Find Acura Dealers in Los Angeles, California

My wife and I had settled on getting a new TL to replace our 2000 (other cars being considered were Genesis, Lexus ES, Honda Crosstour). We much preferred the drive of the TL versus the Genesis and Lexus and the Crosstour was really something we did not need at this point of our lives). The only problem was that we fell in love with the Mayan Bronze with Parchment interior. We knew we only wanted the FWD (really no need for the SH-AWD for the amount and type of driving we do in the Los Angeles area) but we wanted the Tech package. The color was not one that was produced in high numbers to begin with and it has been discontinued. So it turned out that there was exactly ONE car like this in all of California and the next closest was in Tempe, Arizona. We negotiated a reasonable price directly with the dealer in California that had the car and I have to give them a 2-thumbs up in terms of how they worked with us. The dealer was Hansel Acura in Santa Rosa and it was the most pleasant car-buying experience my wife and I ever had. We talked about buying the car and shipping it to southern California (and extra $500) but Hansel offered to pay for our airfare if we flew up to get the car. So we did so--they picked us up from the airport and mentioned that this type of long-distance buying happens quite a lot. The price (minus taxes, etc.) ended up about $37,100 which included splash guards, wheel locks, color door edge guards, cargo net, body side molding. Doug

I live in Los Angeles and I wanted to get some feedback on the current offer I have for a 2011 MDX Tech. $43,015 including destination plus tax and license. Does this sound like a good deal? I haven't decided whether I'm going to lease or buy yet, but I am being told that both lease rates and purchase rates are good at the moment.

It's a brand new 2011 base model, $38000 (desti included), from Acura Riverside CA.

(37200+dist)*(1+8.75%)+DMV+Doc=42000 OTD CA tax is too high, 8.75%,some place is 10%. Faint.

The money factor that Carman gave you is the lowest money factor you will get from Honda Financial for that car. I found truecar.com to be a really good site to find out what cars are really selling for right now. Just price the car in your area and then click on "Recent Sales." Then look at the lowest bar in that graph and aim for a price around there. For example, in my zip code (Los Angeles), a 2011 TL Tech goes for around $34,000. Here is what you do: Figure out the monthly payment given the MF, Residual Value and sales price of the car. I found this lease calculator to be very helpful: http://www.leaseguide.com/calc.htm Then e-mail the the internet sales person at the dealership with your quote (get their e-mail from the dealership's website, sometimes you need to fill out the "Request a quote" box to get their e-mail.) I got a TL this past summer and here is what I would e-mail to the dealers: " Hi blah blah.. I would like to lease... Can you do this deal? TL with Navi MSRP: $39,645 Lease price (Base cap cost): $33,000 Acquisition fee: $595 Down Payment: $1,500 Net Cap Cost: $32,095 RV: 58% MF: .00162 Term: 36 months, 10k miles per year Sales Tax: 9.75 Monthly payment: $375.40 (tax included) At lease signing I will also pay first month's payment, DMV fee (~$468), Dealer paper work fee $40. Total = $883.40" I e-mailed 4 dealers, 2 said no and 2 said yes. Another point: Unfortunately the dealer doc fee is a BS fee that varies greatly state to state. Luckily in CA the law caps the fee at $55. However, other states don't have a cap and I have seen dealers charge hundreds. Try to get that as low as possible since all that money goes to the dealership. good luck!