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I wish I had posted earlier to save others the trouble of going to Oakland Acura. Though I did eventually buy my TL w/navi here as they matched an offer that was $400 below invoice  , the sales people and the finance team make this a terrificly horrible experience  . There were times when I wondered if they even knew what features the car had as standard  . The sales person I worked with tried extremely hard to sell me on features he thought I wanted to hear versus listening and describing features I wanted to know more about. And true while most info is available on the website, it is an interesting process because you get a good sense of how much they care about simply selling. Guy walks in sell him on the stereo and how the designer was sometype of acoustics guru. Woman walks in sell her on safety. Had the dealership not been next door to the place where I was working and the salesperson good enough to pick me up and drop me off at BART, I most likely would not have purchased from here. Other item of note, inspect the carpet closely. Despite multiple trips in the back seat, I never noticed the stain in the carpet, because it is small and dark it is not blatantly obvious. But given the tax differential between Santa Clara and Alameda Counties and the fact that I still had the original offer for $400 below invoice, it had value. Bad on me
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Replying to: bartalk3 (May 02, 2006 6:42 pm)
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Replying to: dmarcus48 (May 03, 2006 11:26 am) |
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I'll be buying my TL next week but I am somewhat ambivelent about the warranty business. I have been quoted $1650 for a 6 yr/100k bumper to bumper, which if I never use I get a full refund from Acura... Anyway, any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
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Replying to: sactoray (May 05, 2006 12:14 pm) Found your post interesting. I was getting ready to buy a TL in Los Angeles, but did not buy before the special financing ended May 1. Are you getting any special financing from your dealer, and if so, would be curious as to what it is? Regarding the extended warranty, I am sure you will get 10 different opinions from 10 different people. For me, I don't think I would ever go for it as isn't the TL already covered bumper to bumper for 4 years? Will the extended warranty they are offering "start" when the origanl warranty ends? In other words, will the 6 years beging after 4 years or does the extended warranty start immediately from day of purchase? From what I've read, extended warranties are all profits for companies offering them so that is why they push them so hard. Tough choice to make as to get the extended warranty or not. The TL is a great car and I am hoping the special financing will return sometime this year. Good luck and enjoy your new TL.
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Replying to: justalaguy (May 05, 2006 12:39 pm) I wouldn't bother with the extended warranty. Not worth it, especially for usually reliable Japanese cars. If you were buying an Audi, Mercedes, or BMW, I'd take it. |
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bought my diamond white TL with parchment interior w/o navi last saturday at santa monica acura. a total pleasant buying experience. they held to their word of 29,980 and a 22 year old young man walked me through the process as julio (my original contact) was busy. this young man was very polite and a pleasure to purchase from him. now about the car......... it's fantastic. the drive feels as if i'm driving a lexus. very smooth. i really didnt expect such a driving experience. and i love that the car has all the bells and whistles and you dont have to decide on options. i really think it may be my best car yet. i've previously owned a ford explorer, lincoln ls, volvo and now my TL. very happy with my auto choice and i love my diamond white (pearl radiance) color it's so beautiful! they told me that 80% of their business is through their internet. it's the only way to purchase a car. i'm also buying this car as all my others have been leases. we decided on the 4-year, 3.9% financing. it was also a pleasure meeting a member of this board, justalaguy at the dealership. pull the trigger and buy yourself a TL! vivian fresno, california |
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Replying to: niel3 (May 05, 2006 3:36 pm) Check out some of the acura forums, don't know if I can post links. Do a google, there's a wealth of information out there. Dave
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Replying to: niel3 (May 05, 2006 3:36 pm) Happy to hear you love your car. My wife and I fell in love with the Acura after the first test drive and it was the one time we both agreed on one car we liked. After we saw you at Santa Monica Acura, my wife and I could not decide on what exterior color - went from Redondo Red Pearl to the Charcoal gray (forget the name), to the Desert Mist that was being prepped the same time as yours was. We were kind of hoping that the financing had been extended past May 1, so we did not buy yet. I wanted to look at the Redondo Red Pearl again but it was at a remote lot they have and it seemed all the sales staff were too busy to take me over there to look and possibly buy. At any rate, at least my wife and I know which car we like now and just hope the special financing comes back. Enjoy the ride and it was nice meeting you. Larry |
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Hi, I am trying to buy a 06 TL with Navi and getting a price quote of $33100 from dealers in Dallas. Is this good price? Please help. Ram
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