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Thanks!
But, to answer your question, the protection package consists of the wheel locks, trunk tray, and splash guards.(mine were color-matched splash guards)
They included it on my car even though I didn't ask for it....and didn't want to pay for any optional accessories other than the all weather mats.
The only other dealer that beat the price was Power Acura South Bay.Their quote was cheaper by $150 but the salesman at Santa monica was very impressive.No hassles no pressure and was very straight forward.Got the color i wanted i.e polished metal metallic with Ebony .
Cerritos has the lowest rate but wouldn't combine it with .9% .Thomas Acura backed out of the rate the promised me online.I would recommend Santamonica and Powerbay dealerships if you are looking for a new TL in SOCAL.No one else in the area were even close especially with the .9% and incentives included.
Initially i was a little skeptical for my choice of TL and price was the major factor i choose the TL over a 3 series.Though it might not match the drive of a 3 series. TL is close and it is one hell of a car.30 days of driving and i would recommend it to anyone looking for a combination of sports and luxury under 40k.
Just my 2 cents.
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Anyway, when i asked him to speculate on the 09 TL lease deals he mentioned that the 36 month residual on the new TSX was somewhere in the 70%'s. He told me that acura has implied that this "standard" will apply to the new TL as well. Has anyone else heard anything like this? That is incredibly high and would make for great lease deals, no?
So we went with the financing he thru in the all weather mats and trunk cargo mat.
Color: White Diamond Pearl w/ Ebony interior very sharp looking. He spent about a good 40 minutes showing us all the technology in the car.
Was very happy with the Dealership Clinton Acura in New Jersey.
I hope this will help.
I highly recommend Acura of Portland to anyone who is in the market for a new Acura. I had such a pleasant car buying experience, and so I feel compel to share my experience with you all.
They can drive the car up to Seattle and deliver it to your door. Or, I took the train to Portland ($31), and drove the car home. It's alot more pleasant doing this than dealing with some Acura Dealers in the Seattle areas.
By the way, Acura of Bellevue tried to beat my Portland deal, but the didn't have the color combo I want. If you're not picky about color, I believe the car can be had for $29,500 (this was last Friday).
Good Luck! (it's alot of car for under $30K)
$32,250. for '08 Nav w/protection package
12,000 trade in for '03 CL S w/ 50K miles.
My CL + $22,435 cash OTD - is this a good deal. If not, any and all suggestions woud be helpful. This is exausting. I just want to get the deal done. Thanks.
Have you tried Acura of Portland?
Call them or email them, and they will give you a quote. If the quote is in the ballpark, then see if they take $31,700. The Internet Sales Manager is a nice guy, and very easy to deal with. Unlike people at Acura of Seattle. They wore me out.
I am enjoying my Bronze TL very much. It has everything I want and then some.
Let me know if you need more info. And, don't pay more than you have to.
Take your time, don't rush...
Phew! After weeks of research, emails, calls, and reading posts on this forum, I finally purchased my '08 TL with navi this past Saturday! Here is some information that I hope someone will find useful for their purchase:
My Search
I live in Orange County and got quotes from just about every dealer within a reasonable distance. I found that DCH Tustin Acura had the lowest price at $30,498 + tax, license, and fees. Mission Viejo and Weir Canyon did not attempt to beat this price. They seemed like nice guys though and simply replied, "Thanks for the opportunity. Good luck on your purchase." I was all set to buy from Tustin, when I saw mkir888's post last week. Even though Santa Monica and Power South Bay were a bit of a drive from where I live, I decided to email their internet managers to get their quotes. South Bay offered $30,163 + tax, license, and fees, and Santa Monica offered $29,999.99 (funny guy) + tax, license, and fees. That came out to $32,659 OTD. I asked South Bay if they would beat that price and they did: $32,600 OTD. Those two emails alone saved me at least $550. I made one last visit to Tustin Acura, and they said that they would match South Bay's price. The problem was, they didn't have the color combo I wanted: White Diamond Pearl / Ebony Interior. They even contacted Santa Monica to trade with them for the color I wanted. However, they discovered that the one Santa Monica had in stock came all the way down from Bakersfield and had over 200 miles on it already. By the time it would make its way down to Tustin, it would have had nearly 250 miles on it. This was not acceptable. I appreciated the fact that Tustin disclosed this information, and I really wanted to buy from them, but the vehicle I wanted would not arrive for another week there. Due to my Carmax offer expiring, I decided to go to South Bay for my purchase. If you want to read about my experience with South Bay, please read on. If not, I hope my OTD price offers mentioned above will be of some help.
