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hi guys new to the forums but ive been on tsx-zine for a while... i own a tsx but i sold it to my cousin and now im planning to purchase a tl... im plannign to go to the same dealer and sales rep that i dealt with for my tsx.. any ideas of how much i should be paying for a 05 5AT with navi? at what price should i be offering? i dont know what other questions to ask im so excited my mind isnt really into typing... im more anxious of getting behind the wheel of this tl.. give me some ideas and strategies. ive purchased a tsx from this dealer before i was hoping they might give me a deal for this tl.. i dont know plz help.. thanks alot

ndabunka

33,500 seems to be the going rate. Good luck

I10O0I1

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has anyone ever bought a tl from open road acura of eastbrunswick in new jersey. thats the dealer i'll be dealing with..

pilozm

You may want to wait until the end of the month, before you buy a new car. I just started shopping for a TL yesterday (12/31/05). I got such a good price that I had to purchase, and take delivery same day. I am pretty confident that I got a very good price due the it being the last day of the month/year.
Also, you may want to use a buying service, such as from AAA or BJs. I did to get the negotiations started.

Msnowdon

pilozm,

I went to sleep thinking I would wake up the next day, and the first thing I read, someone bought a car on 12/31/05. LOL

So what deal did you get?

Michael

chicagoTL

I paid 33,500 for my 5at/nav

pilozm

33,100 with navi, including destination, wheel locks and 2.9%.

I10O0I1

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where in new york are you thats pretty good of a deal you got there..

vp911

I paid 32,873 plus tax and title

nycACURA

"33,100 with navi, including destination, wheel locks and 2.9%"
not bad at all...which dealership did u deal with?
-vee

vp911

Forgot to mention my $32,873 is with navi, trunk tray, wheel locks and splash guards

I10O0I1

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so i went tl shopping today... and they ran out of navi... i was upset... so i looked into the non navi and got quoted 31,500 with spoiler, and all season mats. i can get a navi but the saleman said its 2k extra and they would have to look for one.... so you guys think i should take on this deal... i mean i think it pretty good...

vp911

no... i would spend the extra money or wait and get the navi.... do a search, you will find mamny people who are dissapointed they didnt get it... especially with you being 17 you will be dissapointed not having navi

I10O0I1

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lol thats true....

gbriank

I'm envious.... Geez when I was 17, I was driving a Chevy Corsica (with all the extras.....electrical malfunctions.....bad gaskets.....inoperable locks......). Ahhh, those were the days.....

As for navigation, wait 'till one comes back in stock. I've got nav and it IS worth the extra $$$.

I10O0I1

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yea im lucky i've had navi in my tsx thats why im debating on this... my mom doesnt want to spend the extra 2k she says i dont go anywhere far anyway.. and im trying to convince her to get it...

gbriank

So, you're parents are helping you to get the TL........ Might they want to adopt me? LOL!!!!!!!!

Navigation is very useful, more importantly it helps the TL to hold it's value.

TL Todd

Just have your mom go with you LOL !

pilozm

Contrary to popular opinion, I got this good deal at Paragon Acura. I think the fact that it was last day of year, and that I was willing to take delivery same day, helped me bag this good deal.

Lokius

NAVI is a no brainer my friend, talk your mother into it

vp911

I agree, you did get a good deal. Most dealers try to make some money off financing.... I got 4.1% and paid $32,873 and the difference between the 2.9 and 4.1 is probably equal to the difference we paid in price....

but, in the end i also didnt pay the $181 for my plates due to a dealer error

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my mother did go with me... but im going to tell her the navi helps the tl keeps its value... thats should help... and yea my mother is helping me with the tl... before when i had the tsx i was paying it alone but now that the tl cost more my mother will help me with a few hundred bucks when i need it...

vp911

what happened to your tsx

I10O0I1

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i went on a little vacation and while on vacation i lend my car to my cousin. i didnt want to say no cause i didnt want to be a mean guy. and when i lefted the car with her i had about 4k miles on it and no body damage. when i came back i found my car with 11k miles and a front passenger fender dented.. and i got upset and my mom and i agreed to hand the car over to her and let her take the payments and she gave me my down payment for the tsx and now im going with a tl.. i wanted to keep the tsx but my mother didnt...

I10O0I1

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you can find my post about it on A-TSX.

fast-tl

In teh first post he said he sold it to his cousin.

vp911

Wow. That sucks. The TL is a nicer car anyways though. Not as nimble as the TSX, but still nicer. (I had a TSX)

I10O0I1

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yup this'll be a big jump for me.. from tsx to tl... ill post pics of the tl once i get it keep looking for me

vp911

Did your tsx have navi? (This is my last questiona bout it, im done highjacking your thread) but my point here being - if you did, you will DEFFINATELY miss the navi if you don't get it...and I would highly reccomend spending the extra money on the navi.

nycACURA

Get the navi...

fast-tl

vikrampatel, you're not reading the thread closely AT ALL. He said his TSX had Navi. C'mon, man.

vp911

wow. You are right, I forgot - I had read it when he first made the thread.

Sorry guys lol

fast-tl

I could not agree more with vikrampatel, though. Wait until you fins a Navi car. Especially since you've already had it. You get the solar sensing climate control as well as the trip computer. Maybe the non-navis have a trip computer too.

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yea i know... it would suck for me because i had a navi before.. i just got a PM from a guy from montclair acura. he said he had a few navi in stock... wondering has anyone purchased from this dealership before?

SMF-TLS

You too! When I was 18 I had a Chevy Corsica LTZ which had fuel pump problems, blown wheel bearings, battery drain issues......ahhhh the memories!

ResearchFreak

I'm a mom, and LOVE the Navi! If your mom is EVER going to drive your car or even if she isn't, tell her that it is well worth it! You're a lucky guy, my teenager isn't going to get a TL! I think I'll get him a Taurus or some other ugly, slow sedan when he's 17! LOL

gbriank

LOL!!!! We should form a club! Oh, I forgot that every year it would need a new battery and alternator.... God, I just love GM products.

gbriank

I think getting a cheap, safe car is a good choice for a teenager. So that when they do make mistakes (drive over a curb, back into a wall, etc...), it isn't gonna cost an arm and a leg to fix nor will it envy complex in other teens (who may decide to trash the car in a fit of jealousy).

(But, it's every teen's dream to have a hot car.....)

Jput

wow that sucks however you will be MUCH happier with a TL than a TSX

i as given a TSX as a loaner and it made me miss my 02 TLS so much

I10O0I1

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thanks guys yea im working it with my mother still trying to convince her to get the navi...