Official TLX Type S Dealer experience + MSRP/ADM thread

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Old 06-30-2023, 09:35 PM
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Is it a secret? Maybe I’ll buy another one, maybe I’ll trade in 7 months and I want to know his or her contact.
Old 07-01-2023, 11:11 AM
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I just told them what I’d pay and they agreed. They have a lot of flexibility in pricing for the 23’s. There wasn’t much to it. Look at your numbers and where you want to be out the door. Be up front.
You were spot on, I came in and told them exactly what I wanted for the car and my trade in and they gave it to me with no fuss. They gave me $4150 off the total price of the car and 2k more for my trade in than I thought was fair. They also waived VIT and half the doc fees. They were also very desperate to move this car since it was at the end of the month and it had been sitting there for a while.
Old 07-01-2023, 11:18 AM
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They were also very desperate to move this car since it was at the end of the month and it had been sitting there for a while.
That's what they get asking for ADM early on. Lot spaces are costing them money and more profitable new inventory are competing for the same spaces.
Doubtful that Acura is giving them a holdback program to subsidize the losses on these Type S cars.
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Old 07-01-2023, 01:03 PM
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That's what they get asking for ADM early on. Lot spaces are costing them money and more profitable new inventory are competing for the same spaces.
Doubtful that Acura is giving them a holdback program to subsidize the losses on these Type S cars.
100% this. The big slap in the face is they had a Teggy TS sitting in their showroom for 72k before TTL. I get that there’s some novelty there right now but I’m betting the same thing will happen to the Integra in three years.
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Old 07-02-2023, 11:24 AM
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It's kind of interesting that you went from cars like the LS and Avalon (luxobarges) to the TLX, which leans much more to performance than it does luxury/refinement. That's not a switch I would have expected, but I'm glad you like it and have no regrets. Though I must say, it's a shame Honda/Acura killed off the RLX, because based on your past cars and your likes and dislikes, a modern RLX might have been the absolute perfect fit for you.
It's interesting to see you say that. A modern RLX might have kept me in the Honda/ Acura family when I decided to move on from my beloved '07 TL Type S. As I previously related here, I looked forward with happy anticipation when Acura finally announced a new Type-S, but was disappointed for several reasons. An RLX Type-S with all the bells and whistles the TLX-S lacked would likely have meant I kept my previously unblemished record of never visiting a BMW dealer.
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Old 08-01-2023, 06:28 PM
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I love the Type S. Picked it up with 9 miles yesterday. But not sure how it could have gotten caked on the dirt under the hood just sitting on the lot. Seems extreme. Anyone have an theory?--the dealer doesn't.





Old 08-01-2023, 06:48 PM
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Caked on dirt

Check behind the brake and gas pedals. Also check the trunk underneath the battery and look for dirt in those areas. That car might’ve been in a flood.
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Thanks, will do!
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Possibly encountered a dust storm or heavy rainfall while in route to your dealer? A lot of crazy weather happening this summer around the country. I'm pretty confident my dealer would have cleaned this up prior to delivery. I'd ask in a friendly way why your dealer didn't take care of this in the PDI process.

I highly doubt Acura and any reputable Acura dealer would sell you a flood car. You'd have a hell of a lawsuit if they had done so.

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Originally Posted by JM2010 SH-AWD
Possibly encountered a dust storm or heavy rainfall while in route to your dealer? A lot of crazy weather happening this summer around the country. I'm pretty confident my dealer would have cleaned this up prior to delivery. I'd ask in a friendly way why your dealer didn't take care of this in the PDI process.

I highly doubt Acura and any reputable Acura dealer would sell you a flood car. You'd have a hell of a lawsuit if they had done so.
Well any reputable dealer shouldn’t have delivered a vehicle like that to its customer, yet this dealer did. Not too reputable in my view.
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Well any reputable dealer shouldn’t have delivered a vehicle like that to its customer, yet this dealer did. Not too reputable in my view.
I agree that the PDI was not up to snuff here. But it's an entirely different level to go from service negligence to intentionally selling a flood vehicle. The first instance is just bad dealership practice; the latter is fraud, possibly rising to the level of criminal conduct.
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