I just purchased a TSX on Saturday. In response to a query from another dealer yesterday, I let them know that I had already purchased. Here was his response:

I haven't seen anything about Acura and employee pricing. Has anyone else?

 

Dealers will tell you anything and hope you believe it

 

i've never heard that, but if that's the case, i may be speeding up my purchase if it's true.

 

No, not happening...... just talked to the new car manager from the Acura store I deal with..............

His response................ "AIN'T HAPPENING DUDE"

 

In other words, sour grapes on his part. That's what I figured, but...

 

You should tell them you were just trying to blow them off and see what this "employee pricing" is.

 

The dealer I didn't buy from told me after the fact that they would have given me free tires for life of car and free oil changes for the first year. I say BS - come with your best or shut up!

 

Agreed, that's sour grapes if I ever heard it. Good thing you didn't do business with them.

I do laugh at the GM employee pricing promotion! Looks to me like they just RAISED prices since with rebates etc. I'd imagine people were paying below invoice before.....

 

Just remember that employee pricing is mythical as even if they could buy the car for dealer cost, (less than invoice), the dleaership still makes money on pack, holdback, unit volume, other incentives etc. This even if you paid lets say invoice of 26.5k there is still 2-3k of profet there.

At the end of the day the dealer always makes moeny as they realy dont give a crap what your willing to pay as someone else will buy the car 4 days later.


My best friend is a manager at a dealship, I have heard and seen it all.

 

Yes my spelling sucks,

 

These are one of the funniest promotions i've ever seen. Life = the time you own the car. Assuming you keep your car for 100k miles (around 8 years).

Tires for life:
avg stock tire lasts avg 30k 3 sets of tires. maybe dealer cost 400 per set. (guessing high) $1200

Oil Changes:
ever 5k, 20 oil changes x $30 = $600

Both of these "free services" are wrapped around the idea you will bring your car in on a regular basis, and get the critical services done around the same time. ie: trans fluid, coolant replacement, brakes. etc. These services offset the "Free" of the tires / oil changes. Also, most people turn their cars in after 5 years, 60k miles.

 

Damn stealerships will try anything...bastards!