ymckoon

My friend is looking to purchase a TL-S within 2 weeks. He lives in San Jose.

Poll....(anywhere in the country)

How much did you pay for your TL-S and is that with Navi or without? Thanks in advance. I appreciate this.

Crzy Acura

i paid 31,500 and i have navi.... that price is without tax and stuff of course.

TundraMan

I just purchased a 2002 Acura TL Type S w/Navi for $31,993 last Sunday at Keyes Acura in Van Nuys. MSRP is $33,710. They were very willing to deal on the price. I love the new car. It's absolutely fantastic!!! I picked the Aegean Blue pearl w/Ebony interior. Just sold my 1997 BMW 540i. Glad to get rid of it!! Nothing beats Honda products for quality and performance. Great board. Will enjoy reading the posts.

Take care,
TundraMan

yee

well..I got mine at MSRP from Stevens Creek Acura back in March.

and to my understanding...the current deal around here really depends on the color you're looking for. They won't take any off for the more popular colors such as SSM...

To be honest...I think the hospitality over at Stevens Creek ain't that great...but once you specify someone, that person will be really nice to you. Try David M. (I got my car from him)
or you could go to Michael over at Mike Harvey Acura (St. Mateo). He's quite nice too.

TundraMan - perhaps it's just a typo...but when I bought the car, the MSRP was $33.710... did it go up??

8ball

Got my NBP w/o navi 4 days ago for $30,270, incl. dest., w/ wheel locks, trunk tray, all season mats and a nice leather Acura ball cap. Not the best deal I ever made, but so far, the best car.

jbn

I ordered my SSM 2002 TL-S w/out Navi for 29k before taxes. It should be here some time in Sept.....Wait Sept is tomorrow i hope its here soon I can wait!!. I've been reading this board for about a month and i have to say its great. I'm hooked and i don't even have my car yet.

coffeefingers

Dude,

I got my WDP TL-S with Nav from Hopkins Acura in Redwood City (a.k.a Deadwood ****ty). I paid, before tax and licensing, $32K and that included wheel locks, mud-guards, and cool trunk liner-tray.


I was pretty happy with the saleslady, Arlene Kennedy, and the overall service...so I can recommend them.

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

$30k with destination and wheel locks (no nav), bought in June, picked up late July. Prices are coming down, and the best deals seem to be in California anyway, so you should be able to find one for under $30k no nav. if you check a couple of dealers. It also helps if you're willing to get one off of the lot. Mine came from the factory, so I had to wait about 5 weeks, but my neighbor got one for almost the same price b/c he took his off the lot (this dealer wasn't letting them go for under $30,500).......

SlyTLS

I picked mine up on June 22nd...

Paid $36,700 out the door (tax & everything included) for an Aegean Blue Pearl with Navi, full underbody kit, rear spoiler, wood steering wheel, wood guage cluster, wood A/C vent trim.

gvtire

Paid $29,625 for a non navi w/locks and guards back in the begining of July

TedV

I got my 2002 TL-S Black w/ Black interior non-navi for $29,994.00 before taxes. Included in that price were the following options: rear spoiler with integrated brake light, mudguards F+R, all season mats, and protection package (wheel locks and trunk tray). I am very happy with my purchase. I had driven the new Lexus IS300 manual and liked the car alot, but the power and compact size are inadequate. The GS400 is too much money and rear wheel drive. Up here in the northeast rear wheel drive is not good in the winter! So, the Acura was the perfect choice. I just hope the 6speed is not that much faster. Good luck!

edgalang

This was my data that I would go showing off to dealerships when they give me a hard time.

Date: April 28, 2002
Model: 2002 3.2 TL Type S with Navigation


Interior: Ebony Leather
All-Season Floor Mats 56.00
Black Wood A/C Vent Trim 54.00
Trunk Tray 106.00

Exterior: Aegean Blue Pearl
Wheel Locks 63.00
Front Under Body Spoiler 469.00
Rear Under Body Spoiler 520.00
Side Under Body Spoiler 390.00


Invoice Price (no destination) 29,950.00

Dealer Holdback (2% of MSRP) 664.60

MSRP Markup (11% above Invoice) 3,280.00

MarkUp Offer (3% above Invoice) 898.50

Base Price Offer 30,848.50
Destination Charge 480.00
Total Accessories (MSRP) 1,658.00

Total Vehicle Price 32,986.50


Documentation 45
Tax (Oakland, CA) 2,642.52
DMV 472
Smog Fee 5
Tire Fee (new CA law) 5

Extended Warranty (5/100,000) 1,100

GRAND TOTAL 37,256.02

**APR (Credit Union) 5.75%

optimus prime

Just got my WDP TL Type S w/ Nav, wheel locks, mats, and mudflaps for $31,930 (not out the door).

I had a TERRIBLE time with Acura of Pleasanton, Acura of Concord, Sunnyvale Acura, and Los Gatos Acura. I went through an auto broker (Cartelligent in Sausalito). They were great and worth the money not to deal with the salesmen, sales manager, finance guy, warranty sell, and the approximately 4 hours you have to spend at the dealership. Talk to Randy or Mark.

