering it even before I saw the car with it on, but did other people fork out the big $$$ for the wheel upgrade? I'm wondering if I should continue the relationship with this dealer or look for another one close by and see how much extra stuff they put on before even asking. With all the stuff they've added, I feel like I'm starting at a disadvantage when trying to close on the deal since it's got a bunch of stuff on it that I really don't want.
Does anyone know where I can find the dealer prices of the add on stuff?
How low can we go? good luck