dhruvgupta

Just curious to see how good or bad a negotiator I've been.. I'm about to close the deal for a Carbon Bronze TL-S 2008 for 36593 OTD in California/Bay Area with financing or 35318 purchase price for leasing. Includes backup sensors, body side molding, door edge trim, trunk tray..

How good or bad is this?

gauravp123

its an ok price, I know ppl getting TLS for 34k OTD

khiyal

Backup sensors are standard. The price sounds just OK, not great.

evanj5

back up sensors are not standard

enigmaos

iTrader: (4)

backup camera is standard.

TeknoKing

what's a back up sensor?

dhruvgupta

Backup sensors beep when the rear bumper nears objects - so helpful in preventing bumper nicks and bumps.. the backup camera does not have a wide enough view to cover the the area around the tail lights.

ragin

Basically it is object detection using a sonar like technology. My Ody has it; works well.

TeknoKing

in other words a totally useless product, gotcha, especially if it beeps. I park in a very very tight garage, one wrong move, and I'm losing either a front or rear fender, but so far so good

The back up camera works pretty well, and you should turn your head anyways to see where you are reversing to...

Advice, when shopping for a car, do not add such pointless addons...they should be either included free after you've negotiated an OTD price, they should not increase the OTD price, thats the whole point of incentives.

2nd, you can always purchase those addons quite cheap.

36K is a pretty good price, I live in NYC, so that's a def. good price.

Wish you all the best in your car shopping experience..peace

ILLustriousUA6

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wow.. that's DAM GOOD PRICE IMO... remember guys, he's from the bay area. i bought my 06 TL a/t w/ nav for 36k OTD, and it was the cheapest we can get it for.. On top of that, the guy who sold it to me was my uncle..

which dealership did u get that price from?

TeknoKing

AcuraTLboi....I agree that it is a good price....

Just get the car, you will love it!

alextclam

Oops, I read wrong. Good price!!!

shooter

That's a better price than what I got earlier this year for my type-s .... nice .. where did you get it?

dhruvgupta

Well, thats encouraging! Thanks.

I do have some nitpicks - no ipod interface that I got used to in my existing car, rear seats dont fold down, rear seat is really only for 2 people, not 3.. but its a great car!

I am struggling with the color choice - Black or Carbon Bronze.. the latter is very classy.. but I've always owned black cars - they are sportier.

I am talking to two dealerships and was able to get them to better each other. I will post the dealership information tomorrow, lemme close the deal!

phambam

That's almost impossible.

34k OTD? That means you're getting the TL-S at $31k before Tax/Title/License.

I think you when ppl say $34k that's before tax.

I got mine for $34,650

voidtrance

I got mine for 36K OTD in the Bay Area but that is without the extras. But then again, I don't need any of them since the car already comes with back-up camera.

gauravp123

nope - its possible, I saw the paperwork, black on black TLS bought here on long island

my buddy is taking delivery next week

Soseductivesf

Mine 34.5 before tax 08 black on black....

welist

$33,814.00 OTD includes taxes In Connecticut.

coyTL

I'm from Bay Area and bought my '08 TL base w/ Navi for $36700 OTD. So, a Type S for the same price is a steal! Btw, I got the NBP w/ taupe interior...very classy.

Having regrets not getting Type S but they didn't have any on the lot and was afraid wouldn't get a better deal.

Have many mods planned, most importantly, the 235/35/19 rims but really afraid of rubbing with full load, especially, if drop w/ Comptech? What's the best quality drop package? My last ride blew out stock shocks w/ Eiback pro-kits. Definitely, don't want that on my new baby.

wflo927

I got my 08 TL OTD for $34k after taxes and im living in Los Angeles, I thought that was a good price, but dang 36 for a type-s OTD i think thats pretty sweet.

ILLustriousUA6

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BOTH of you guys need to come out to a bay area meet, stock or not, come to represent!!! It's crazy how i see all you bay area folks popping out of no where, lol.. And i never see you guys on the streets.. Be sure to wave when you guys do see me.

