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I was going the G35 route, but the fit, creature comforts and finish + tech of the TL won me over, you can't find a better factory sound system than this one. I figured if you are going to spend all your time in the car driving it vs. having someone on the outside looking at it...who is the car for anyway?
I think you get so much more value w/ the TL.
I have been focusing on OC dealerships since i live in Anaheim Hills. Will keep you posted on anything I find out.
Thanks
Peace
Let me know where you get and I will as well. Aiming for mid-December or later to buy it. Funny- loved my '97 Volvo 850glt and looked at an S80 but it's just not the TL or g35 or Audi. Like my Audi A6 (except for the engine)but don't need that much car now. Feel free to email me directly- it's in my profile.
Also, does anyone believe that a $1,000 discount off of MSRP is reasonable at this point for a manual 6spd/nav? I happen to live in the Chicago area if that makes any difference. Even though I am quite smitten with the car, it just goes against every fiber in my being to pay list...
If one is able to gage how many total driving miles for the lease of the car they'll be, that's helpful. If the 12K miles per year they're offering- standard amount- is less than one will be driving, one should "buy" more miles upfront. At turn in time you'll pay $.15 per mile as opposed to $.10 up front. I leased a month ago and 42 months was the best way to go. You should shop around the lease rate the way you would a cost to purchase price. I contacted 3 other dealers and wound up leasing from the dealership closest to my house. I used the 3 other dealers as leverage. Once my local dealer wouldn't budge any lower on the monthly lease I asked for some freebies: trunk tray, splash guards and an extra master key. These were things I was going to buy anyway, but these things cost the dealer less to provide me; win-win for both of us.
I hope this is helpful. This is discussed at length in earlier postings.
I forgot to mention: After the deal was done, I told the salesperson that I was surprised that he offered me a deal for less than MSRP. He said that they hadn't sold very many for less than MSRP, especially with Navi. He said he was willing to make the deal to keep me in his store. Don't know if he was BS'ing me or not. He also said that it's getting very hard for them to get the Navi option because it's really becoming popular. They received something like 18 or 19 TL's with Navi in November (they're down to only 5 in inventory after my purchase), but could only get 4 with Navi for January.
I have not shopped around as of yet, but plan to. Unfortunately, there are only 2 Acura dealerships that are somewhat convenient for me (within 2 hrs).
I wasn't able to locate the earlier discussions regarding this topic. I'll look again, thanks.
the best offer I can get is a few hundred dollars below MSRP. Has that been the experience of others ?
paid 33,195 good deal?
acura of montclair NJ (DCH Acura)
NO BS I told them to beat 34K they came back with
33195, it's also the end of the month and I guess that helps.
And through Acura-Honda finance I'm seeing money factors between .002 to .0023 making interest 4.8 to 5.52%. Honda has gap insurance, but am curious whether their acquisition fee is being included in some of these lease prices we're seeing here earlier or is part of your drive off?
Already here in SoCal am easily being offered $1k off MSRP but intend to do better and pick up my car later this month. Can't wait.
If anyone has info on new programs or is seeing different information, please pass it along.
Negotiate a price less than MSRP then let them know you are leasing.
If not, they are going to lease you the car at MSRP.
Trust me- I have been down that road.
What people are paying at the dealer for same here in Denver $35,195
Purchase Price: $31,643
Doc Prep Fee: $45.00
Sales Tax 7.75% $2,455.82
License Fee: $251.00
Cal. Tire Fee: $5.00
Total Out The Door $34,399.82
A-Spec Package $5200 (not including installation)
MSRP Total $38,395 (w/o install)
Guessing, i'm gonna say you'll be able to get them down to $32k but they're not gonna budge on the A-SPEC nor installation.
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mrjumbogroup/lst?.dir=/A-Spec+TL- - &.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.pho- - tos.yahoo.com/
You can get some phone quotes from other dealers on your trade-in to save time. Leveraging your position is quite important.
Greg
The best that I have received is $35,500 inc/destination fee of $495. But maybe this is because of the NYC market ... or maybe something triggered $$$$ when I walked into the dealership spelling M.S.R.P. for this guy!
The other posted metro-areas seem to have about $1K-$2K off MSRP's.
Thanks!
Got a call earlier this week from the dealer advising he had further incentives and could sell to me now for $33,900, plus PDI of around $1,400.
I had been thinking about the car, but we decided we couldn't afford it six weeks ago. This further reduction and phone call had me intrigued.
So I e-mailed four other Acura dealers in my surrounding area, advising that I would be purchasing a TL shortly, and to give me their best price, taking into account all of the current incentives, etc, etc.
One of the four dealerships tracked down my phone number, and gave me a price of $32,900 and NO PDI, just a/c tax and gas tax. ($50 and $75 each I believe). After sales tax (7%GST and %PST, damn government bastards...), I'm looking at a total of $38,020 or so. My dealer said he couldn't beat it, the other guy must be trying to trick me, etc., etc. Anyway, I got two other responses by e-mail(one yesterday, one today) with on the road pricing at around $38,500, and my dealer said he could do it for that. Everybody wants that $500 or so for PDI. The guy that called me, followed up with me today, and I double checked the numbers with him to make sure the $38,020 or so gets me the car out the door, and he confirmed it; said he is just waiving the PDI.
I believe the dealer invoice up here is about $34,500.
I feel I've got a terrific deal here, but we just can't make the finances work, AAAARGH! Nor do we "need" the car right now. Have just the Legend, and don't need a second one (yet), second set of insurane etc. Darn it, if I was a year ahead in my career or we needed the car......And I really prefer the 2003TL, rather than the redesigned 2004.
Just my two cents and experience. (I'm in southern Ontario.)
What're they offering on 2003's down in the U.S.A.?
Think positive! This is exactly what I did when I leased my 2000 TL in 1999. I just bought this car (lease buyout) and now my wife is driving and enjoying it. Meanwhile, I'm driving the new 2004 TL 6-speed (doing exactly the same thing).
Without the options, it comes to 33,153, which is about 2000 below MSRP. I know these options cost less to the dealer and they're making a profit on them.
Is this good deal?
As end of the month approaches, I think dealers will be willing to play ball with buyers. I would think in SoCal that you could get down to $32-33k w/ Navi and get them to throw some of those options in. I am basing this on feedback I have been getting on the TL w/out Navi. I think dealers are going to offer 30-31K for the non-Navi and considering that the Navi is about $2-2500, a 32-33K figure seems reasonable.
Maybe I am being unrealsitic and anyone can correct me if I am wrong but I definitely feel you can go lower than what you were quoted, especially with the end of the year approaching. Where was that quote from anyway?
What dealer in So. Calif gave you that quote??
I would buy right now IF I could duplicate
your offer.