kipwa007

Has anyone else taken advantage of a Costco dealer when they bought their new car?

I got almost $2,000 off the MSRP at Acura of Van Nuys, Calif. Costco dealers don't have to give discounts on certain high demand vehicles such as the MDX, but I got an awesome deal on my new 2007 Type-S.

My Dad was the one who told me about it -- he originally got about $1,500 off his 2005 TL (Acura Calabasas, Calif.) and another $1,500 off his 2006 Lexus GS (Van Nuys). Combined we've saved 5k just for having a Costco membership -- although we needed to insist the dealers look into it. They were all conveniently unaware of Costco's involvement.

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mmcv6

Im happy you are happy. But for me on all the cars I buy or for my parents, I start from below 'listed' invoice up if needed. For my 06 tl with nav I paid below 'listed' invoice. We all know listed invoice is not the real invoice. hehe
But anyways im happy your happy.

geekybiker

Cool. I got $4k off MSRP just for submitting a request over the net.

kipwa007

Wow nice, ya I was happy to get my new TL-S for 36K. With the trade in I didn't end up spending too much.

jimmyl729

who in the world pays MSRP or above, maybe cept models that just came out or cars of rare production

MY TL below invoice
My brother's Lexus is also below invoice - both cars bought brand new

fast-tl

Costco didn't save you the cash, they saved you a little negotiation. Whatever they got it for , you could've gotten it for. As was said, with a new car you negotiate from invoice up, not sticker price down!

kipwa007

Ya i follow all that. No was in hell I was gonna pay MSRP on it. Unfortunately, I needed a car that day and they only had two Type S' on the lot -- one color I specifically asked for 6 weeks prior. I went in expecting to pay invoice and that's what happened, so I was cool with it. Southern California is tough, they know every car will sell so you need all the bargining tools you can get.

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