- Nov 8, 2010
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Hello there.
My 1998 Acura 3.5RL was due for a replacement since I hydroplaned and hit a semi truck about 4 weeks ago. It still drivable, but the damage is much more than the car is worth. I actively looked at used cars around Utah and surrounding states. I was mainly looking at Lexus ES330s or Acura RLs, but there were no good deals around since the used car market is NUTS! I made an excuse to buy myself a new car.
I wanted a manual Honda Accord Sport, but both dealerships in the area were booked regarding orders on such model, and the soonest I could get one would be in mid June. I needed a car now, as I would start my summer semester next week. And they would refuse to negotiate. I told them that I wanted to take a test drive in their CVT automatic. I wanted to hate the CVT, really did, but left very impressed. The car was not in stock at the dealership(Ken Garff) that I wanted to do business with, so they did a dealer trade with another dealer(Larry H Miller), which also did not have the car, even if their website shows that they have these cars in stock! The color that I wanted was, literally, a quick factory order.
I added some tint at $350, but with my negotiating skills, I got them to do it for 240 dollars. I also got a 99 dollar deal for 3 oil changes, 3 hand car washes, 3 free tire rotations/balancing. Also, I purchased some factory warranty 100k miles/7 years.
TOD price was 25k. I payed 12k in cash, and the rest was taken as a loan to build up my credit history. 24 months for .9%. It will be payed off in 7 months!
Here are some pics. I will take more as time will permit.
http://imgur.com/a/FltKr
Re-opened at OP's request
Perknose
Forum Director
My 1998 Acura 3.5RL was due for a replacement since I hydroplaned and hit a semi truck about 4 weeks ago. It still drivable, but the damage is much more than the car is worth. I actively looked at used cars around Utah and surrounding states. I was mainly looking at Lexus ES330s or Acura RLs, but there were no good deals around since the used car market is NUTS! I made an excuse to buy myself a new car.
I wanted a manual Honda Accord Sport, but both dealerships in the area were booked regarding orders on such model, and the soonest I could get one would be in mid June. I needed a car now, as I would start my summer semester next week. And they would refuse to negotiate. I told them that I wanted to take a test drive in their CVT automatic. I wanted to hate the CVT, really did, but left very impressed. The car was not in stock at the dealership(Ken Garff) that I wanted to do business with, so they did a dealer trade with another dealer(Larry H Miller), which also did not have the car, even if their website shows that they have these cars in stock! The color that I wanted was, literally, a quick factory order.
I added some tint at $350, but with my negotiating skills, I got them to do it for 240 dollars. I also got a 99 dollar deal for 3 oil changes, 3 hand car washes, 3 free tire rotations/balancing. Also, I purchased some factory warranty 100k miles/7 years.
TOD price was 25k. I payed 12k in cash, and the rest was taken as a loan to build up my credit history. 24 months for .9%. It will be payed off in 7 months!
Here are some pics. I will take more as time will permit.
http://imgur.com/a/FltKr
Re-opened at OP's request
Perknose
Forum Director
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