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ab348 · January 2019

snakeweasel said:
Yes it's a used truck with only 62 miles. The salesman told us it was a customer of theirs who only had it for a weekend before trading it in. The salesman also told us this customer sometimes buys several cars a month from them. Talk about chronic car buyers.

Gee, I don’t remember @breld having one of those, but if was just for a weekend maybe he didn’t have a chance to tell us.

explorerx4 · January 2019

@oldfarmer50,
It is really oldfar-r-ner50. Looks pretty close though !

pensfan83 · January 2019

I have a Facebook account but it's mainly used just to keep in touch with some family and friends as well as some groups for our borough, schools, and sports groups.

jmonroe1 · January 2019

isellhondas said:
Anyone miss me? Didn't think so.

After months of having my password rejected I finally gave up and resigned myself to becoming a part of Edmunds history. Today I decided to give it ONE MORE try and it let me in! Can't possibly catch up at this point. Have I missed anything important?

Yeah, @jmonroe is gone and his ugly cousin @jmonroe1 took his place and all of @jmonroe's seniority was lost. The new life in here is wonderful since nobody likes to pick on a newbie. You otta try it.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · January 2019

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

ab348 said:

abacomike said:

Lows tomorrow morning are expected to be in the mid to low 40’s down in South Florida accompanied by strong NW winds (15-25 mph) which means wind factor temps in the 30’s. Thank goodness for heated seats in the car.
Thoughts and prayers for the Floridians freezing in the 40 degree icebox.
Thanks, it is easy for you because you are used to those temps....we aren't.
btw....tax freedom day is now in July.
kyfdx said:

driver100 said:

ab348 said:

abacomike said:

Lows tomorrow morning are expected to be in the mid to low 40’s down in South Florida accompanied by strong NW winds (15-25 mph) which means wind factor temps in the 30’s. Thank goodness for heated seats in the car.
Thoughts and prayers for the Floridians freezing in the 40 degree icebox.
Thanks, it is easy for you because you are used to those temps....we aren't.
btw....tax freedom day is now in July.
Aren't you from Canada?
I am from Canada but we have been here since late October......and I am not used to cold temperatures any more.
I used to go back in mid Dec with Mrs D. But the last time we did that 3 years ago there was about 3 feet of snow at Buffalo airport, cars were all over the side of the road.....they had spun out. When we were about a mile from our house my friend who picked us up couldn't get up the hill. Some guys came to push and I felt guilty so I got out and pushed the car with my light jacket on, no gloves, and summer shoes. All I could think of was "Why am I doing this.....this is insane".
Now Mrs D goes back for 5 days in Dec and Feb., and I stay in Florida........why would I do that when it is usually sunny and bright here?
So you let your wife push cars through the snow in her shorts and flip flops? That’s cruel?

Went to work today and it was so bad that none of the bosses bothered to show up as they figured no one was crazy enough to come out. Boy, were they wrong to underestimate the group of retired workaholics they employ. It was standing room only in the driver’s room.

There was no work to do since none of the offices had made any requests for cars and the dealers wouldn’t accept any deliveries today. The boss said if we wanted a few hours work we could clean the 18” of snow off some cars but seeing that it was -8F with brisk wind we all fled out the door.
Retired workaholics? Kind of a oxymoron isn't it?
What would you call people who come to work at a job they don’t need when it’s -30 windchill?

Let me say this as politically correct as I can...STUPID.

jmonroe

driver100 · January 2019

snakeweasel said:

PF_Flyer said:
I'm thinking we can swing back a little closer to the cars in CARS & conversations. As interesting as a lot of things are, we ARE about vehicles here, not taxes and healthcare and all that. Diversions certainly welcome and interesting, but once we get to suggesting there ought to be a taxes discussion... there's your sign

Probably a combination of cabin fever and all those tax prep ads that are everywhere this time of year

Just a gentle nudge from one of your friendly neighborhood moderators!

Carry on!!
OK car related. My wife was talking about what to get when we replace our current cars. She suggested a pick up for me so we can take trips and bring the motorcycle with us. So that got me to looking at pick ups. Well we were out today and just stopped by a Chevy dealer just to look. Well my wife asked about the used ones that they had and the salesman looked in their inventory listing the used trucks they had and mentioned this truck. Yes it's a used truck with only 62 miles. The salesman told us it was a customer of theirs who only had it for a weekend before trading it in. The salesman also told us this customer sometimes buys several cars a month from them. Talk about chronic car buyers.

