usaf2008

My local dealer has 08 TL-S Program Cars and Service loaners for sale. My question is this:

What do the dealers pay for this car. The sticker says "SVC LNR"

I want to make an offer on this car for a rock bottom price but I don't know how low they will go. Is it all profit for the dealership?

ifirahse

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dude, do NOT buy a loaner car. same principle applies to buying rental cars.

people do NOT respect cars that they don't own.

marmaladedad

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IIRC, service loaners are something the dealership has to provide - eg, from their own stock. Acura does not require each dealership to do so, but I believe it helps customer satisfaction (except when you can not get one). So they still had to buy theirs from Acura.

Go in with your offer and see what they counter with. IMO, any service loaner has had SEVERAL previous owners. I know I would drive a loaner hard.

csmeance

Do you plan on keeping the car until 150K?
Do you plan on keeping the car until it dies completely on you?

To be honest, I wouldn't mind buying a loaner car. The cars are Certified Pre-owned, the break in is mostly done by the managers at the dealers, and all services are done on time or before time to keep them running in tip-top shape. Granted they have been beat on a bit, but that's why the warranty comes into play. If anything breaks, warranty will cover it.

acura_dipset_tl

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still warranty is great but do you really want to keep taking the car to the dealership back n forth problably spend most of its time in the dealer getting fixed that on the actual road. my

p.s. I would be one of the people mistreating the crap out of a loaner car when i take my car to the dealership lol would never treat it like my own.

Turbonut

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Agree. Unless you buy the car new, one never knows how a car has been driven in the past. Could have been owned by a little old lady that had a maniac for a son. Even when in for service and a technician takes it for a test ride, can you imagine how it might be driven. I also don't believe that most responsible people that have an Acura would beat the living crap out of the loner, although on this forum the percentage may be high.

ggesq

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I personally wouldn't buy a previous vehicle used for loaner purposes.

However, I think csmeance has some good points i.e. well-maintained, certified, and alot of warranty left is reassuring.

LoveMyTL-S

If you do get it..........look it over very carefully and have the dealership take care of any issues you may find. Good luck.

usaf2008

what you guys are neglecting to pay attention to is I also mentioned program cars (driven by the dealership's managers) so anyway what is a good offer?

Majofo

well.. just make sure it's warrantied by American Honda and not just the dealership.

I just took out an RDX loaner.. of course I love to hear the turbo engage.. so I, like everyone, drove the *ish out of it.. my gf actually checked out the loaner and the service manager said "don't worry about the CEL.. it's not important" - then I checked the oil life and it was 5%!!! wtf!?!.. well.. lol..

hey.. if the price is right + warranty.. buy! but don't be suprised.. and if you think the program cars are taken care of you might be mistaken.. at least the loaners are liable by the customer!

dmassott

i know it was a manger driven car but trust me that those still get the balls beat out of them..esp.when they have the lot guys wash them and gas them up...seen first hand..and ususally they have like 100 miles on them when this shit is going on --redline at under 100 miles =not good ....as far as i know

1fsthatch

where the fcuk do they have tl-s loaners ?lol rallye keeps giving me tsx's and an rdx once

dgracer

I would look at kbb.com and only offer wholesale price - $1k at most. If you plan to keep it more than a few years I'd pass altogether for reasons indicated here.

I had to laugh at a nice 328Ci I looked at that had 7k miles on it, every option I wanted, that nice blue and was advertised as 'manager car'. I started it up and it has the worst valve tick and the oil light didnt immediately go off. Finally the oil light goes off but the ticking is still there. It also idled like s&$t. The sales guy says, yeah they sound like that cold! I love it. I told him this thing had been thrashed. All dealer staff whip the hell out of their cars from the second they start them cold, they go full throttle. Not good for a long life at all.

BradE

I was wondering the same. I've NEVER seen a Type S given as a service loaner.

stillhere153

iTrader: (1)

if you buy a loaner you will be driving another loaner often

i'd buy one if they gave me a great price... afterall its a honda... built tough...

guess honda should take over the moniker since soon there will be no ford

ggesq

iTrader: (1)

My opinion is still the same. My neighbor is a General Sales Mgr for a nearby Toyo dealership and I want nothing to do with any of his "program" cars.

Nonetheless, what's the mileage of these vehicles? Do they have any dealer added options? Kinda hard to give you an opinion on pricing without some more info.