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| Just left a West Palm Beach FL dealer, they said no 2.9% 60-month financing was available for the MDX, only 2.9% for 36 months. Was the other deal only available over the weekend? | |
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Replying to: ursamajor1 (Feb 19, 2008 7:16 am) I am roughly looking for the same (08 MDX with Tech) and live in San Jose. Who did you work with at Sunnyvale Acura ? What kind of price were you offered by Steven's Creek Acura ? Did you buy any accessories and what did you pay for them ? What was your TOD ??? I am not in a hurry but would like to cash-in a good deal now. What is your sense if this deal would get better or worse over the next 30 days ? Thanks. |
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Replying to: kcejake (Feb 19, 2008 3:04 pm) I went to Boston Acura and with WCD1's help bought a tech/entertainment MDX for 41,900. I liked speaking with Prime Acura and had intentions to buy there but they wouldn't make it happen.I called Warren the sales manager and he never called me back twice. So they lost two sales not one. On another note it seems that no one wants to give the 2.9% so talk to the sales manager I did and that's how I got the price deal direct! |
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Replying to: flemo123 (Feb 18, 2008 7:59 pm) So theoretically you could get one around 39,000. This is according to Consumer report.. We went to Acura of Boston and dealt with the sales manager. |
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Replying to: rajurocketman (Feb 19, 2008 3:48 pm) I bought the cargo cover and the all weather mats (I'm driving back to my home in Utah this weekend). Both were around $150 list, they sold them to me for around $130, which they said was their cost from their parts dept. At that point I wasn't going to argue for another $10. Warning - make sure they have the cargo cover in stock, they didn't have one in parchment and they're going to ship it to me. Minor irritation. I don't recall TOD, but it was based on the purchase price + accessories + $55 doc. fee + $310 or so of DMV stuff + $12 (I think) DMV tire disposal fee + 8.25% sales tax. I didn't actually get a quote from Stevens Creek; I got quotes from Sunnyvale that I knew from this forum and other research were as good as I was going to get nationwide, and they were decent enough to deal with that I just did it (my sanity and equanimity are worth something). I mentioned Stevens Creek a couple of times and B. looked at me ruefully - I think they're always matching Stevens Creek pricing. One other note - the best price I saw here on a Tech was $39,750, which I'd seen previously quoted from an unnamed SoCal dealer as well as from Stevens Creek. I mentioned it to him and he said those were for older stock that the other dealers had before a recent price increase, he had one of those, a Steel Blue/Taupe and he would match the $39.750 price on that one. I ended up paying $350 more to get the color I wanted, Red/Parchment, which I know from looking is very rare. The final numbers were close enough that I went with what I wanted. Hard to say whether it'll get better. I get the sense that the MDX is selling quite well, unlike some of the other models that are being replaced, so they don't see the need to jam the price down on those. |
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Replying to: ursamajor1 (Feb 19, 2008 4:56 pm) Do you feel that you paid $350 more for your specific color as it was special OR that was simply a way for the dealer to extract more money ? The inventory for Sunnyvale Acura does not show up on their web-site ... Any other way to find out ? For the Accessories, any rule of thumb to pay x% more or less than what you find the price to be at Acura web site ? Did you get bodyside molding ? Is that usually the same color as the Exterior color of the vehicle ? Would you recommend (or not) getting bodyside molding ? Did you interact much with Steven's Creek dealer (or any other dealer) and what was your experience ? Thanks
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Replying to: rajurocketman (Feb 20, 2008 10:18 am) If you want a certain color and the dealer doesn't have it he can see what is available in the system "other dealers" and trade one of his for theirs to get your exact color if it is available. iwas told by a local dealer that Steel mist blue wasn't going to be available for 2008 and that is the one we bought. So see they don't know what they claim one example. I don't know what rule of thumb to measure the accesories by as it isn't worth it to me to have the dealer add on something I could do myself>>. I would like to get the body side moldings and sport running boards as those are quick installs. If not functional they make it seem a bit more sporty and break up the side styling a bit.If they help prevent dings all the better. I interacted with many dealers but had the best with Acura of Boston as they called me. I told them we wanted the two car deal so they listened hungry for a sale-s. Times are tough they have to deal ... |
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Replying to: ursamajor1 (Feb 19, 2008 4:56 pm) · Base invoice Price: $40,037.63 · Destination Charges: $715 · Total Invoice: $40,752.63 · · Dealer Holdback $873.90 · Net Dealer Price $39,878.73 Is this what you received ??? I have the following pricing from ConsumerReport: · Base invoice Price: $38,973 · Destination Charges: $715 · Total Invoice: $39,688 · · Dealer Holdback $1,311 · Net Dealer Price $38,377 What is your sense of present pricing ???
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Replying to: rajurocketman (Feb 20, 2008 8:46 pm) "newer" units and therefore cost a bit more. As to the pricing, I've seen 39,688 at a couple of sites as the invoice price before destination, not including it, Consumer Reports may be wrong on this one. My sense is that dealers don't tend to dip into holdback, but if that's what you want to negotiate for, it's your prerogative. At the end of the day, if I wanted to negotiate for the absolute last dollar, I'd have waited until next week anyway - end of month. I've been looking for a while, I found the color that I wanted from a dealer who was honest and decent to deal with at a price that I think is quite good. I may have left a few dollars on the table, but not many. I'm content. |
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Replying to: wcd1 (Feb 17, 2008 12:34 pm) As far as technology on the MDX goes, it's already getting quite stale. The MDX is missing several features that you are seeing on less expensive vehicles; One feature notably absent is touch entry to the car (no messing with key fob) and touch starting of the vehicle. It's a nice feature, especially for wives who can walk up to the car, open the door and start the car without ever needing to dig through their purse for a key. The NAV system on the MDX is very dated and it's rumored that all '09 Acura vehicles will have an all new Navi system that will include not only the voice commands but a revamped touch screen interface that integrates better with phonebook from your bluetooth phone, etc. MDX is missing a true iPod interface which lets you control the iPod from the MDX directly (as opposed to through a stereo jack) from the car's control system. Increasingly you are seeing this OR a built in MP3 player with hard drive, etc, that at least lets you rip your CDs directly into the vehicle and not have to use the CD changer for any purpose at all. I think that the tech on the current MDX might have been impressive by 2004 standards but certainly doesn't impress me in 2008. |
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