Great looking truck and $35k sounds like a good price for a truck of that caliber. My main concern is MSRP was $40k, and I don't know how much discount they usually give you when new...possibly $3000. If my calculated guess is right it isn't much of a discount, except it only has 62 miles on it, so in some ways it is new. Guess you save transportation cost.

driver100 · January 2019

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:
Not sure if I should choose driver100. or oldfarrner50.

Use my handle, everyone will just think I got a little more crazy. If you start bad mouthing people under driver’s name no one will believe it’s him.

As long as he only badmouths jmonroe.

roadburner · January 2019

One more comment about FB;depending on the locality you almost have to have a presence there if you are a political candidate.

snakeweasel · January 2019

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

PF_Flyer said:
I'm thinking we can swing back a little closer to the cars in CARS & conversations. As interesting as a lot of things are, we ARE about vehicles here, not taxes and healthcare and all that. Diversions certainly welcome and interesting, but once we get to suggesting there ought to be a taxes discussion... there's your sign

Probably a combination of cabin fever and all those tax prep ads that are everywhere this time of year

Just a gentle nudge from one of your friendly neighborhood moderators!

Carry on!!
OK car related. My wife was talking about what to get when we replace our current cars. She suggested a pick up for me so we can take trips and bring the motorcycle with us. So that got me to looking at pick ups. Well we were out today and just stopped by a Chevy dealer just to look. Well my wife asked about the used ones that they had and the salesman looked in their inventory listing the used trucks they had and mentioned this truck. Yes it's a used truck with only 62 miles. The salesman told us it was a customer of theirs who only had it for a weekend before trading it in. The salesman also told us this customer sometimes buys several cars a month from them. Talk about chronic car buyers.
Great looking truck and $35k sounds like a good price for a truck of that caliber. My main concern is MSRP was $40k, and I don't know how much discount they usually give you when new...possibly $3000. If my calculated guess is right it isn't much of a discount, except it only has 62 miles on it, so in some ways it is new. Guess you save transportation cost.

The $35k is the asking price, what they get is another story. Buy hey for all intents and purposes it's a new car.

oldfarmer50 · January 2019

snakeweasel said:

explorerx4 said:
@snaleweasel,
Interesting story about how the truck ended up as 'Pre Loved', but I'm kind of suspect of the 'Market Value' starting price.
Doesn't hurt to look at some other options.
We were just scoping out trucks, not in the market yet. If we go this route it will be mine and used solely for commuting, bad weather and hauling stuff so I would get a more base model with few options.

If you want just basic get a Nissan Frontier. Old technology so there shouldn’t be any bugs. Firm ride but pretty powerful. And cheap (as in half as much as some other trucks)

murphydog · January 2019

The service surveys remind of an odd issue I ran into. Some how my email got associated with a customer at a dealership in Virginia. After each service visit I was emailed his survey.

After a while I called and asked them to remove my email from the account, sure sure no problem, we’ll do that right away....of course not done. So next time I call the service manager and say you can remove my email...or I can give all zeros, the choice is yours. I have never received a survey email since.

Right or wrong the threat of a bad survey is a powerful thing

vietnamprivatecar · January 2019

Thank all

venture · January 2019

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isellhondas said:
Anyone miss me? Didn't think so.

After months of having my password rejected I finally gave up and resigned myself to becoming a part of Edmunds history. Today I decided to give it ONE MORE try and it let me in! Can't possibly catch up at this point. Have I missed anything important?

Craig - Nice to have you back. We were hoping you would find your way back.

driver100 · January 2019

vietnamprivatecar said:
Thank all

You're very welcome.

driver100 · January 2019

venture said:
Somebody seems to have a Charlie Brown complex.
isellhondas said:
Anyone miss me? Didn't think so.

After months of having my password rejected I finally gave up and resigned myself to becoming a part of Edmunds history. Today I decided to give it ONE MORE try and it let me in! Can't possibly catch up at this point. Have I missed anything important?
Craig - Nice to have you back. We were hoping you would find your way back.

