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Replying to: sak3 (May 03, 2008 5:02 pm) 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... |
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Warning: Long Post 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 ass post!
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Replying to: slim73 (May 05, 2008 9:57 pm) |
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I am in the Nashville Tennessee area and got quotes from a few dealers within a 200 mile radius. I am looking for new 2008 Acura TL w/ Nav. I'm paying cash with no trade. Prices are plus taxes, title and license. $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.
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Replying to: paul9 (May 07, 2008 11:54 am) Son's Accura A TL/Navi should be about $30,500 - $31,000 including typical add ons and fees; plus Tax. |
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Replying to: slim73 (May 05, 2008 9:57 pm) |
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Replying to: newtlguy (Apr 27, 2008 9:02 am) Thanks
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Replying to: cassie13 (May 07, 2008 5:14 pm) 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....
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Replying to: paul9 (May 07, 2008 11:54 am) |
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| I have been following this thread for the past few weeks. I am Looking to purchase my first Acura within the next month. Just trying to figure out the best pricing. Has anyone purchased a new 2008 Acura TL w/Navi in the New England area? | |
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