btwracing

I will be buying a new car in a few months and will probably opt for the Acura TSX. I need some advice from some of you experienced car buyers on the following points:

1. What would be the best time to get one (is there a particular time of year)? I am thinking of May or June as my timeframe.

2. I plan to put about 50% of the car's value as down payment. What kind of a price break (or bargaining power) can I expect to get? For example, if the car is priced at $25,000 how much can I bargain with the dealer?

Your help on this issue will be very much appreciated.

Thanks & peace,
btwracing

ACURAwerx

i would imagine the best time to buy will be the end of the year (when they are trying to sell the remaining cars left).. and the end of the month (when they are trying to make their monthly sales look good). You should buy from someomeone who is nice to you, most car salesman are jerks!

MIVtec

go in there knowing your ****! and dont let them push you around remember the customer is always right. also best time of year to buy is end of the year

ACURAwerx

go in there like you own the place and demand to test drive a nsx

scatman

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1 - if ur gonna get an 05, I would wait even till november when the 06's come in......unless you go there in june/july with the price i found for you below.

2 - $25,472 thats the base tsx, manual, no navigation, destination charge and $300. offer them that price. if they dont take it, walk.

ImPulse

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spring clearance

JP375

iTrader: (1)

a large down payment or paying for a vehicle in cash will usually not get you a better deal. They make more money off financing you a vehicle, the days of getting a deal by paying cash are over. So I don't think your huge 50% down payment will give you much to bargain with. Good luck

Al Gore FTW

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i would say usually july/august/september. honda tends to release their new model years later than everyone else.

dovo

end of the year, / boxing week.

LowSky

iTrader: (2)

dont tell them what your willing to pay. tell them how much you will pay. when i was buying a new car they were telling me i could get the car for 12,500 after 2500 in rebates so realistically i was getting no deal on the car because the automotive company itself was giving the price adjustment not the dealer... just so you know the dealer can sell the same car (TSX) from 23,000 to 26,000.. although honda dealers dont move so much on MSRP prices


if none of what i just said makes no sence.... just try to settle on a price before the dealer insentives.. and in most case you can buy a car below invoice and you may get the car for 1K less than you willing to spend

CivicsRdBest

1.Like mentioned, aim for the end of the month.

2.Someone also said that they make more off of financing, true. They'll offer you a chance to finance through them. The actual price is determined by the dealer, the supply they have left, and the time of the month. Try not to skew too far from the MSRP.

Try to find at least 2 car dealerships. Compare prices between them.

ViNRoCk8

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ROFL

12sec elcamino

Labor day is a real good weekend for car sales, they are trying to make room for the next model year at this point. I would recomend getting a Scion tc and save thousands, its a very nice car for under 17 grand. But if you have to have an Acura, expect to pay for it. Honda does not deal like most dealers do, I would say when its all said and dont you will pay just a little less than sticker after tax, tag and title is added in to the deal. Igot a good deal on my 03 ex 5 speed coupe, it took me months to get my payment to 180.17 on a 60 month loan. It was the worst buying experiance I have ever had. I had to go to every dealer in central Florida and go back and fourth with everyone before I got the car I wanted for the price I wanted to pay for it. Good luch man!