| cyclone |
OK, I'm ready to put down a deposit. I live in the Bay Area, and from what I'm reading here the dealer situation is pretty bleak regarding finding an '02 (Mahogany + Touring + Nav) at MSRP within a few months. Can anyone suggest what dealer on the west coast would be good to work with? A dealer in San Diego claimed about a one month wait on that particular configuration (there was one other person on the waiting list for that combo), but the dealer didn't get good comments here...
Also, is there a problem buying a car outside California and bringing it in?
Thanks!
Bill |
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| GCK |
Here is what I found:
1. Hopkins Acura: MSRP. Wait is almost 10 months
2. Prestige Acura: MSRP. Long wait
3. Sunnyvale Acura: MSRP +2000 - 3 Months
4. Los Gatos Acura: MSRP +2000 - 3 Months
5. Stevens Creek Acura: MSRP + 1185 forced options, Wait about 2 months.
6. Acura of Concord: MSRP + 893 forced options: Wait is 3 months.
7. Acura of Pleasanton: MSRP + $4500 worth of options --- SURPRISE - No waits!
8. Butts Acura: MSRP - 6 Months wait.
9. Gold Coast Acura: MSRP - 4 Months
10. Acura 101 West: MSRP - 3 Months
11. Cerritos Acura: MSRP +238 accessories - Wait depends on what you need.
12. Acura of Pasadena: MSRP - Looks like they have some unclaimed now.
13. Valencia Acura: MSRP - Wait -unknown.
14. Mike Harvey Acura: MSRP + 2500 - Wait is None!
15. Solano Acura: MSRP +3K Accessories - No Wait.
This is what I gathered. I might not be accurate on some of them. Your wait might actually depend on the color. Good Luck! |
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| BobnTampa |
Fly to Florida
Buy your MDX at MSRP, no forced options.
Drive it home. See the amber waves of grain et al
I promise you, it's faster and much, much cheaper. Ask your fellow CA MDX owners. |
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| slomdx |
| I'd recommend Gold Coast Acura in Ventura. It was a 4 month wait but the dealer was a pleasure to work with. A neighbor was able to purchase a 2001 in 2 months. |
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| tdnone |
| Saw an ad on thre San Jose Mercury today, Friday, Oct 26, that Los Gatos Acura have 01 MDX available immediately. No price/option/color listed. |
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| P911 |
Las Vegas Acura (Falconi's)
MSRP + $1200 forced options
"Includes mud flaps, wheel locks, cargo cover, netting, paint protection, interior scotch guard. all thing absolutetly necessary for here." Dealer quote. |
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| lester123 |
| Would you consider coming to Cincinnati and picking up your MDX - can get $500 discount from MSRP, no forced options, about 2 month wait and do everything over the phone? My dealer has been a pleasure to work with. |
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| tdnone |
quote:
Originally posted by P911
Las Vegas Acura (Falconi's)
MSRP + $1200 forced options
"Includes mud flaps, wheel locks, cargo cover, netting, paint protection, interior scotch guard. all thing absolutetly necessary for here." Dealer quote.
Forced options like running board, tailagte deflector is more useful than the useless paint protection, interior scotch guard. The later two is 80 or 90% gross margin, IMHO. |
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| P911 |
Bell Acura, Phoenix
MSRP, No forced options
$500 deposit
Estimated delivery mid to end of December |
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| cyclone |
This is great information regarding pricing and wait time - thanks! I'd definitely be willing to fly almost anywhere to pick up the car, but what are the laws regarding bringing a car into California? My understanding is you can't bring a new car in from out-of-state, it has to be 90 days old or have 3000 miles (which might mean I have to drive from the east coast!)
Bill |
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| cyclone |
OK, a bit of web surfing brought up the following information:
If you are a resident of California
and buy or acquire a new car, truck or
motorcycle in another state, it must be
"California Certified" to meet
California emission laws. To find out whether a car or truck
is California certified, check the
emission control label under the hood
in the engine compartment. If the
vehicle is "California certified," this
label will state that the vehicle conforms
to California regulations or that
it is legal for sale in California.
So, can someone outside of California check under their hood and see if the MDX is California certified?