Power Acura South Bay
The Internet Manager there was very nice and stayed true to his word on his offer of $32,600 OTD. There were some minor gliches along the way though. The vehicle they secured for me was through a dealer trade from South Coast Acura in Costa Mesa. The protection package was already installed on the vehicle and Costa Mesa had the sticker price marked up by over $1500 for it!! I was told that I would have to pay the dealer cost for the wheel locks, and UNMATCHING splash guards. They removed the trunk tray. Even though I planned on getting those accessories going in, I thought it was ridiculous that he wanted to charge me for something I didn't even ask for! The black splash guards looked completely out of place on the white vehicle, and I told him that I either wanted them removed or replaced with the color matching ones. Even though the parts department was closed at the time, he got someone to replace them with the color matching ones. He proceeded to show me his dealer cost on the accessories that were already installed on the vehicle and told me that that's what I would have to pay. I wanted the trunk tray and all season floor mats as well, so we worked out a deal for all of the items. I couldn't believe he wouldn't throw in some or most of the accessories I wanted. I think I ended up getting like a 15% discount on all four items. Not great, but overall, I still felt like I was getting a good deal. They tried to finance me at 5.9%, but I got it down to 4.9% instead. The worst part of the experience there was the long wait and pushy guys at the finance department. I got into the dealer at 6:00 P.M. and I didn't leave until 9:00 P.M. They guy taking care of the paperwork tried to sell me on the additional service plans, which I politely declined. After his second and third attempts also failed, he briefly left the office and another guy came in. He proceeded to offer me 25% off of the 100K mile protection plan because "the other guy didn't have the power to do it, but he did." I normally would have found these antics to be a bit humorous, but at that point, I just wanted to drive out of there...with or without my new TL. I think they finally realized that they weren't going to get any more money out of me, and their pace suddenly began to pick up. I finally drove off in my new '08 TL with navi (white diamond pearl/ebony), with color matching splash guards, wheel locks, trunk tray, and all season floor mats...exhausted, but happy! Here's the breakdown:
Vehicle Cash Price: $29,985
Accessories: $306
Document Fee: $55
Sales Tax (7.75%): $2352
Electronic DMV Fee: $28
License Fee: $197
Registration/Transfer/Titling Fees: $64
California Tire Fee: $9
TOTAL OTD: $32,995
I must say, the TL is everything I had hoped for. It looks and drives like a dream, and I don't care what the '09 is going to look like or have in it. If the '09 TSX and MDX are any indication (looks wise)...I'm glad I got the '08 while they were still around. With the dealer's need to unload (factory cash, new models coming in, and overall recession), I feel like I was able to get into a quality vehicle that I wouldn't have been able to afford at any other time. I hear the '09 TL will be in the upper 30K to low 40K range. To drive off with a new TL in the low 30Ks seems like a steal. Good luck on your purchase, and thanks for reading this long [non-permissible content removed] post!
$31,920 Damson Huntsville, AL
$32,577 Gary Force Brentwood, TN
$35,790 Acura of Memphis, TN
Wouldn't quote Harper Acura, Knoxville, TN (they wanted me to name my price)
I was hoping for better and will likely hold out a couple months.
Son's Accura
A TL/Navi should be about $30,500 - $31,000 including typical add ons and fees; plus Tax.
