judgecj

Would someone please recommend a reputable service garage in Cincinnati for our TLs? Thanks in advance.

s54

Not sure I understand what you need, but if you are looking for a garage other than a dealer I would recommend Whitie's in East Walnut Hills.

S

judgecj

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm really just looking for some place to change the oil, look things over if need be, etc. I just prefer private garages to the dealers in Cincinnati.

Lom

What's wrong with Columbia Acura?

tsill

Columbia Acura gouged my mom on her integra repeatedly. Eventually you want to find a place that is sales AND service. My family has purchased two integras and I just recently purchased the tl recently. We paid full price, salesman said, " this is just all we can do, I can take 500.00 off but that's our bottom line." Great way to sell cars. We didn't wan't to jerk around buying a car and just gave them what they were asking. Was the car worth what we paid? Certainly!

Still, parts are 400 percent at the dealership and that's robbery, and spending close to 80.000 at acura didn't get us any favorable treatment that's for sure.

tasdisr

I purchased my 03 TL from Columbia and they only discounted it by $500.00, but I have never had
a problem with the service. I have only had regular maintenance but always found it to be priced
competitively. I only wish they would see fit to discount the cars a little more.

s54

I have found them to be nice enough (in service), if not quite competent. They returned my car after A1 service with improperly inflated tires and they gouged two of my rims. They have also been unable to remedy some of the major rattles in the car (after four visits).

In sales they were quite arrogant, saying "well, that's what they're selling for". A simple trip up or down the road 100 miles (except toward Indy) tells a different story: $1200 - $1500 less than Columbia's "best" price. Sheesh.

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judgecj

I had the A1 service done at Columbia. Seemed expensive for what they did, but the reason for my post is because the oil life is now reading 40% and I'd prefer not to take it to Columbia again.

Incidentally, I agree with you about the sales people at Columbia. Stubborn on price to say the least. I ended up getting my TL from Parkway Auto on Columbia Pkwy. They beat Superior and Columbia's offers by quite a bit.

s54

Dumb question - Did you buy it new at Parkway?

S

dakotaofih

Regarding Cincinnati dealerships-

The guys I dealt with at Columbia are horrible to say the least. They would not bargain and did not seem that interested in selling me an 04 TL. I am going to buy an 05 from either Superior or Acura of Dayton. Superior is at 33K for an 04 and probably will be at 33,500K for an 05 (auto/navi). Dayton is very competitive at 32950K for an 05 first email with no hassles. What do you guys think. Have you talked with anyone at the Dayton store. thanks

s54

I checked all dealers within 100 miles in Feb and found Courtesy in Lexington to be the cheapest - talk to Mike Edmondson, who is the sales manager and maybe he will remember Jim from Cincy with the Black/Black TL.

Good luck

Lom

I bought my car from Lindsay Acura in Columbus for $350 over the invoice. No hastles, no BS, just "take it or leave it" kinda talk but polite and professional. If I lived in Columbus I would take it there for service. I had OK service experience at Columbia Acura, but after listening to you guys I'm not sure what to do now...

Chad(MR2 Snob)

I bought my 2003 TL-S from Lindsay also. It was used and found it on Auto Trader. They gave me a fair trade for my GTI and salesman was good to deal with. I've only had one service since I bought the car and Columbia did a fine job with that.

judgecj

s54, sorry for the delay. I leased an new 04 TL Navi from Parkway.

So after reading the posts, is the only recommeded service garage inside I-275 Whitie's in East Walnut Hills?

wallaceoh

I ended up ordering mine from Acura of Cleveland. Columbia and Superior were horrible about dealing. Columbia was quite arrogant. Unfortunately, Lindsey was quite nice, but I could never get them to call me back with any degree of consistency.

I didn't see much about it in the thread... is Superior good or bad on service? I'm also considering the extended warranty. Any implications with going to Whities?