Hi, I'm new to this forum. I just made a deal on a 06 RL with tech package, rear sensors, rear spoiler, splash guards, all weather mats, trunk mat, wheel locks, and tinted windows for $38,800. Please tell me I made a good deal. The catch is that the car has 6,000 demo miles on it. I thought, what's 6000 miles, I drive that much in a few months. So I made the deal. I ask about the backup camera, its 650 installed. Is it a fare price? Is it worth to get it? Thanks for any comment.

 

I think it's a pretty good deal.

 

It's a good deal depending on the condition of the car. Check for chips on the hood, small dings and any bumper scrap marks. Soulnds like a Dealer Managers car. Synth and I ran across the same dealer offering a car like that. I noticed walking the car it had scraped something with the right bumper.

Are you in the Chicagoland area?

 

Sounds like you bought the Special Demo. Each dealer could get a "special demo" RL and a discount on all the accessories they wanted to put on it.

The idea being that Acura wanted all the dealerships to have one to show even if they'd otherwise be sold out. The "Special Demo" wasn't allowed to be sold without severe penalties to the dealership, so it'd always be there.

Also, many dealerships are loath to apply accessories to a car in the fear that a) the person wanting the accessories won't want that color or b) that it'll sell before service manages to get the parts onto the car and they'll have a bunch of accessories that may not fit a car or c) someone will want that car but be unwilling to pop for the accessories.

The Special Demo had to be at the dealership during business hours so no manager would take it as their demo as they have days off when the car wouldn't be there.

So the special demo is the car that got all the abuse/test drives, service techs learning how to put accessories on for the first time, etc.

That said, it's an Acura with a decent warranty and you got an awesome deal. At 4 years/50k miles it'll be worth the same as every other 4/50 RL Tech with accessories. If I were you, I'd have bought it too. Sell it before the OEM warranty runs out just in case that early abuse hurts longevity.

 

Welcome to Acurazine!

I would say that was a great deal. As long as you're happy with it, and it's in acceptable condition, you're golden.

 

I'd say that is a good deal on the car but $650 installed sounds a little high on the backup camera. We install back up cameras for $500 for the night vision one and $400 for the normal one.

 

If I remember correctly can't you buy the Acura warranty up to to the point where the car had 6K miles?

 

You can buy the $0 deductible Acuracare warranties until 6k miles. Afterward, you can buy the $100 deductible warranties only. I can tell you this because I bought a warranty on my 2004 TL when it had about 46k miles on it, and the only warranties available from Acura were those with deductibles.

 

Not a bad deal considering you get all the accesories/ extras with the car. That alone would probably run you about a $1K+. If the car is in good condition and runs well, 6K is really nothing to be concerned about.

 

Where are you located?

 

Louisville, KY. We use Century Audio for all our A/V dealer options.

 

On the window sticker, it saids DEMO, DO NOT SALE but the car is in excellent condition. I guess that they are getting a new one for 07, so they can sell the 06.

 

You may be a little far from me, can you recommend anyone in the NYC area?

 

I will ask our guys what brand they use and if they have any recommendations for your area. You may just want to tell your dealer that you can have it done much cheaper and ask them to match the price. They should agree to do it for $500 and they will still make some profit on that. If you go elsewhere they make nothing!

 

That confirms that it's definitely the Special Demo.

 

sounds good to me , I just bought one today. The PAX with backup camera added, wheel locks, mud guards, trunk matt, cargo net, $44200