GL with the deal. IMO it's a steal, dammit.

vinnier6

iTrader: (1)

get rid of the body side molding...that stuff looks bad.....

Xtabi

I got my base TL / NAVI for 31,500 + Tax (6.75%). Hope that helps.

Converted

Nu-UH!!!!

Don't you know? Everybody on the internet paid thousands BELOW invoice, and paid NO tax!!! lol

dhruvgupta

I got the NBP TLS ! For those interested, I worked with Greg Boynton at Pleasanton Acura....

dhruvgupta

I am now a proud owner of a NBP TL-S! Thanks for all the comments people.

Hapa DC5

Brand new vehicle? I know of a 2k dealer cash going and not sure if it's , but that would put a TL-S at around 33k... which means anything below and the car is sold at a LOSS.

If you could scan the paper work sans his personal info that would be greatly appreciated.

gauravp123

yes brand new with 6 miles on it

I'll see but I'm not going to go bother him an hour away to get the paperwork to scan it in just to appease you folks

take my word for it

jmad93

I just got a quote in the Northern VA area for TLS for $33882 from Acura's Internet Department. Doesn't include TTD though. Does anyone know if you can haggle with Acura's Internet Department? I've gotten 4 different quotes with a difference of about $2K between them all.

phambam

Base model or TypeS?

phambam

That Acura dealership must of sold it at a lost or there must be more cash back incentives for the dealers because that's a pretty sick price.

If TL-S are going for $31k and $34k OTD...they must be selling the base models around $27-$28

phambam

I wonder what's the interest rate you guys are getting though at this time. Mine was 1.9% I doubt they are giving you that rate and that price...

VegasRPh

Hmmmmmm. I think realistically.......a $38,940 TL Type S (MSRP) can be had for INVOICE ($35, 832) MINUS any/all factory to dealer cash (purchase only, not on leases) which is usually $1,500 - $2,000 = $33,832 PLUS tax/title/lic/fees.
Why would a dealer sell a BRAND NEW (non-demo) TL Type S for less than invoice? I can see maybe.......maybe.......$33,000 to $33,500 PLUS tax/title/lic/fees IF THE DEALER was overstocked AND/OR desperate to move a car.
I had to play SEVERAL dealers against each other to get to INVOICE on my 08 Type S. Just my

dimsumlo

Hi Guys, Here are some quotes i got from different dealers at Los Angeles area. All Prices are for purchased only and included destination and before TTL.

- Acura 101 West
o Type-S:
 $33,233 included destination charges
o Type-S with HPTP:
 $33,416 included destination charges

- Acura of Glenda
o Type-S:
 $33,333 included destination charges

- Santa Monica Acura
o Type-S:
 $33,232 included destination charges

- Planet Acura
o Type-S:
 $33,940 included destination charges

- Sierra Acura
o Type-S:
 $33,757 included destination charges
• Color Matching Splash Guards
• Wheel Locks

- Metro Acura
o Type-S:
 $33,595 included destination charges

- South Bay Acura
o Type-S:
 $33,709 included destination charges

pike67

I sell Acuras in an internet Dept in Los Angeles...How can I help???

dj5

Those are some great prices on a TL-S. It may be time to buy an '08. I would image the '09 prices will be much higher.

Igor911

wow those prices are amazing. I got my type-S with body color splash guards and sunroof deflector for $36,300 (OTD - MD 5% tax)

schill38

Those seem about right, I emailed all of those dealers in CA and those prices seem to be about the same prices that I was quoted. Unfortunatley I live in UT and had a trade, so by the time I factored in driving to CA and having to pay 8% sales tax it made more sense to just buy from my local dealer. The bad thing is that there are only 2 Acura dealers here in the state and I think that they are in collusion with each other. After 2 days of negotiating the best I could do was $34,900 plus tax/title/license. That did include, wheel locks, a moon roof visor, trunk tray, colored splash guards, and all season mats. And I didn't get too screwed over on my trade so I was actually pretty happy at the end of the day.

JLJL

maybe dealers wanna get rid of the 08's before 09's come in? specially before they do their taxes. more cars u have = more tax u pay. i think..