A few weeks ago, I decided to buy a 2002 MDX Touring/Nav. Exterior color wasn't important, except not black since we plan on moving to Albuquerque in a couple of years. The interior definitely had to be saddle!
THANKS TO THIS FORUM, I was prepared for my goal: Get an MDX, at no more than $500 over MSRP BEFORE Dec 21, 2001!
Using all the info I could extract from this forum, I was able to understand the scams...uhhh sales tactics, options and their real value, and purchase strategies.
Then I went to the Acura web site and requested Quick Quotes from almost every Acura dealer in CA, plus the one in ABQ. I got a lot of responses and had many phone calls. One local dealer had a unit in stock and offered what amounted to $1600 of options for $3941. Another came back with "MSRP, no forced package, 10 month waiting list"!!
I got everything in between, but no one meeting all criteria, until yesterday. Solano Acura called and said they have a unit, expected delivery date, Dec 17. The price works out to $275 over MSRP! I said, "Send me a confirming e-mail, with the VIN, and we have a deal." About an hor later, I got the email and the VIN fits the pattern. It's number 4671. Does that sound reasonable?
THANKS TO THIS FORUM, I was prepared for my goal: Get an MDX, at no more than $500 over MSRP BEFORE Dec 21, 2001!
Using all the info I could extract from this forum, I was able to understand the scams...uhhh sales tactics, options and their real value, and purchase strategies.
Then I went to the Acura web site and requested Quick Quotes from almost every Acura dealer in CA, plus the one in ABQ. I got a lot of responses and had many phone calls. One local dealer had a unit in stock and offered what amounted to $1600 of options for $3941. Another came back with "MSRP, no forced package, 10 month waiting list"!!
I got everything in between, but no one meeting all criteria, until yesterday. Solano Acura called and said they have a unit, expected delivery date, Dec 17. The price works out to $275 over MSRP! I said, "Send me a confirming e-mail, with the VIN, and we have a deal." About an hor later, I got the email and the VIN fits the pattern. It's number 4671. Does that sound reasonable?