My wife is going to buy her 325i through them in about 2 months.

tea elle

Correction friend,

I paid $31,000 for my silver TL-S with Navi in mid July. I'm a fifth time Acura purchaser, so that have gotten me a few hundred off, but you should be able to get ANY COLOR YOU WANT for $31,500 with Navi. I suggest you agree to put down a deposit on one that hasn't even arrived yet. The dealer will get every penny of their 2% holdback, and the salesman will still make a little extra.

Good Luck!

tea elle

I drove the 6 speed CL-S at Honda R & D for about an hour, two weeks ago (they actually paid me $200 to get my opinion about it). It was really fast and the clutch felt great, nice tight gear box, relatively short throw,....if you like driving a manual transmission all the time, you'll want to trade up to the TL-S 6 speed when it comes out next year. Oh yeah...you'll be feeling some envy by then for sure.

edgalang

Not by me. Luxury/Convenience comes first over performance in my book. (I drive long distances and through stop and go traffic...so thats why)

TedV

It may feel faster but I really wonder how much faster will the car be in general. I doubt it will be much faster than maybe .2, 0-60 and maybe do the quarter in 14.6 as compared to the 14.8 posted for the automatic. AND that is with a professional driver at the helm. I have driven manuals since I first learned how to drive. I must say that this is the best automatic and most responsive I have ever driven. Plus, off the line it is very punchy. The manual Could be faster off the line with the right clutch slip, etc. but if you screw up the launch,,,say goodbye,,because the automatic will be so much more consistent. Especially at the quarter mile track or something. I may be a little envious. But, the 5 speed automatic is great. Plus, if I really wanted to keep things level i would simply contact Level 10 down in Jersey I think and get them to modify my torque converter. And then things would get really interesting! Personally, when my car gets older I am going to get my torque converter modified, and eventually the MOD cam gears after the warranty is up and you never know by then the Compton or Jackson Supercharger kit could be ready and then watch the BMW's eat my dust. Whoops, I went off track,,heheeh. Anyway, a more aggressive torque converter and some gummy tires and things would be about even between a 6speed manual and a auto in SS mode. Watch the responses to this one.

8ball

Umm, TedV, so how much did you pay for your TL-S?

TedV

I got mine for $29,994 before taxes with options included in that price like spoiler, all season mats, mudguards, and protection package (wheel locks and trunk tray). Upstate NY. People from my company just had a meeting out in Kansas City in fact.

JusMan

30,750 via Priceline.com (including the $50 for Priceline) completely bare (no locks or splashguards) and am still waiting (expected 5-8 weeks when I ordered back on July 20).

lonny

$30,900 w/Nav, locks and mudguards

Type SSSS

32,498 out the door 2 weeks after they hit the showroom. made the deal over the phone on a ssm w/o navi, w/locks n mudgards with Jesus at neillo in sacramento. not one damn bit of haggling. i called, said what i wanted to pay, he said he'd call me back if he could swing it, he did, i love this car

i even snatched a white one still wrapped with no miles instead of the ssm one when i got there with no bs about "a deals a deal". he had all the paperwork ready when i got there, gave me the first oil change free + my choice of keychains. its the little things that count...

dude was cooooooool. went over every friggin thing about the car with me, not that i wanted to listen but he really wanted too.

sh*t if you go, tell him leonard sent you. score me some points on my next vehicle.

lates

len

almost forgot:

got the tiniest of chips in between the hood and fender (i mean anal small :-) 3 weeks later. dude hooks me up with a free bottle of touch up paint. thats oilchange ($30), keychain ($15) and paint ($40) just because. granted i spent 32.5K but im sure you see my point.

ymckoon

Thanks people!

You're replies are well appreciated.

TYPE SSSS, I emailed my friend to give a call to the salesman in Sacramento. We will definitely mention your name if my friend calls him up.

Once again THANKS!

Type SSSS

sweeeeeeeet.

im due for my oil change so i'll ask him when i do.



len

Firebird_EOU

I bought my it was like $4 to $6. (small bottle)

eztider

$30,000 with mud flaps, wheel locks and sunroof visor. After taxes etc. out the door was $329xx. Bought the first week of April.

Zamboni

Hello all this is my first post....My TL-S no nav cost me $29,430 purchased Aug 9 from South Coast Acura. I got it through Costco's auto referall program. $800 over invoice and no salesman haggeling! Works for me.

vperkins2

Alright, now you need to explain how that CostCo program works!

Those were definitely my kind of numbers!

Thanks,

Vincent

Smelly

Leather ball cap? I didn't see that option. Damnit!

Zamboni

Well, first of all, you must be a Costco member.
Go to www.costco.com
Click "services."
Fill out the questionaire.
Fleet manager will contact you (in my case within 10 mins) to set up an appointment.
Fleet manager will show you his factory invoice, and the price he will sell it for (in my case $800 over invoice). I could have had nav for an additional $1800.

As far as I'm concerned, it's the only way I'll buy another new car.

UFCen2000

Well, to make everyone in Cali feel a bit better... things in the DC metro area are terrible. All three Acura dealerships in the area are taking order on TL-S w/ navi. They say orders can't be filled until the end of October. That's means it's a sellers market over here. Here's the scoop....