+1 and how many cars have you traded in and bought since you were last here?

oldfarmer50 · January 2019

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

PF_Flyer said:
I'm thinking we can swing back a little closer to the cars in CARS & conversations. As interesting as a lot of things are, we ARE about vehicles here, not taxes and healthcare and all that. Diversions certainly welcome and interesting, but once we get to suggesting there ought to be a taxes discussion... there's your sign

Probably a combination of cabin fever and all those tax prep ads that are everywhere this time of year

Just a gentle nudge from one of your friendly neighborhood moderators!

Carry on!!
OK car related. My wife was talking about what to get when we replace our current cars. She suggested a pick up for me so we can take trips and bring the motorcycle with us. So that got me to looking at pick ups. Well we were out today and just stopped by a Chevy dealer just to look. Well my wife asked about the used ones that they had and the salesman looked in their inventory listing the used trucks they had and mentioned this truck. Yes it's a used truck with only 62 miles. The salesman told us it was a customer of theirs who only had it for a weekend before trading it in. The salesman also told us this customer sometimes buys several cars a month from them. Talk about chronic car buyers.
Great looking truck and $35k sounds like a good price for a truck of that caliber. My main concern is MSRP was $40k, and I don't know how much discount they usually give you when new...possibly $3000. If my calculated guess is right it isn't much of a discount, except it only has 62 miles on it, so in some ways it is new. Guess you save transportation cost.

Maybe someone can give you an auction value for it. What does Edmunds say it’s worth. Might be a hard valuation since there wouldn’t be many compariables.

On the other hand, how much do they give off a “new” truck demo with thousands on it?

Here’s one with a similar sticker:

https://www.depaula.com/inventory/2019-chevrolet-colorado-4wd-4d-extended-cab-1gchtden2k1141364

ab348 · January 2019

snakeweasel said:

We were just scoping out trucks, not in the market yet. If we go this route it will be mine and used solely for commuting, bad weather and hauling stuff so I would get a more base model with few options.

Depending on the length and type of commute you might want to be choosy if you go the pickup route. Older designs such as the Frontier and even the Tacoma might be a bit penalizing in that service, especially since you are used to a sedan.

stickguy · January 2019

My Honda dealer still has me associated (email) with my old accord that I sold in 2013. Buyer lives 5 minutes from me and still goes there. I occasionally get a service notice, and have some points in their rewards program. Oddly, my email, but her name. I told them a few times then gave up on it.

venture · January 2019

driver100 said:

venture said:
Somebody seems to have a Charlie Brown complex.
isellhondas said:
Anyone miss me? Didn't think so.

After months of having my password rejected I finally gave up and resigned myself to becoming a part of Edmunds history. Today I decided to give it ONE MORE try and it let me in! Can't possibly catch up at this point. Have I missed anything important?
Craig - Nice to have you back. We were hoping you would find your way back.
+1 and how many cars have you traded in and bought since you were last here?

Where the hell did that Charlie Brown thing come from...LOL

snakeweasel · January 2019

ab348 said:

We were just scoping out trucks, not in the market yet. If we go this route it will be mine and used solely for commuting, bad weather and hauling stuff so I would get a more base model with few options.
Depending on the length and type of commute you might want to be choosy if you go the pickup route. Older designs such as the Frontier and even the Tacoma might be a bit penalizing in that service, especially since you are used to a sedan.

typically my commute is 12 miles through suburban traffic which can have long backups at a few lights. April through October weather permitting it's done on the bike.

graphicguy · January 2019

Re: Dealer Service

I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55). Pleasantly surprised, I asked the service manager why they lowered the price (or, was I such a great customer that they gave me a “deal”)?

He said the Honda store across the street (different owner) was sending out coupons to Acura owners to get some of the service business....offering “Honda Service Pricing”. I never got the mailer, but my Acura dealer wasn’t about to give away any service business. So, they beat Honda’s service pricing on my rear diff fluid change by............A DOLLAR.

I just love this country.

houdini2 · January 2019

isellhondas said:

abacomike said:

isellhondas said:

Anyone miss me? Didn't think so.

After months of having my password rejected I finally gave up and resigned myself to becoming a part of Edmunds history. Today I decided to give it ONE MORE try and it let me in! Can't possibly catch up at this point. Have I missed anything important?

Absolutely nothing Isell!

Well, Mike I just hope your health has been good. It's good to be back!

Welcome back isell !

graphicguy · January 2019

Oh my.....

The 2020 BMW 7-series Sedan's Kidney Grille Is 40 Percent Bigger.....