Thanks
If I were you....try to get the best internet quotes through all the dealers.....that's what I did....Marin was actually very expensive....and Serramonte was the cheapest....but they wanted to charge me for the trunk tray even though it is part of the pre-installed protection package.....Marin called me later on.....this time it was the sales manager.....quoted me $31,000 also....(whatever $5K is under MSRP) I told him no deal and I was going to get it at Serramonte.....he asked what the price was....I told him $30,600 (I didn't tell him that I had to pay an extra $237 or so for the accessories) he then offered to beat the price at $30463 including the whole protection package and all weather mats. Since I lived closer to Serramonte, I told them about this and they matched it.......I really don't like playing them against each other....but in the end....I couldn't buy it from serramonte knowing that I could get it for almost $400 less in Marin.......so I caved in.....that was the only time I had them match the price....
I love the car.....though I've been averaging 18MPG highway and 14MPG city....ouch!! I"m glad I don't drive that much....and no...I don't drive over 65MPH either....hope this improves with time......its a beautiful car....but not at this gas mileage....
Thanks.
CL Trade in + $22,435.00 OTD. Financed balance at BOA at 4.95% w/no finance fees. Maybe not the best deal - but, Acura Of Bellevue & Acura Of Lynnwood wouldn't even touch it. Thanks for everyone's help & info - it was truly invaluable. THIS IS ONE HECK OF A GORGEOUS CAR !! Now I just need to learn about all the incredible bells & whistles.
SOS - Save our Sonics !!
Are they quoting the options? , the protection package, which includes the wheel locks, trunk tray, all weather mats, and color matched splash guards with it? just wanted to make sure we're comparing apples to apples here....that's what my price includes.....
To make it easier for the other dealers to match...try to get the OTD price...and have them match that...much easier....so you know your actual total by the time you get them to agree to a price.
Try to get them to email you the quote...makes it so much easier since you have proof of what they quoted you....Marin might be eager to match or beat that by $200 or so ...I didn't even need to email them the offer..talk to the General Sales Manager...look on marin acura's website to see who it is.... and not just anyone there...he's the one who would negotiate everyone else won't give you a deal....Serramonte would want something in writing....serramonte, the internet department is best.....if they send you an email....contact the person on the email by calling them to see if they'd match the price you got...but you'll need an email to send to them....
Does this one come with navigation? Is $29,700 before TTL or after TTL?
Thanks for the info.
John
they gave me the highest bluebook value for my trade @ 7500 (the best part of the deal..)
33000 + TTL and normal fees (dealer stock tax and paperwork fee ~120)
.9% financing for 48 months
comes out to about 580/ month with my trade and tax credits.
also they give free oil changes for 4 years..
just my experience..
I mean I won't feel too bad to ask my local dealer to fix any problems if the car is from them. But how can I ask the local dealer to fix the car if it's not their car in the first place? So is it a wise move to buy cars from another place just to save several hundred dollars?
I understand the manufacturer will probably be responsible for it, but still want to understand how it works and what the experiences folks on this forum had before.
I am looking to buy a 08 TL-S in next few weeks and I dont think I can wait for the '09 as i really dont' like wat Acura has done with the '09 TSX. I live in NJ and was wondering If any of you had any experience with any dealers and would like to recommend some body who has the best price and the buying experience.
P.S. - any other feedback will also be gladly appreciated.
Thnx
This forum was a big help when I bought my last car. I live in the Boston area...and wanted to see what people are getting as best deals in the North East/NYC Area. I want to puchase in week+....if anyone has a deal or dealership that gets you the bottom line best deal....please let me know.
Thank-you all in advance.
Best,
David
- 31200 neg. price
- 0.00171 MF
- 57% Residual
- $1500 Signing fee including first payment and $470 per month for 36 months
I know people here have been getting much much better deals. So, do you know or recommend anyone in Dallas who can give us a decent deal?
Thank you,
Ash