2002 TL-S w/ navi............35,600 (tax, tag, title)...

And that's the bottom line

Guess I have to venture to other markets to get a better deal....

thephantom

Bought mine is April and I paid $31,200 W/ NAV, all season floor mats. moonroof visor, and wheel locks. Then I traded in my 93 Integra and got a few more bucks knocked off. But, I had to add on 5% tax, reg, title, doc....

eazy_d23

I can vouch for UFCen2000... in the DC/VA/MD area... its becoming
a sellers market... I got my 2002 TL-s w/navi + body kit + spoiler
for 33,700... 35,500 (tax, tag, title)... compared to the west coast i got ripped... but if you want the car in my area.. you've got to pay the price...

ohh..and not to burst anyone's bubble.. but the prices you are posting may not be as good as they seem... some of you might be getting ripped off on your trade-ins... not all ... but i'm sure some of you...

c3po33

I paid $30,222 in early May w/ out Nav. This price was reached after only 5 minutes on the phone with the sales manager, so I can't complain. This was for car no extras expect for the truck mat, cargo net, and wheel locks (those where included at this price).

eddiemac

What dealerships are you talking to? I went to Tischer Acura on 8/11 to buy a Dark Emerald TL-S Navi. I entered at 5:15 pm, I left at 5:45 with an offer to buy at $32,100 inc. wheel locks, and two free oil changes. I did not sign anything and I left because I thought that I could do a little better through a service called Car Bargains. After waiting a week for the CarBargains report, their best price was $200 more than my bestprice. I went back to Tischer on 8/20 to close the original deal(I walked in at 7:30 pm, and was finished by 8:00pm.). Tischer did not have that color in stock. My salesman asked me: "How soon do you want it?" I replied: "How soon can you get it?" He replied; "How about tomorrow?" I said "OK!" He found the car at Frankel Acura which is outside of Baltimore(I live in DC by the way). It was at his dealership the next day, and I picked it up on 8/23.

There is a free service in the DC/MD/VA called UBS(United Buyers Service) which gets dealers to sell cars at pre-negotiated prices. The prices include freight, processing and doc fees. The only price to add is whatever options you choose. TL prices are as follows:

TL non Nav: $27,963
TL w/Nav: $29,783
TL-S non Nav: $30,302
TL-S w/nav $ 32,122

eddiemac

One last suggestion. The only options I wanted were mud guards and fenderwell trim. I printed the prices from the hondacuraworld website and took them to Tischer, who matched them. I saved labor charges by installing them myself, and the website provides you with printable installation instructions.

eazy_d23

EddieMac... read more carefully bro... the price I posted included
front lower lip..side skirts... rear lower skirt... and rear spoiler...

So what you got it for... $32,100.. is about right... not the best deal but about right for the area...


So if I took the price you got it for:
$32,100.00 TL-S w/Navi
$ 830.00 Painted Body Kit
$ 490.00 Rear Spoiler
_________

$33,420.00

Now I got it for 33700... and the price above doesn't include labor or shipping of body kit & spoiler if purchased on TL site.

So the price I got if for was OK for the area... I'm sure I could of gotten another 500.00 off if i dealt harder... but sometimes you get to a point where you just don't wanta be there any longer...

UFCen2000

The people over at Pohanka Acura in Chantilly tried to give me the raw deal.

Yesterday I went over to Radley Acura on Columbia Pike and was able to get a great deal from them. They had the car on the lot so the deal was closed yesterday.

I have to say a few negative things about Pohanka. They claim to be the #2 Acura dealership and #1 TL dealership in the country. If that is true... they certainly act like. Anybody in the No. VA area would be wise to avoid Pohanka. I had a terrible time with their sales team when my girlfriend bought her 2001 Intergra from there. The GM called it a "comedy of errors"... whatever

Unfortately, many affluent people in that area don't have any reservations about putting down a deposit on a car they won't get until Nov and they pay sticker price for it. People like that make it hard to everyone else to get a better deal

Anyway.... I finally got the car I wanted at the price I wanted. Personally, I think I was a bit lucky to catch the right guy at the right time..... but hey, timing is everything, isn't it?

eddiemac

Eazy- My apologies. i misread it the first time, late night, mind playing tricks, etc. I was mainly focusing on what UFCEN had posted about placing orders and having to wait until October. I agree, I probably could have spent a little more time negotiating a few more dollars, but I did not want to spend a few more hours to save $5-7 dollars a month.



UFCEN- Congrats on your purchase! I agree with you about Pohanka's policies in an affluent area. I purchased my Integra from them in 1990(I still have it and it runs good, by the way). I received a good deal because it was a credit union sale. In 11 years of ownership, however, I never went there for service. The reason why was that Pohanka had the highest prices for service(15k, 30k, 45k etc.) among the area Acura dealers and I always believed that it was because of where they are located. One good thing about Radley- Their service dept. is open until 2am Monday thru Friday!

foosmaster

I paid 35,700 out the door (taxes included). Had all the options on it with the exception of the sunroof deflector and the bowling ball steering wheel.