There was supposed to be a picture with that, but it didn’t transfer. Sorry!

jmonroe1 · January 2019

houdini2 said:

isellhondas said:

abacomike said:

isellhondas said:

Anyone miss me? Didn't think so.

After months of having my password rejected I finally gave up and resigned myself to becoming a part of Edmunds history. Today I decided to give it ONE MORE try and it let me in! Can't possibly catch up at this point. Have I missed anything important?

Absolutely nothing Isell!
Well, Mike I just hope your health has been good. It's good to be back!

Welcome back isell !

Have you noticed, he's gone again. Maybe he doesn't like being @isellhondas4 again.

jmonroe

graphicguy · January 2019

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a21777248/how-i-bought-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-luxury-cars-and-got-blacklisted-by-jaguar-land-rover-mercedes-and-porsche/

Entertaining about grey market.....

pensfan83 · January 2019

graphicguy said:
Re: Dealer Service

I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55). Pleasantly surprised, I asked the service manager why they lowered the price (or, was I such a great customer that they gave me a “deal”)?

He said the Honda store across the street (different owner) was sending out coupons to Acura owners to get some of the service business....offering “Honda Service Pricing”. I never got the mailer, but my Acura dealer wasn’t about to give away any service business. So, they beat Honda’s service pricing on my rear diff fluid change by............A DOLLAR.

I just love this country.

The dealer group I bought my Acura from has a Honda store in their fold and the Acura dealer does the same thing, or so they said 17 months ago. The first service I negotiated into the deal but the one coming up this August I'll have to cover so we'll see if they remember their pledge.

carnaught · January 2019

Welcome back isell. Also MIA is iluv...

berri · January 2019

I may be wrong here, but didn't some people kind of stomp on him in the forums awhile ago about a vehicle he was considering?

ab348 · January 2019

Yes. Although it was not totally without cause...

graphicguy · January 2019

pensfan83 said:

graphicguy said:
Re: Dealer Service

I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55). Pleasantly surprised, I asked the service manager why they lowered the price (or, was I such a great customer that they gave me a “deal”)?

He said the Honda store across the street (different owner) was sending out coupons to Acura owners to get some of the service business....offering “Honda Service Pricing”. I never got the mailer, but my Acura dealer wasn’t about to give away any service business. So, they beat Honda’s service pricing on my rear diff fluid change by............A DOLLAR.

I just love this country.
The dealer group I bought my Acura from has a Honda store in their fold and the Acura dealer does the same thing, or so they said 17 months ago. The first service I negotiated into the deal but the one coming up this August I'll have to cover so we'll see if they remember their pledge.

@pensfan83 ...same with my dealership group. They have a Honda store, too....only it’s not remotely close to their Acura dealership. I just got a piece of mail from Acura wanting to know if I want to update the maps on my NAV system, to the tune of $149. I think they’re fighting a losing battle now that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have their own map features that constantly update.....for no cost.

pensfan83 · January 2019

I would agree, their target audience is definitely going down in number. I use the factory nav on a limited basis, for trips to parts of the city I'm not as familiar with where I don't feel like firing up AA for example. For extended trips I have Waze up and running on the nav screen.

driver100 · January 2019

berri said:
I may be wrong here, but didn't some people kind of stomp on him in the forums awhile ago about a vehicle he was considering?

I wonder if he ever bought his NISMO?

driver100 · January 2019

graphicguy said:
Oh my.....

The 2020 BMW 7-series Sedan's Kidney Grille Is 40 Percent Bigger.....

There was supposed to be a picture with that, but it didn’t transfer. Sorry!

Now...why did they have to do that? Is it a contest to see how large you can get a grill that will fit on the front end?

Looks like the bottom panel was a last minute decision. It is another case of the earlier model looking better than the newer one.

driver100 · January 2019

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

PF_Flyer said:
I'm thinking we can swing back a little closer to the cars in CARS & conversations. As interesting as a lot of things are, we ARE about vehicles here, not taxes and healthcare and all that. Diversions certainly welcome and interesting, but once we get to suggesting there ought to be a taxes discussion... there's your sign

Probably a combination of cabin fever and all those tax prep ads that are everywhere this time of year

Just a gentle nudge from one of your friendly neighborhood moderators!