And, does anyone know whether there are other considerations in buying a car out of state? |
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| RGWomack |
| Bill, I have sold several MDX's toCalifornia residents, The MDX is a 50 state vehicle, it's right on the sticker. |
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| RGWomack |
Up here in Oregon, they send the MSO to your local License agency in California that you do business with, it takes about two weeks. Then you go in and pay your taxes and Licensing fees.
I do have that MDX with a build date of 11/16, unfortunately our dealership is 2k over. But there may be other dealerships with about the same build date as they tend to paint in batches.
www.acurapricing.com/report.htm |
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| TheWorm |
Cyclone,
The MDX is 50-state emissions legal. Just bring it in. You pay sales tax when you register it @ DMV.
[edit: I see Roger beat me to it...] |
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| dodell |
Because of the excellent buying experience I had purchasing my MDX from Niello Acura in Sacramento, I would recommend them for anyone in the California area. We live in northern Nevada and the only Nevada Acura dealer is in Las Vegas---450 miles away. We did fly to Falconi's but were spooked away by the additional dealer markup and forced options.
In a nutshell IMHO the ONLY dealer to deal with is Niello---at MSRP and no forced options. As of yesterday when I got the 7500 service on my Mesa Beige Base/Navi at Niello they had a SS 2001 Base MDX FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY FOR ANYONE !!!!! The person who ordered this MDX backed out on the car when it arrived.
26 October 2001---Don Odell |
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| tjwid |
quote:
Originally posted by dodell
Because of the excellent buying experience I had purchasing my MDX from Niello Acura in Sacramento, I would recommend them for anyone in the California area. We live in northern Nevada and the only Nevada Acura dealer is in Las Vegas---450 miles away. We did fly to Falconi's but were spooked away by the additional dealer markup and forced options.
26 October 2001---Don Odell
I agree that Niello charges only MSRP, no force option. If you do order options, they only ask for Acura website price. The wait line is reasonable. |
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| tjwid |
quote:
Originally posted by GCK
Here is what I found:
1. Hopkins Acura: MSRP. Wait is almost 10 months
2. Prestige Acura: MSRP. Long wait
3. Sunnyvale Acura: MSRP +2000 - 3 Months
4. Los Gatos Acura: MSRP +2000 - 3 Months
5. Stevens Creek Acura: MSRP + 1185 forced options, Wait about 2 months.
6. Acura of Concord: MSRP + 893 forced options: Wait is 3 months.
7. Acura of Pleasanton: MSRP + $4500 worth of options --- SURPRISE - No waits!
8. Butts Acura: MSRP - 6 Months wait.
14. Mike Harvey Acura: MSRP + 2500 - Wait is None!
15. Solano Acura: MSRP +3K Accessories - No Wait.
This is what I gathered. I might not be accurate on some of them. Your wait might actually depend on the color. Good Luck!
That is a pretty good summary on dealers in the Bay Area. However, you still can bargain on over-priced options. If you are willing to wait for one to two months, then you should not have to pay for more than the standard price quoted on ACura website.
With the current economy, dealers know that they are getting less customers than 2001 and some cusomers are cancelling the order. Another factor is that, once Alabama plant is up in production, supply of MDX will go higher. |
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| sjmdx |
quote:
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Originally posted by GCK
Here is what I found:
1. Hopkins Acura: MSRP. Wait is almost 10 months
2. Prestige Acura: MSRP. Long wait
3. Sunnyvale Acura: MSRP +2000 - 3 Months
4. Los Gatos Acura: MSRP +2000 - 3 Months
5. Stevens Creek Acura: MSRP + 1185 forced options, Wait about 2 months.
6. Acura of Concord: MSRP + 893 forced options: Wait is 3 months.
7. Acura of Pleasanton: MSRP + $4500 worth of options --- SURPRISE - No waits!
8. Butts Acura: MSRP - 6 Months wait.
14. Mike Harvey Acura: MSRP + 2500 - Wait is None!
15. Solano Acura: MSRP +3K Accessories - No Wait.
This is what I gathered. I might not be accurate on some of them. Your wait might actually depend on the color. Good Luck!
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I just place a order with Los Gatos Acura. They no longer charge $2,000 premium; however, they still forced $2000 worth of options.
