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You can go to www.acurasearch.com to see the dealership and the salesman that we brought from. Hope that helps.
For most of October we had been negotiating with the floor manager of South Coast Acura Subaru on Harbor Blvd in Orange County with regard to a new 2006 Acura TSX equipped with navigation and lojack. The only issue left was the price, which was addressed, by the salesman's letter of October 22 in which he proposed that we “partake” of South Coast’s offer “priced at $25,281 plus fees and license”; he would “await {y}our decision.”
On Friday night of that week, I left dinner early to finalize the deal with South Coast Acura. I found the floor manager sitting at his computer, and informed him that I was prepared to buy the Acura TSX for twenty-five thousand plus fees, to which he enthusiastically agreed, raising to shake my hand, stating that “we had a deal”. The salesman must have heard us and came over to also shake my hand, telling me what a great deal I had made. In the mean time, the floor manager was on the computer making sure everything was in order. He went through the particulars, finalizing the price at “$25,000 plus fees and license”, and had a “sold to David” sign put on the dashboard so it could not be sold by mistake.
Meanwhile, the general manager, who had been listening to this while explaining to me how I could finance the car at no cost on my credit card by paying off the invoice from Honda as soon as it came, also kindly agreed to store the car at no charge as long as I first paid for it; thereby enabling me to give it to surprise my wife on her birthday in early December.
Then the general manager asked the floor manager to get up so he could check out the deal. He asked the floor manager if various bosses were aware and had approved that this car be sold for “$25,000 plus fees and license. Did they know it had navi; were they aware it came with lojack, and was certified?”
The floor manager replied that “yes, they were very much aware since we had been going back and forth for the last few weeks to get the deal done; all the items had been okayed by them, not to mention the salesman’s proposal letter.” I added that the certification, because they were going to sell me the 2006 Acura as a used car, was what cinched the deal.
The salesman then started to get the financing paperwork to allow me to put the car on the credit card, telling me that it would take at least ten to fifteen minutes. Since I had left our dinner company early, and the general manager seemed to be taking so long getting through it, I said I would come back tomorrow to sign the paperwork.
The salesman showed me the sold sign on the dashboard and told me not to worry about it, stating emphatically that “we had a deal”.
Next day when we returned, my wife was given to understand that the deal was still on as she was shown all the cars goodies by the salesman, only to then be informed by the floor manager that they could not, and would not sell it to us for the agreed upon price because it was below invoice, causing them to lose money.
“They sent me to do the dirty work, said the floor manager shamefully. I’m sorry, it’s out of my hands.”
We asked how one could negotiate in good faith for weeks, shake hands on the deal with not just the salesman, but also the floor manager, who confirmed that it was also approved by those above him, and then just have them back out.
The salesman tried to justify it saying, ”why would they possibly want to do a deal, where they would lose money; they’ll just wait for someone to come along who’ll pay more.”
When we went back the next week to agree to take the car without the certification, thereby saving the dealer ship the money which the salesman said was stopping the deal, we were told that they would not even speak to us about the car because we had "threatened a lawsuit."
Well Mr. salesman, since you told us from the start that they were losing money on it, why would you send us a letter proposing this deal if they were going to renege on it? Oh yes, that’s why car dealers have such a sterling reputation. It wasn’t a scam, just another loss leader that mysteriously disappeared.
We have waited until now to initiate this complaint in the hope that the owner would have met with us or returned our phone calls to resolve this matter, but to no avail.
South Coast Acura Subaru:
WHERE PROMISES AND HANDSHAKES ARE ONLY EMPTY WORDS AND GESTURES;
WHERE A USED CAR SALES MANAGER IS NEVER FAR AWAY; AND TREACHERY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
Gail and David
Corona del Mar
cc: AARP consumer complaint division
Better Business Bureau of Costa Mesa
Better Business Bureau of Orange County
California State Attorney General
Daily Pilot
David Horowitz
District Attorney of Costa Mesa
District Attorney of Orange County
KFI John and Ken
O.C.Register
08' RDX TECHNOLOGY (Black on Black) - Central NJ
34479.00 + Tax + Doc + Tire + MV
Total : $37443.00 (All inclusive)
$649.50 a month for 60 months (4.9%) with $3000.00 down
What do you guys think?