Carry on!!
OK car related. My wife was talking about what to get when we replace our current cars. She suggested a pick up for me so we can take trips and bring the motorcycle with us. So that got me to looking at pick ups. Well we were out today and just stopped by a Chevy dealer just to look. Well my wife asked about the used ones that they had and the salesman looked in their inventory listing the used trucks they had and mentioned this truck. Yes it's a used truck with only 62 miles. The salesman told us it was a customer of theirs who only had it for a weekend before trading it in. The salesman also told us this customer sometimes buys several cars a month from them. Talk about chronic car buyers.
Great looking truck and $35k sounds like a good price for a truck of that caliber. My main concern is MSRP was $40k, and I don't know how much discount they usually give you when new...possibly $3000. If my calculated guess is right it isn't much of a discount, except it only has 62 miles on it, so in some ways it is new. Guess you save transportation cost.
Maybe someone can give you an auction value for it. What does Edmunds say it’s worth. Might be a hard valuation since there wouldn’t be many compariables.

On the other hand, how much do they give off a “new” truck demo with thousands on it?

Here’s one with a similar sticker:

https://www.depaula.com/inventory/2019-chevrolet-colorado-4wd-4d-extended-cab-1gchtden2k1141364

I thought cars lost 15 to 20% of their value the moment you drive it off the lot!

Mr_Shiftright · January 2019

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:
I found a hint that I had saved previously. It took me a few days to find it after I got downgraded to Stranger.
Now I have 2 identities, but I haven't used the 2nd one.
Use your secret identity to praise your posts and destroy your enemies. Hopefully your alias is more creative than jmonroe’s.

Two identities actually being used at the same time will get the moderators' attention:

imidazol97 · January 2019

Looks like they copied:

imidazol97 · January 2019

graphicguy said:
I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55). .

imidazol97 · January 2019

graphicguy said:

I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55).

How many miles do you have on your Acura?

oldfarmer50 · January 2019

graphicguy said:
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a21777248/how-i-bought-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-luxury-cars-and-got-blacklisted-by-jaguar-land-rover-mercedes-and-porsche/

Entertaining about grey market.....

That’s interesting. About a year ago I posted a Craigslist ad for that same job and asked this group for input. General consensus was that it was a scam. I guess it was but not in the way we thought.

What would happen if the dealer came after this guy for the $8500 fine he agreed to pay for exporting?

venture · January 2019

graphicguy said:

pensfan83 said:

graphicguy said:
Re: Dealer Service

I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55). Pleasantly surprised, I asked the service manager why they lowered the price (or, was I such a great customer that they gave me a “deal”)?

He said the Honda store across the street (different owner) was sending out coupons to Acura owners to get some of the service business....offering “Honda Service Pricing”. I never got the mailer, but my Acura dealer wasn’t about to give away any service business. So, they beat Honda’s service pricing on my rear diff fluid change by............A DOLLAR.

I just love this country.
The dealer group I bought my Acura from has a Honda store in their fold and the Acura dealer does the same thing, or so they said 17 months ago. The first service I negotiated into the deal but the one coming up this August I'll have to cover so we'll see if they remember their pledge.
@pensfan83 ...same with my dealership group. They have a Honda store, too....only it’s not remotely close to their Acura dealership. I just got a piece of mail from Acura wanting to know if I want to update the maps on my NAV system, to the tune of $149. I think they’re fighting a losing battle now that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have their own map features that constantly update.....for no cost.

Holy cow. I just updated the maps on my Legacy myself last week. Subaru emailed me a link where I could go to download the files. No charge.

oldfarmer50 · January 2019

carnaught said:
Welcome back isell. Also MIA is iluv...

I think Iluv felt that some were picking on him.

oldfarmer50 · January 2019

driver100 said:

graphicguy said:
Oh my.....

The 2020 BMW 7-series Sedan's Kidney Grille Is 40 Percent Bigger.....

There was supposed to be a picture with that, but it didn’t transfer. Sorry!
Now...why did they have to do that? Is it a contest to see how large you can get a grill that will fit on the front end?

Looks like the bottom panel was a last minute decision. It is another case of the earlier model looking better than the newer one.

Looks photoshopped.

cdnpinhead · January 2019

berri said:
I may be wrong here, but didn't some people kind of stomp on him in the forums awhile ago about a vehicle he was considering?

It appeared to me and, apparently, others to be indecision and questionable reasoning raised to an art form over a number of what seemed like months, but could have been weeks.