SJMDX |
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| GCK |
SJMDX:
That's nice to see that Los Gatos Acura is no longer requiring the $2K over MSRP. Is this true for just 2001 models or good for the 2002s also?
Did you get a chance to find out what the forced options are? |
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| megabuck2 |
Cyclone,
Just saw 3 '01 MDX at concord Acura this afternoon (10/28/01). 2 Black(One Touring no Nav, the other Premium), 1 Granite Green (Premium). concord charges a forced option of $893 which includes wheel locks, mud flaps, all season mat, cargo mat and something I haven't seen or heard...a thin plastic around the front and back wheel well (Nope, not fender flares). Supposedly to protect the wheel well.
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| mgmdx |
I believe the 3 MDXs at Concord Acura are leftovers from the 10 MDXs they recently purchased at a tennis tournament sponsored by Acura approximately a month ago. When I stopped by in late September I was told by the dealer that they paid MSRP (or close to it) for these, and that the asking price was MSRP +$3,500 for immediate delivery. Needless to say I passed on these. Of course, the situation may be different now and they may be willing to negotiate.
Also, although the dealer list and the approximate prices they charge is pretty much accurate, I would not overlook Acura of Pleasanton. After Solano Acura pulled a bait-and-switch on me after 8 months of waiting (full story appears elsewhere in the forum), I contacted Acura of Pleasanton in an attempt to find the MDX. To my surprize, I was able to negotiate a 2001 Base/Navi MDX purchase from them at MSRP with only the accessories I wanted (side steps, mud guards, wheel locks, and cargo tray) at prices listed on Acura's web site. The whole process took only 4 days: I contacted them on Monday, confirmed availability and negotiated the price over the phone on Tuesday, signed the paperwork on Wednesday, and picked up the car on Friday.
The name of the salesman I worked with is Neil Hanks. He was pleasant and easy to work with.
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| megabuck2 |
Mark,
Sorry for being Naive....but how do they do the old bait and switch on a car? I mean when I put down my deposit, the dealer would write down the cost, what equipment I want, and three color choices. You mean to tell me that they can charge more than what they wrote down? I guess it is an estimate of the cost but the amount should not deviate more than couple hundred bucks. Now I am getting worried that after all this waiting, I could end up at Pleasanton w/$4500 worth of options where I could have gotten one few months ago :<<
Hm, if Pleasanton is willing to let go of their '01 allocation, maybe I will give them a call.
Thanks for the info.
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| megabuck2 |
Mark,
Thanks for info.
mike |
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| cubsfan |
Just got my wife's new MDX yesterday at Cerritos Acura. 3 weeks from my first call and placing deposit on White Touring w/o Nav to phone call saying it was ready to pick up. We were fourth on list for that particular combo when I first called. Silver and other colors will have longer waits. We dealt with Eugene Williams, and he was very pleasant and easy. Keep in mind, eat before you go to pick up your MDX. Even with Eugene keeping things moving (except for a little lull), the whole process from arrival (paperwork, appraisal of trade, paperwork, show around dealership, a few minutes in finance, other silly time consumption), the process can take more than 3 hours. Only forced adds were wheel locks and mudguards but I wanted both and they were only $15 total above amount on Acura.com. They do add a mildly offensive $45 for documentation. Otherwise car at MSRP.
Haven't driven it much yet so can't comment much except to say that it is a lot more comfortable than the Explorer we traded in. Any recommendations on how to get good price on add of running boards -- I don't want to do them myself. |
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| kevinhuan |
Cubsfan
Congrats and welcome to MDX forums...I too bought my X from Cerritos...I hope you enjoy the X as much as I do.
The cheapest way to get the side running board is to buy from our "best friend" on this board... Tim at www.hondacuraworld.com
Tim has the best price that you can find anywhere and shipping is free.
If you don't really want to install it yourself, I am sure you can take it down to a local autoshop and have them install the board for you (48 bolts and nuts on each side)
Kevin |
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| Acura3 |
Prestige in Santa Rosa. MSRP. Professional and friendly. Honest. Low slime factor. I ended up there after months of frustration with west and east bay dealerships. 1.5 month wait. Ordered in Aug. received in mid Oct. Worth the wait as most of us can attest. Good luck!
Nav no touring, lots of accessories from Tim at HA world. Mesa Beige. |
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