2008 Acura RDX w/o tech
MSRP $33,910
CAP COST $32,956
Res Value $19,328
MF .00155
Upfront: $1260 (first pymt, bank fee, doc fee)
36 mo's/12k miles
Final payment $455
After salesperson talked to Fin Mgr again, reduced to $429
Final two lease payments totalling $560 would be paid by dealer and they would then return the car to Honda, said they didn't want it....it's an '05 Accord ex-v6 coupe, 6 speed, not sure why they wouldn't want it?
Also considering the Mazda CX-7
Does anyone know about the advertising fee that acura charges the dealer? my dealer claims that acura charges him 600 $ and insists that its part of his invoice cost , is that true ?
Cheers
Bought the 2008 RDX W/O Tech today .
Final Price : 33250 Out the Door.
Color : White Daimond Pearl , Taupe Interior
Location : Ann Arbor
Thanks to all the users of the forum , helped me a lot while shopping for a price.
Cheers
I just shopped around in Troy and Novi , and called up AA Acura with the price and they agreed. Troy was easy to negotiate with online but were charging more for the color that I want , didn't particularly care for the way the Suburban folks in Novi tried to negotiate so I walked away.
I had an option to buy the vehicle in Chicago , but the best price I got over there was about 33225 out the door, so decided to make the purchase in AA.
Any way the sales rep (John Reicart) was really plesent to deal with , I am not sure if I got the price coz it was the end of the month or because new incentives were coming starting December.
Iam reasonably happy as it was the closest I could get to the Consumer reports pricing report.
This Fall Season, Acura of Serramonte's Internet Department is assisting our Internet Customers through our Straightforward Pricing for any of our model selections starting 11/15/2007 - 11/25/2007.
2007 RDX with Technology Package for $32,400+ Tax + Licensing Fees (MSRP $37,165). We have a silver/taupe RDX 07 Tech package available in stock.
2008 RDX with Technology Package for $35,000+ Tax + Licensing Fees (MSRP $37,410).
Price includes free security wheel locks and good for any of our in stock model selections.
*Starting on 11/1/2007 to 11/30/2007 you can get special financing as low as 2.9% for 36 months or 4.9% for 60 months on approved credit.*
Can you tell me what is your price before all taxes and fees?
Thanks
Cheers
Muller's Woodfield Acura
i got quote from one of them, is this a fair quote
$31,004.00.+doc. fee+destination+sales tax+accessories?
Thanks
Remote Starter, Roof Rack, Mud Flaps, All Season Mats, Cargo Liner, Moon Roof Visor and Body Side Moulding. The whole deal with added options $ 36,421. Not sure if it was the best deal but I was tired of going back and forth with dealers etc.. Dealer was Acura of Boston. Trade in price was fair for my vehicle and was going to pay cash for the whole thing but the 2.9% Honda Finance available made me re-think that and ended up financing 18K.
Hope this helps those in the market get a better price.
Thanks
It was 35954 with Roof rack, Moonroof Visor, Floor Mats, and clear shield hood protectant.
Sums up the total to about 38817(I live in MN, so 6.5%tax, $476 license, and $50 registration fee.)
I'm just wondering if it is a good deal?
Purchased it from one of the Boston area dealers.
Is it a good deal?
With $1000 trade in for my mazda 626 (1995, 139K miles) my on the road price was 32,900$
Do I need to buy a LoJack with the RDX Tech or does their Nav system already provide the necessary tracking? Would you buy or not? I have been quoted $795 for it, can it be purchased cheaper else where?
Thanks to you all...
I asked my dealer for the lowjack and $700 is what he quoted. I did not go for it.
2008 Acura RDX without Tech
15k miles
53% Residual (17,972)
0.000900 Money factor which is less then 2%
1995 Down + fees
575.42 Plates
369 Doc Fee
436 Lifetime-Tint/door edge guards/wheel locks/truck tray n2 tires and paint protection with 6 details.
428+tax (monthly payment)
i'd like to get an idea for what i should be paying (please exclude taxes, accessories, other fees etc. as they are different in every state)
what should my base cost be?
the best quote i have in email is about 32,500 which seems high
i am thinking nearer to invoice?
let me know
Hey Edmunds -- please start giving TMV prices on dealer installed options including estimates of fair costs for installation charges! Thanks!
thank u so much to all people posting, I had no idea I could make a deal for a car on my own. With all the info I had about the car and prices around the country I felt well prepared and the salesman who helped me was really nice.
Thank you Edmunds.com for such a great site
I paid 32K for the base including having a roof rack installed. Hope this info helps. I bought in CT.