Mr_Shiftright · January 2019

I think that's really how it's going to look. Yeah, I know. Shoot me now. Somebody needs to warn them.

I recall a great quote about car design---something like "It takes two people to design a car properly. One to sketch the design, and a second standing behind him with a baseball bat".

graphicguy · January 2019

imidazol97 said:

graphicguy said:

I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55).
How many miles do you have on your Acura?

~18K.

It will be 2 years old this May. I figure I’ll have 22K-23K miles on it by then.

A B6 service (biggest piece is the rear diff fluid change) is called for around 15K. For whatever reason, mine didn’t pop up on the service indicator until 17K miles. Last service I replaced the engine air filter and the cabin filter myself. Oil changes, tire rotations and all the “checks” they do runs about $60 ($50, if I can snag a coupon).

So far, it’s been very cheap to own and maintain. Only been to the dealership for service. Very pleased.

graphicguy · January 2019

driver100 said:

graphicguy said:
Oh my.....

The 2020 BMW 7-series Sedan's Kidney Grille Is 40 Percent Bigger.....

There was supposed to be a picture with that, but it didn’t transfer. Sorry!
Now...why did they have to do that? Is it a contest to see how large you can get a grill that will fit on the front end?

Looks like the bottom panel was a last minute decision. It is another case of the earlier model looking better than the newer one.

@driver100 ...thanks, that was the pic I was trying to post.

graphicguy · January 2019

oldfarmer50 said:

graphicguy said:
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a21777248/how-i-bought-millions-of-dollars-worth-of-luxury-cars-and-got-blacklisted-by-jaguar-land-rover-mercedes-and-porsche/

Entertaining about grey market.....
That’s interesting. About a year ago I posted a Craigslist ad for that same job and asked this group for input. General consensus was that it was a scam. I guess it was but not in the way we thought.

What would happen if the dealer came after this guy for the $8500 fine he agreed to pay for exporting?

OF....that’s the underbelly of a business, while not illegal, certainly operating outside the “traditional” car biz.

@roadburner ....did you see any of this during your BMW days?

abacomike · January 2019

oldfarmer50 said:

Oh my..... The 2020 BMW 7-series Sedan's Kidney Grille Is 40 Percent Bigger..... There was supposed to be a picture with that, but it didn’t transfer. Sorry!
Now...why did they have to do that? Is it a contest to see how large you can get a grill that will fit on the front end? Looks like the bottom panel was a last minute decision. It is another case of the earlier model looking better than the newer one.
Looks photoshopped.

I happen to like it! Definitely worth a look see!

abacomike · January 2019

cdnpinhead said:

I may be wrong here, but didn't some people kind of stomp on him in the forums awhile ago about a vehicle he was considering?
It appeared to me and, apparently, others to be indecision and questionable reasoning raised to an art form over a number of what seemed like months, but could have been weeks.

It was months!

Michaell · January 2019

venture said:

graphicguy said:

pensfan83 said:

graphicguy said:
Re: Dealer Service

I had the differential fluid changed in my TLX on Friday. The price came in UNDER what their service sheet stated (by about $55). Pleasantly surprised, I asked the service manager why they lowered the price (or, was I such a great customer that they gave me a “deal”)?

He said the Honda store across the street (different owner) was sending out coupons to Acura owners to get some of the service business....offering “Honda Service Pricing”. I never got the mailer, but my Acura dealer wasn’t about to give away any service business. So, they beat Honda’s service pricing on my rear diff fluid change by............A DOLLAR.

I just love this country.
The dealer group I bought my Acura from has a Honda store in their fold and the Acura dealer does the same thing, or so they said 17 months ago. The first service I negotiated into the deal but the one coming up this August I'll have to cover so we'll see if they remember their pledge.
@pensfan83 ...same with my dealership group. They have a Honda store, too....only it’s not remotely close to their Acura dealership. I just got a piece of mail from Acura wanting to know if I want to update the maps on my NAV system, to the tune of $149. I think they’re fighting a losing battle now that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have their own map features that constantly update.....for no cost.

Holy cow. I just updated the maps on my Legacy myself last week. Subaru emailed me a link where I could go to download the files. No charge.

Care to share that link? I don't think we've touched the NAV content on the wife's 2015 Outback since we bought it almost 4 years ago.

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